A COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN ITEMS WITH BIRDS

A COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN ITEMS WITH BIRDS

17TH CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising: two Chinese ko-sometsuke pieces for the Japanese market, one a shallow bowl with birds and floral designs to the well, a paper label for S. Marchant & Son underneath; the other a blue and white dish with a hawk and the moon above; together with a Japanese foliate bowl with a bird amongst dense foliage and flowers, and the other a dish with a plump quail, some details painted in polychrome enamels; 15.4cm max. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.