A blue and white saucer dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams.

Painted with a lady and gentleman with their attendants in a garden, the male assistant unpacking his master's scrolls, the lady receiving wine from her female aide, the scene surrounded with a thin border of four foliate cartouches reserved on a diaper ground. 26.6cm (10 1/2in) diam. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,700 - 6,100)

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. 4 Mar 2014, San Francisco - www.bonhams.com