A Chinese enamel floral bowl, Qing Dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century

Description

A Chinese enamel floral bowl, Qing Dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century,

finely painted with butterflies amongst scrolling plants and fruits, petal and thunder pattern borders, 12cm diameter; another with yellow ground enclosing four reserves painted with Daoist Immortals 14.1cm diameter; and a smaller peach decorated bowl, 19th century, 11.4cm diameter; a Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, 19th century, decorated in relief with the Eight Immortals,7cm high; and a carved white stone waterfowl clutching a lotus in its beak, 19th century, 5cm high

Condition report:

floral bowl: 1.7cm chip of enamel off outer foot. two small chips (one with short cracks emanating from it) on rim. typical stress cracks seen internally, water residue.gilding on rim almost worn off.

yellow bowl: 2.4cm chip/slice of enamel off the outside painted wall. One small rim chip. Internally heavily worn/a few stress cracks (used as a plant pot)

peach bowl: stress cracks internally. crunced small area below rim.chip off foot. dent on rim a.f

snuff bottle: gilding rubbed on rim. firing faults on rim. no stopper

white bird; good.