Provenance
Lally & Co., New York, no. X1995, with their label to the base.
The collection of Helen and Peter Thompson, collection no. 141.
Marchant, London, with their label to the base.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2014, according to the owner's inventory notes.
Exhibited and illustrated:
Marchant, London, included in their May 2014 exhibition of 'Chinese Ceramics Tang to Qing', and illustrated in the accompanying catalogue, pp. 32-34, no. 16. Also illustrated in their 2025 publication 'One Hundred Years', vol II, p. 230, no 1453.
Description
The bowl with upright sides rising from a slightly tapered, gently inverted foot, finely painted in underglaze blue with four lobed medallions alternating between sinuous five-clawed dragons and phoenixes, all reserved against a ground of scrolling lingzhi clouds. The interior is centred with a floral medallion enclosed within a ruyi-head border and double rings, beneath a narrow band of interlocking scrolling branches below the rim.
Lot 124
Jiajijng mark and of the period
Dia.: 12,9 cm - H.: 6,7 cm
Estimation
€ 20.000,00 – € 40.000,00
Provenance
Lally & Co., New York, no. X1995, with their label to the base.
The collection of Helen and Peter Thompson, collection no. 141.
Marchant, London, with their label to the base.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2014, according to the owner's inventory notes.
Exhibited and illustrated:
Marchant, London, included in their May 2014 exhibition of 'Chinese Ceramics Tang to Qing', and illustrated in the accompanying catalogue, pp. 32-34, no. 16. Also illustrated in their 2025 publication 'One Hundred Years', vol II, p. 230, no 1453.