A Chinese blue and white bowl, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), painted to the centre with a 'flaming pearl' enclosed by moulded foliate decoration, 16.8cm diameter; a Chinese blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty, late 15th or 16th century, the rounded sides painted with lotus meander, 14.5cm diameter and a Chinese blue and white saucer, 16-17th century, the interior with tree growing in fenced garden, 14.7cm diameter (3) Provenance: The two bowls purchased by the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) at Sotheby's Colonnade auction, 13th October 1992, lot 22 and then by family descent. No receipt but itemised in collection notes. 元 青花碗明 青花缠枝莲纹碗及盘各一件拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，其于1992年10月12号购自苏富比

the Yuan bowl with minor 1cm hair crack on rim and some scratches to the interior glaze the Ming bowl with extensive crazing to glaze within the firing and possibly with some very minor hair cracks but very difficult to tell and some some scratches to the interior glaze and very minor rim and foot rim chipsThe saucer dish two hair cracks to rim approximately 1cm long and some firing faults throughout and minor glaze flake to rim and small chips to unglazed foot rim