Lot 145. A 'tixi' lacquer seven-tiered box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 30 cm, 11 3/4  in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. 

of quatrelobed section and supported on a short foot, the exterior deeply carved through multiple alternating layers of black and red lacquer, the cover with two rows of robust ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls enclosing a five-pointed star, each tier with a single row of scrolls alternating on each level between pendant and upright scrolls, each tier with a red lacquered interior and a black lacquered base

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 10 mai 2017, 02:00 PM