A pair of coral-ground reserve-decorated ‘Lotus’ bowls, Daoguang Seal Marks And Period. Photo Sotheby's

each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the exterior covered in brilliant coral-red enamel, decorated in reserve with stylised meandering lotus scrolls, the outlines of the leaves and petals pencilled in iron-red, the interior glazed white, inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue. Quantité: 2 - 12.9cm., 5 1/8 in. Estimation 15,000 — 20,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London, 14 mai 2014 -http://www.sothebys.com/