NAPOLEON III GILT BRONZE MOUNTED FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL
Qing Dynasty, Mid 19th Century.
The interior and exterior painted with melon shaped reserves filled with alternating vignettes of courtly figures and various flower, bird, and butterfly groups, surrounded by gilt ground band of flowers, butterflies and flower heads, the pierced rim flanked by upright square handles hung with laurel garlands, raised on a circular foot with out stepped block feet.
Height 12 7/8 inches
Width 16 inches