A Rare Chinese Imperial Porcelain Famille Rose Footed Bowl, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period, circa 1723-1735
Lot 78235. A Rare Chinese Imperial Porcelain Famille Rose Footed Bowl, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period, circa 1723-1735; 3 inches high x 7-1/8 inches diameter (7.6 x 18.1 cm). Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
The bowl having a fencai peony floral spray emitting from rockwork decoration to exterior, interior decorated with buds and a butterfly, unmarked to underside.
Provenance: Edward H. Bennett (1874-1954) Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Purchased from Nathan Bentz and Co., California prior to 1943
Note: For similarly enameled unmarked fencai peony bowls from the Yongzheng Period currently held in the National Palace Museum, see Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration pp 85-87; The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd., 1999.
Heritage Auctions. 2017 September 12 Asian Art Signature Auction - New York #5334



