Lot 405. A large famille-verte 'Province' dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 43cm, 17in. Estimate 5,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 22,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

gilt and enamelled at the centre with the coat-of-arms of Luxenburgh, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the well and rim with shaped panels variously enclosing scholars in landscapes, pairs of birds and fish, all reserved on an underglaze-blue diaper ground

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014