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A FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND COVER                                         A FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEONY’ PUNCH BOWL
Mid-18th century                                                        18th/19th century
The globular body enamelled with peony sprays, flanked with a straight  Thinly potted and standing on a tall, straight foot rim, the globular body
spout and loop handle, with a foliate cartouche and diaper border at    decorated in vibrant famille rose enamels with a delicate design of
the shoulder, the lid similarly decorated and with a bud knop.          flowering peony and other floral branches, all continuing to the interior.
17.7cm (7in) wide (2).                                                  25cm (9 3/4in) diam.

£800 - 1,200                                                            £500 - 1,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000                                                       CNY4,800 - 9,700
HK$9,400 - 14,000                                                       HK$5,900 - 12,000

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A FAMILLE ROSE LOBED TEAPOT AND COVER                                   A FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND A FAMILLE ROSE PLATE
Yongzheng/Qianlong                                                      Qianlong
The heptafoil globular body enamelled with peony and butterflies,       The globular teapot enamelled with floral sprays, flanked with a straight
flanked with an S-shaped spout and a loop handle, the lid similarly     spout and loop handle, the lid similarly decorated and with a bud-
decorated and with a spherical knop.                                    knop; the dish enamelled with a pair of mandarin ducks amongst
15.5cm (6 1/8in) wide (2).                                              lotus and water weeds, the flat rim decorated with the Eight Immortals
                                                                        crossing the sea on their magic vehicles.
£800 - 1,200                                                            22cm (8 5/8in) high (3).
CNY7,700 - 12,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000                                                       £800 - 1,200
                                                                        CNY7,700 - 12,000
                                                                        HK$9,400 - 14,000

                                                                        The pattern on the dish in the present lot was a popular design that
                                                                        is found on many different sizes of plate made for export. For a larger
                                                                        version, 40cm in diameter, dated c.1730, see D.S. Howard, The
                                                                        Choice of the Private Trader, London 1994, p. 65, no. 42.

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