A famille rose blue-ground medallion bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides, with a short foot rising to a flared rim. The exterior is finely enamelled with four panels enclosing chrysanthemum flowers, interspersed with stylised floral sprays reserved on a sgraffiato pale-blue ground. The interior is painted in cobalt blue to depict a central medallion containing flowering branches of peony and chrysanthemum, surrounded by four groups of chrysanthemum sprays. 5 ? in. (14.9 cm.) diam. Estimate £15,000 – £25,000 ($25,215 - $42,025)

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 2063.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

Notes: Compare this to a Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820) blue-ground medallion bowl in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 39 - Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 207, no. 183.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 13 May 2014, London, King Street - http://www.christies.com/