Lot 98. A painted enamel ruby-ground famille rose 'peony' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,500 - 6,700). Photo: Bonhams. 

The deep rounded sides supported on a short foot rising to a slightly flared rim, the exterior decorated in shades of green, yellow and green with four peonies and further buds borne on leafy tendrils, the interior pale turquoise. 15.1cm (6in) diam. 

Notes: Compare with a similar metal-bodied bowl with painted enamel design of flowers, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, illustrated in the Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch'ing-dynasty Painted Enamels, Taipei, 1984, p.144.

The present bowl is closely related to a pair of ruby-ground, painted enamelled bowls, sold at Sotheby's London on 17 December 1996, lot 192.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 10 november 2016, 10:30 GMT, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET