A Meissen pagoda figure, circa 1715-20. Photo Sotheby's

seated cross-legged surrounded by tea paraphernalia, wearing a high purple cap edged in red, his hair and features picked out in brown red, on a fitted arved giltwood stand; 14.5cm, 5 3/4 in high. Estimate 8,000-12,000 GBP

Sotheby's. The Collection of Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla. Londres | 14 mars 2012