China, 1875-1908. Finely potted with deep rounded sides rising at an angle to a broad everted rim. The bowl and cover each decorated to the exterior with the characters 'wanshou wujiang' ('may you live forever') in four roundels above a yellow ground with crashing waves, swirling clouds, and ribbon-tied wan symbols. The interior of the bowl painted in gilt, iron-red, and yellow with five bats encircling a Shou character below a band of key-fret.

The cover mounted with an old, finely engraved European silver rim. The top of the cover and the base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance: From a private collection in Brussels, Belgium.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few light surface scratches, and firing flaws including pitting. The European silver fittings are later additions, the condition below these fittings is unknown.

Weight: 445.7 g
Dimensions: Diameter 16.3 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 30 November 2023, lot 1030
Price: USD 6,985 or approx. EUR 6,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A yellow-ground famille-rose 'longevity' dish, mark and period of Guangxu
Expert remark: Compare the closely related design and decoration. Note the size (19 cm) and different form.