A rare yellow-enamelled 'dragon' jar, guan, Late Ming Dynasty. Sold for £10,000 (€13,867). Photo Bonhams

Vibrantly enamelled around the exterior with two energetic five-clawed dragons each in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst wisps of clouds, all beneath a band of overlapping scrolls and a row of upright triangles below the brown-dressed rim.14.8cm (5 7/8in) high

Provenance: a distinguished European private collection 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET