Large bowl of porcelain. Made in China. Reign of Kangxi. Measurements:
h: 6 3/4 in; diam: 15 in Provenance:
Mrs M. Constantinidi collection; her sale, Sotheby’s, 8 July 1947, lot 59, purchased by Frank Partridge & Sons for Sir William Burrell, £88; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1947.
Printed sources
Sotheby & Co., 8 July 1947, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of yellow ground porcelains. Property of Mrs M. Constantinidi, lot 59.
Manuscript sources
Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., Sale Book 15/93, stock no.38630.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1947(2), p.20: ‘A large deep bowl with slightly flared rim, entirely covered both within and without with a brilliant light yellow glaze, the base glazed white. Kanghsi. 15" diam’. |
