Lot 83
FAMILLE ROSE SAUCER DISH
TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£1,625
Description
the interior painted in delicate famille rose colours with a mantis perched upon a blossoming peony flower, the base with a six-character Tongzhi reign mark in underglaze blue, encircled by three peony sprays
Dimensions
15.2cm diam
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of an English gentleman, Mr Brian John Bell. Born in 1937 Mr Bell developed a passion for collection all antiques and started collecting Asian ceramics in the 1960's from British collections and house sales, thence by decent.