Lot 8. A Junyao bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Hauteur : 7 cm) ; Diamètre : 13,5 cm. Vendu : EUR 5,292 (Estimation : EUR 4,000 – EUR 6,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023

Provenance: Previously from the collection of August G. Sproesser, Germany.
European private collection, acquired by the grandfather of the current owner in the August G. Sproesser collection sale, Helbing, Munich, 23-24 November 1926, lot 121 (according to the collector's notebook).

The grandfather of the present owner collected Chinese porcelain in the 1920s and 1930s on the European market. The first part of the collection, including some pieces from the Eumorfopoulos collection, was sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 31 October 2006, lots 473-486. The second and last part of the collection is now offered in Christie's Paris.

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, Paris, 12 december 2023