A Large Chinese Export Painted and Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Punch Bowl

Circa 1770

decorated with lotus pattern.
Height 7 3/8 x diameter 15 7/8 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Graham and Oxley (Antiques) Ltd., London, 4 July 1981 (with invoice)

In overall fairly good and stable condition. Having surface deposit to the interior of the bowl. There appear to be very faint reddish patches which are under the glaze and do not appear to be cleanable. With scattered wear to paint decoration and few small instances of retouch to gilt decoration along the inner and outer edge. Few light surface scratches. Firing pits visible to the interior of the bowl. One minor chip along the rim. Examination under UV light evidences three sections of repair/restoration along the edge and one section of retouch to the rim. Additional images available upon request.

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Property from the Fred and Kay Krehbiel Collection, Part III

A Large Chinese Export Painted and Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Punch Bowl

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