A Chinese famille rose bowl with British merchant navy ships, Qianlong

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This lot was sold on 2020-10-31 and is no longer available

Dia.: 23 cm - H.: 10 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- With two restored vertical hairlines of ca. 9 and ca. 7,5 cm, with some related overspraying visible under UV-light.
- Otherwise in good condition, the sound of the bowl intact when tapped.

The flag flown on all the ships is the Red Ensign, used in this version from 1707-1801, as instituted by Queen Anne, who commanded that it be used by ships owned by “our loving subjects”. This flag was flown by the thirteen colonies of America until 1775. (source: Cohen & Cohen)