PRINTCompare with a pair of very similar chicken bowls attributed to the Yongzheng reign, sold at Christie’s London, 12 May 2009, Lot 166.
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A BOWL WITH DESIGN OF CHICKENS IN CONTRASTING COLOURS
YONGZENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHING A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) |
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The rounded sides exquisitely decorated with a continuous scene of a long tailed cockerel, hen and chicks in a garden setting and divided by sprays of flowering peony and asters growing from pierced rockworks amidst plantain leaves, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a further cockerel and hen perched upon pierced rockworks amidst peony blooms and flowering asters next to further plantain leaves, all set in between double bands encircling the mouth rim and the straight foot, the base with a six character reign mark within a double circle cartouche. |
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Estimate
500,000 - 800,000 1,953,000 - 3,125,000 64,400 - 103,100
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Sold Price 504,000
1,953,488
65,032
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Compare with a pair of very similar chicken bowls attributed to the Yongzheng reign, sold at Christie’s London, 12 May 2009, Lot 166.