FAMILLE VERTE HANDLED BOWL WITH COVER
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
清康熙 綠彩花鳥紋雙師耳大碗連蓋the deep rounded body with four panels of birds among floral sprays, green gaping mask handles, the domed cover with four floral panels and moulded Buddhist lion finial, the base painted with a double-circle in underglaze blue 
26cm wide across handles 
From Penicuik House, Midlothian, Scotland. Penicuik Estate, situated to the southwest of Edinburgh at the foot of the Pentlands, has been owned by the Clerk family since the middle of the 17th century. Sits at the heart of this designed landscape is Penicuik House, the finest and most influential example of Palladian architecture in Scotland. The 18th-century Palladian mansion was built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet, in 1761. It was devastated by fire in 1899. During the fire, a great deal of effort was channelled into salvaging the furnishings. The once magnificent building has stood as a roofless shell for over 100 years. The stables and coach house of the original Penicuik House, converted after the fire into the ‘new’ Penicuik House where the Clerk family reside to this day. A significant selection of property from Penicuik House was sold in this saleroom, 27 March 2024, lot 1-69; A smaller selection of Asian Art from Penicuik House was also sold in this saleroom, 13 March 2024, lot 189-198. 
See a pair of highly comparable export famille verte bowls with covers, sold at Christie's New York, 27 Jan 2014, lot 349.