SIX ANNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS SAUCERS,late 15th-early 16th century. Four of the six medium size bowls painted in cobalt beneath the glaze to the center of the bell form well with a spiral flower (two with a peony) enclosed within a diffuse classic scroll band encircling the inner edge of the everted rim, the exterior with a leafy scroll meander above jeweled lappets above the ring foot; the six saucers centered with various motifs of flower heads, scrolling leaf, tufts of grass within a circle of cobalt, variour borders at the rim, the reverse with overlapping petals, jeweled lappets. (12) Some glaze degradation, staining, some chipping - Bowls: 5 1/4 in. diameter Saucers: 5 in. diameter. Estimate $900-1,000
