A fine doucai conical 'floral' bowl


Daoguang seal mark and of the period Thinly potted in flaring conical shape, the exterior with a frieze of flowering peach tree medallions interspersed with pomegranate sprays in shades of blue, yellow, red and green, above a band of overlapping petals encircling the base. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam.
|清道光 闘彩團花瑞果紋馬蹄盌青花「大清道光年製」篆書款Provenance: According to family history, which is supported by family records illustrating the progress of British troops in Beijing at the time, this lot was acquired by a military attaché posted to Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He was attached to the staff of Brigadier-General A.Gaselee, the commander of the British contingent assisting in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion on behalf of the Imperial Court, as one of the Eight Allied Powers.來源： 據家族歷史記錄，1900年義和團運動期間，藏家作為英國隨軍外交官得此拍品於北京。其時，八國聯軍之一的英軍分遣隊由准將阿爾弗雷德·蓋斯利帶領，受清廷委託平息拳亂，藏家亦隨行軍中。A very similar bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period, is illustrated in Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, Hong Kong, 1983, no.32.Compare with a very similar pair of bowls, Daoguang seal marks and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 April 2015, lot 3708.