Two blue and white dishes. Late Ming Dynasty. Photo Bonhams

One painted in the well with birds beside a lotus pond, 19.5cm (7¾in) diam, the other dish with deer beneath a pine tree, 20.5cm (8in) diam. (2). Estimate: £600 - 1,000, € 720 - 1,200, HK$ 7,300 - 12,000

Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 29 Feb 2012. London, Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com