Three yellow-glazed bowls, the larger bowl Daoguang seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period, the pair of bowls 19th century. Estimate £1,500 – £2,500 ($2,396 – $3,993). Price Realized £10,000 ($15,980). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014
The larger bowl sturdily potted with a gently lipped rim and is covered to the interior and exterior in a rich egg yolk-yellow glaze stopping around the foot. The smaller pair of bowls similarly glazed, with apocryphal Kangxi six character marks in underglaze blue within a double circle to each base. The largest 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diam., three wood stands
A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, INHERITED BY THE VENDOR FROM HIS MOTHER IN THE 1980’s
Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington