A large famille rose 'peach' dish, 19th century

A large famille rose 'peach' dish, 19th century

Decorated with fruiting and flowering peach branches principally rendered in shades of pink, green and brown enamels, with two confronted bats in flight above and lingzhi fungus emerging from behind a branch, the reverse with further peach and peony blossoms.
46.8cm (18½in) diam. Sold for £9,000

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 14 May 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com