M5427and8
£58,000
Description
Pair of Chinese imperial porcelain famille rose, fencai, lobed jardinieres on five ruyi-head feet, the body decorated with gilt circular shou-character medallions amongst iron red bats in flight and blue enamel wan-characters, all heightened in gilt on a rich lemon yellow ground, the flat slightly lipped rim with flowerheads on a lime green ground, the interior and base with turquoise enamel lining.
9 inches, 22.8 cm diameter.
The base of each with a six-character sealmark of Daoguang in iron red and of the period, 1821-1850.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From a private collection, Dallas, Texas.
- This pair of jardinieres are probably a special order. The mark is slightly different from the normal iron red Daoguang mark. There is a certain idiosyncrasy in the dao character that is repeated on another special order pieces, illustrated by Gunhild Avitable in From the Dragon’s Treasure, no. 35, p. 41.
Condition
Excellent with wear to the rim and some sand spots beneath one rim.
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