A PAIR OF CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT 'GRASSHOPPER' BOWLS AND COVERS

Qing Dynasty, Daoguang marks and of the period

清道光 米黃釉地粉彩花卉草蟲紋盌一對

《大清道光年製》款

Each bowl delicately potted with gently-flared rims and straight feet, painted to the exterior with grasshoppers perched amidst a scattering of lotus flowers, wild orchids and peonies, the covers similarly decorated, all on a cafe-au-lait ground, the covers and bases inscribed with six-character Daoguang seal marks in iron-red

10.2cm diameter

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C.f. A pair of dishes and two pairs of bowls, all with the same decoration as the present lot, were sold at Rob Michiels Auctions, 28th June 2023, lots 480, 481, and 482.

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