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A PAIR OF CAFÉ-AU-LAIT GROUND A POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED AN ENAMELLED OCTAGONAL ‘EIGHT
‘FLORAL’ BOWLS ‘AUSPICIOUS MOTIFS’ BOWL TRIGRAMS’ BOWL
Daoguang seal marks and of the period Jiaqing seal mark and of the period Daoguang seal mark and of the period
Each bowl potted with a short foot and The exterior brightly enamelled with twin-fish The shallow wide bowl raised on a short
elegantly rising to an everted mouth rim, the motifs suspending musical chimes below a flaring foot, with eight facets moulded with
exterior enamelled with sprays of bamboo, gilt character, alternating with a lotus flower the bagua in gilt, between key-fret borders in
orchid, chrysanthemum and peony, all head meander with bats, all above a wave iron red. 19.6cm (7 3/4in) wide
reserved on a pale coffee-coloured ground. border with a further four bats, the interior
Each: 17cm (6 3/4in) diam. (2). with a central shou character. 19cm (7 1/2in) £800 - 1,200
diam. HK$8,300 - 12,000
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$41,000 - 62,000 £800 - 1,200
CNY35,000 - 53,000 HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Compare with a single café au lait-ground
bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period,
sold as part of a group in Christie’s New
York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1395.

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