Lot 237. A large pair of biscuit-glazed toad-shaped vessels, 18th century. Each 30cm (11 3/4in) long. Estimate £ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 3,400 - 5,700). Unsold. © Bonhams 2001-2018
Each toad facing forward with brown webbed feet and slightly upturned heads with large bulbous eyes painted dark chocolate-brown, the white hollowed bodies with pimples and the backs with star-shaped apertures.
Provenance: Michel Beurdeley, Paris, 1954
A Spanish private collection.
Note: A similar green-glazed toad-shaped vessel, Qianlong, is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.285.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 17 May 2018, 10:30 BST, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
