Lot 459. A Kraak blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573-1620), 18cm., 7 1/8 in. Estimate 700 £GB - 1 000 £GB. Lot sold 875 £GB. Photo: Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a tall flaring neck with garlic mouth, set to the shoulder with a mamiform spout, brightly painted around the exterior in rich shades of cobalt-blue with panels of flowers.

Sotheby's. Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, London, 28 Mar 2017