Lot 955. A blue and white bowl and a blue and white dish, Daoguang seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 6¾ and 6½ in. (17.2 and 16.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The bowl, of ogee form, is decorated on the exterior with two five-clawed dragons racing amidst clouds and separated by cruciform clouds, and the bottom of the interior is decorated with a roundel of a dragon leaping amidst flames. The dish, with rounded sides that rise to a slightly everted rim, is decorated on the interior with two stylized phoenixes with spread wings grasping a small sprig in their beaks shown amidst clouds, and on the exterior with two further phoenixes with trailing tail feathers in flight between clouds. 

Provenance: Tim and Sally Turner Collection, acquired in 1997 (dish) and 1993 (bowl). 

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza