Lot 6. A green-enamelled porcelain ruyi sceptre, 19th century; 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.) long. Estimate £1,200 – £1,500 ($1,916 – $2,396). Price Realized  £3,250 ($5,190). © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The sceptre is moulded with shou characters, and is painted in green tones imitating jadeite. 

Provenance: Gifted to the vendor in 1975.

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington