A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOWL The porcelain Chinese, 18th century, the mounts Frenc...

A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOWL The porcelain Chinese, 18th century, the mounts French, 18th/19th century The large deep bowl, entirely covered inside and out with a minutely-crackled greyish glaze simulating Song dynasty Geyao, the gilt-bronze mounts cast with coiling branches around the upper rim and standing on six rococo scroll feet. 28cm (11in) wide. Footnotes: 十八/十九世紀 仿哥釉碗（鑲十八/十九世紀法國鎏金銅飾） Provenance: Kauffmann collection (according to the collector's index card) Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976) acquired in Europe A European private collection The glaze of this rare bowl is based on Song dynasty crackle-glazed wares, referred to as Ge, which were greatly admired by the emperors of the Qing dynasty. Compare with a pair of related but much smaller Louis XV Chinese crackle-glazed Ormolu-mounted bowls, the mounts circa 1745, the porcelain 17th/early 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 14 October 2020, lot 49. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing