A pair of yellow and green 'dragon' dishes. Guangxu six-character marks and of the period. Photo Bonhams

Each crisply incised in the central medallion with a front-facing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, encircled by two dragons striding below the brown-dressed foliate-edged rim all washed in a green glaze over the mustard-yellow ground, the exterior similarly decorated. 13.3cm (5¼in) diam. (2). Sold for £6,250

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com