Lot 1. A Longquan celadon-glazed 'double-fish' saucer dish, Southern Song Dynasty; 13.3cm (5¼in) diam. Sold for £2,250 (€2,693) . Photo courtesy Bonham's

The interior moulded with two fish swimming within incised double circles in the well, the exterior moulded with thick petals beneath the lipped rim, all covered with a rich green glaze, pooling attractively in the recesses. 

This type of 'double-fish' dish was produced in the Longquan kilns from the Southern Song to the early Ming Dynasty period. Compare a related Longquan dish with 'double fish' moulded design, Southern Song/ Yuan Dynasty, illustrated in L.Rotondo-McCord,Heaven and Earth Seen Within: Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New Orleans, 2000, pl.60; for another example, Southern Song Dynasty, see S.Kwan, Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, pl.58 ;and see also R.Krahl,Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.I, London, 1994, pl.559.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street. 7 Nov 2013