A blue and white lobed bowl. 18th century

Modelled with a foliate rim and four gently lobed panels, each separated by double lines and enclosing a medallion of stylised confronted phoenix, framed by floral scrolls, bordered above and below by bands of segmented flower heads against crashing waves, the interior with a single central medallion and the same border at the rim, the base with unusual four-character mark in archaic script. 22.1cm (8¾in) diam. Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000

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