Lot 863. A pair of Guan-style foliate bowls, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Each with rounded sides molded as six petals that rise to the foliate rim, covered overall with a blue-green glaze suffused with a broad, golden-brown crackle.

Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020