Auction

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Jaune Jardiniere Fish Bowl

This auction is for one of the nicest antique Chinese porcelain Fish Bowls or Jardinieres you are likely to see.

It is from the 19th Century, (1800's), Qing Dynasty.

It is decorated with yellow ground, with very interesting enamel decorated fields in which a fish's breath forms black clouds.   In one the fish is red and the dragon is green, and in the other the fish is green and the dragon is red.    The interior is decorated with 9 iron red Carp (fish), swiming amongst green water plants.   The decoration is spectacular.

It is large,  about 18 3/4 inches wide (47.6cm)  and 15 1/2 inches tall (39.4 cm).

It weighs about 34 pounds (15.4 kg).

In terms of condition, it has an antique staple repair to one side (extends over about a 70 degree arc), and the occasional minor chip or rough stop on the rim.    If this item were perfect, it would easily be a $20,000+ piece.

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