Two polychrome enameled bowls


late 18th and 19th centuryThe first an export famille rose enameled square lobed salad bowl with indented corners raised on a tall circular foot ring, a gilt spearhead border encircling the inside rim above a puce enamel flower head centering the well, the exterior painted with a diaper border band above flower bouquets and scattered blossoms (hairline crack); the second a thickly potted large punch bowl decorated in the famille verte palette with a geometric band above a floral sprig at the center of the wide well and a phoenix amid garden rocks, flowers and insects encircling the exterior walls (star crack to underside). 10 1/4 and 14 3/4in (26cm and 37.5cm) diameter
|ProvenanceThe famille-rose square lobed bowl: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, acquired October 3rd, 1989The famille-verte punch bowl: Stair & Co. London, acquired December 16th, 1988