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A CANTON ENAMEL BASIN
63 18th century
Set on three feet, with bracket lobed rim,
64 painted to the interior with Mandarin ducks
40 | BONHAMS beneath peonies and chrysanthemums
issuing from rockwork, the well border with
dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst
foaming waves, the yellow ground rim with a
floral meander.
43cm (17in) diam.

£3,000 - 4,000
CNY26,000 - 34,000 HK$30,000 - 40,000

63
A PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL
‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ BOWLS AND
COVERS
18th century
Each everted bowl finely enamelled to the
exterior with figures at leisure, the domed lid
with a Dutch landscapes.
Each: 11.8cm (4 5/8in) diam. (4).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000

Provenance
Chinese Export Collection of J. Louis Binder
(label)

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A PAINTED ENAMEL ‘PHOENIX-HEAD’
WINE EWER AND COVER
Qianlong
The pear-shaped vessel with foliate
cartouches enclosing finely drawn landscape
scenes, all reserved on a floral meander
ground, with borders at the scrolled handle
and bird-headed spout, the domed lid with a
tiered knop and flowerhead motif.
21cm (8 1/4in) wide (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000

Provenance
Chait Galleries, New York (label)