A copper-red dish, Yongzheng mark and period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, covered overall in a rich red glaze thinning to white at the rim and stopping neatly at the foot revealing the buff-coloured body, the white base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle - 20.9cm., 8¼in.

Provenance: A Swiss Private Collection, since 1970s.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 nov. 2015, 11:00 AM