A red-glazed stembowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 240. A red-glazed stembowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1736-1795); 18cm (7 1/8in) diam. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000. Sold for £ 16,250 (€ 18,608) inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2018

With deep rounded sides supported on a hollow flared foot encircled by a raised rib, covered overall with a glaze of crimson-red colour. 

Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1994, lot 404.

Note: A similar red-glazed stembowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period, is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.197.