A fine and rare celadon-glazed shell-shaped brush washer, Seal mark and period of Qianlong. Photo: Sotheby's.

modelled as a conch shell, with stepped layers forming the spiralling cone shape, dressed overall in an even caesius-coloured glaze suffused with a fine mist of bubbles, the underside inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character seal mark encircled by seven tiny spur marks, associated wood stand; 11 cm. 4 1/4  in. Estimation 120,000 -- 150,000 HKD - Lot. Vendu 162,500 HKD