A Fine Famille Rose Punch Bowl for the Boston Market, mid-19th century, the large circular vessel is decorated lavishly inside and out in vivid polychrome enamels on a gilt ground with variously shaped reserves of pink roses and other blossoming sprigs, Buddha’s Hand citrons, pomegranates, butterflies and exotic birds, dragons and phoenixes in the spandrels contribute to an unusually rich ornamental effect.
Height 6 ¼ in. Diameter 16 in.
Famille Rose Umbrella Stand, 19th century, the cylindrical porcelain body decorated in famille rose enamels with lavishly rendered vignettes of exotic birds, insects, fruits and flowers framed with C-scrolls and reserved from a gilt ground of scrolling green vinery, eight polychrome flower head medallions stand in relief applied to the interstices of upper and lower registers.
Height 24 ½ in. Diameter 9 in.
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