A blue and white hexagonal jar, Wanli

Each facet painted with lotus scrolls and two blooms above lotus lappets at the foot and below a geometric trellis design within lotus-shaped lappets at the shoulder, the short neck with a key-fret border. 21.5cm (8½in) high. Sold for £2,400

Footnote: Compare a jar in the Topkapi Saray Museum, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, A Complete Catalogue. Volume II: Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelain, London, 1986, p.737, pl.1323. A facetted vase of the same form is in the British Museum, see J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p.234, fig.9:44.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 14 May 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com