A Longquan celadon-glazed floral dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Estimate £1,000 – £2,000 ($1,534 - $3,068). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The dish is sturdily potted with a lipped everted rim and is moulded with a central flower spray and is encircled by a carved foliate scroll. It is covered with a sea green glaze. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam., wood stand.

Provenance: With certificate of identity from The Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, 13 December 1969.
The property of a private European collector, assembled in Hong Kong and Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 15 May 2015, London, South Kensington