A pair of famille verte covered bowls for the Persian market, Qing Dynasty, 1644 1912, octagonal bowls with conforming domed covers and ferrous red lion finials, decorated throughout with floral stems within mihrab cartouches outlined in raised enamel, floral sprigs to borders within concentric yellow rings. Provenance: Christie's Australia, lot 172, sale 54, 14/9/1992, height 13 cm