CORAL-GROUND RESERVE-DECORATED LOTUS BOWL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

CORAL-GROUND RESERVE-DECORATED 'LOTUS' BOWL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清乾隆款及年代 珊瑚紅地留白纏枝蓮紋碗 with deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, painted around the exterior in reverse technique with leafy scrolls of lotus, hibiscus and peony reserved on a rich coral red ground, the interior glazed white, the base with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze-blueDimensions:13cm diameterProvenance:Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from a deceased estate of a property in Holland Park, the owners reputedly a minor aristocratic British family who attended the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 (by repute).