A large blue and white 'Hundred' deer vase, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Estimate  £30,000 — 50,000 / €41,841 — 69,735. Photo Sotheby's

the ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a short waisted neck with everted rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones around the exterior with deer amidst rockwork issuing pine, all below a crane and ruyi cloud border at the neck, the base unglazed; 62.5cm., 24 1/2 in.

Sotheby's. A Tale of Two Cities: Venice and Dresden Two Private Collections, London, 09 Jun 2015, 10:30 AM