#8604 • Vietnamese Royal Family Porcelain Lotus Bowl

Part of Empress Tu Cung Hoang Thai Hau & More (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $1,000-$1,000,000 Vietnamese Royal Family Blue & White Porcelain Lotus & Fish Bowl (W/Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period Marking) From Queen Mother Tu Cung Hoang Thai Hau - This porcelain bowl is elaborately decorated in blue underglaze, with a scene of lotus blossoms and koi fish, on a background of stylized waves. The bowl is then finished on with inside with a double lined rim and flower blossom detail in blue underglaze. The base of the bowl bears the four character Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period marking, and is also double lined in blue underglaze. This piece comes from the estate of a Vietnamese Royal Family (the family now lives in the United States, and wishes to remain private), and once belonged to the Queen Mother Tu Cung Hoang Thai Hau (Empress Dowager Doan Huy) who kept the piece in her personal collection before it was passed down. This is a true modern day treasure, and a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of Vietnamese history. This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Measurements: 5.25" diameter x 3"H