A fine pair of doucai 'Floral bouquet' bowls, Yongzheng Six-Character Marks within Double Circles and of the Period (1723-1735). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014.

Each bowl is delicately painted and enamelled in soft tones around the exterior with six bouquets of daisies in shaded hues of blue, yellow and iron-red, divided by foliate arabesques emerging from the base and from below a blue and yellow ruyi band around the rim, the interior medallion decorated with a central bouquet encircled by florettes and further arabesques, all within double-line borders.6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., box (2). Estimate HK$1,200,000 - HK$2,000,000 ($155,487 - $259,145) Price Realized HK$5,440,000 ($704,711)

Provenance: Acquired from S Marchant and Son, London, circa early 1980s

Christie's. THROUGH CONNOISSEURS' EYES - WORKS OF ART FOR THE EMPEROR, 28 May 2014, Hong Kong - http://www.christies.com/.