Lot 122. A cloisonné enamel ‘lotus’ censer, Ming dynasty, early 15th century; 11.8cm., 4 5/8 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

of cylindrical form, supported on three cabriole legs, brightly decorated against a turquoise ground to the exterior with large lotus blooms borne on undulating leafy scrolls, the base with a central quatrefoil floret enclosing a yin yang symbol, all surrounded by right floral sprigs.

Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London, 28th November 1977. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013