Lot 914. A pair of famille-rose bowls, Qianlong six-character seal marks in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); Each: 14 cm diam. Price realised USD 25,200 (Estimate: USD 10,000 – USD 15,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.

Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with a dense pattern of composite foliate scroll interspersed with ‘endless knot’ motifs flanked by twin peaches, all below the gilt rim.

Provenance: Estate of Lieutenant William T. McDuffie, acquired in 1946 in Tianjin, China.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, nos. 4483c and 4483d.

Lot 915. A pair of famille-rose bowls, Qianlong six-character seal marks in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); Each: 14 cm diam. Price realised USD 42,840 (Estimate: USD 20,000 – USD 30,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.

Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with a dense pattern of composite foliate scroll interspersed with ‘endless knot’ motifs flanked by twin peaches, all below the gilt rim.

Provenance: Estate of Lieutenant William T. McDuffie, acquired in 1946 in Tianjin, China.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, nos. 4483e and 4483f.

Christie's. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 23 march 2023