Lot 1311. A rare blue and white alms bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 16 cm., 6 1/4  in.. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD (68,366 - 91,155 EUR). Lot sold 1,125,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

well potted with a compressed globular body, the exterior and interior both similarly decorated with a dense ground of composite floral scrolls, including lotus and peony blossoms, all wreathed in curling leaves borne on the undulating stems, the outer rim bordered with a 'classic' scroll band, the well-fitted domed cover similarly decorated on the exterior and interior with curling leaves borne on composite floral scrolls, the outer rim with a 'classic' scroll band, wood stand. 

Provenance: Purchased in an antiques fair in Japan, mid 1990s.

Sotheby's. Imperial Porcelain and Works of Art from a Hong Kong Private Collection, Hong Kong, 07 avr. 2015, 10:15 AM