Collection

CERAMICS

A Rare Chinese Export Punch Bowl with Mythological Subjects

CIRCA 1745

Height: 6.5" Dia.: 15"

Inventory Number 8510-730

Price

$32,000

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Description

Painted on the exterior with three oblong quatrefoil-shaped panels depicting Greek mythological scenes, including 'Perseus and Andromeda', 'The Fall of Phaeton', and 'The Rape of Proserpina' all flanked by puce floral sprigs, and the interior decorated in the center with a circular panel depicting 'The Triumph of Bacchus'.