A Chinese porcelain famille rose bowl, Qianlong, decorated with blue cartouches enclosing figures including a lady playing a flute, the interior with a trellis border and a seated female figure within a floral spray, height 11cm, diameter 25.5cm. Provenance: Michael Trethewey. A Gentleman of Taste. We are delighted to be selling in this sale and over forthcoming sales, items from the estate of the collector Michael Trethewey. Michael had an unerring eye for quality. He was a frequent visitor to these auction rooms, an elegantly dressed, unassuming man who bought well and had a singular passion for old school antiques. We are honoured to be handling his estate and as well as the items in this Asian sale we will be selling further pieces from his extensive collection in our September 2nd Antique Sale and across our range of upcoming specialist sales. Condition report: 8cm hairline running from the top rim. Two very tiny nicks on top rim.