Lot 283. A blue and white jar and cover, circa 1640; 18.3cm., 7 ¼ in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 15,000 GBP. © Sotheby's.

the ovoid body rising from a spreading foot to a gently flaring neck, painted with a standing figure carrying a harrow on his shoulder amidst a garden landscape with a deer, willow and plantain, all between an incised floral scroll and chevron band, the rim painted with pendent lappets, the domed cover similarly decorated with a figure standing in a rocky riverscape.