Lot 3113. A Canton enamel tray and a Canton enamel snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795);snuff bottle 5 cm, 2 in.; tray 8.1 cm, 3 1/8  in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD (80,625 USD). © Sotheby's

comprising: a tray cast in the shape of a palmette leaf, decorated on the interior as a leaf with small floral buds and a blue beetle atop it, the reverse enamelled to simulate a pale apple-green coloured leaf, inscribed with a Qianlong four-character reign mark within a rectangular white panel; and a snuff bottle enamelled with a composite floral scroll bearing two peaches, the neck with a blue striated border, the rectangular domed cover with a blue florette against a white ground.

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