Lot 58. A pair of blue and white baluster 'boys' vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 22.7cm (9in) high (2). Estimate £2,500 - 4,000 (€3,000 - 4,900). Sold for £ 11,250 (€ 12,627). Photo Bonhams.

Each painted with a continuous procession of seven boys amidst plantain trees and clouds, carrying flags, gifts, and vases of lotus flowers, one riding a striding qilin and holding a ruyi, the short neck decorated with auspicious Buddhist emblems. 

Provenance: a British private collection.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, New Bond Street, 15 May 2014