A pair of doucai gilt-decorated 'floral' bowls, Xianfeng six-character marks and of the period. Photo:Bonhams.

Each bowl elegantly potted with rounded sides rising steeply from a short straight foot, finely enamelled around the exterior with a band of six flower heads, including lotus, chrysanthemum, wisteria and hibiscus, all borne on a single undulating leafy tendril and outlined in gilt, the base with an Imperial iron-red kaishu mark. Each: 12cm diam. (2). Sold for HK$ 800,000 (€75,835)

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014 - http://www.bonhams.com/