Lot 979. A Junyao purple-splashed bowl, 11th-12th century; 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter. Estimate $5,000 - 7,000. Sold for US$ 22,500 (€18,995) inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2017

The gently rounded sides, applied overall with a bubble-suffused pale blue glaze thinning to a buff color at the slightly incurved rim, the surfaces enhanced with mottled purple splashes, the thick glaze stopping short of the neatly finished unglazed orange-burnt foot ring.