The bowl finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot with keyfret border, the iron red ground interior with gold centred medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon and four shou symbols flanked by two chilongs amidst a dense double gourd decoration, the exterior decorated with different coloured sinuous dragons pursuing the flaming pearl amongst clouds between a waves border at the bottom and a ruyi head border on the rim. The bowl broken and restored with metallic grips.14 cm diam., 7,2 cm highA FAMILLE ROSE EGG-SHELL PORCELAIN NINE DRAGON BOWL, FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARKProvenance: private property of an Italian Noble family