Lot 1951. A brown-ground famille-rose medallion vase, mark and period Hongxian (1915-1916); 21 cm., 8 1/4 in. Estimate 100,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot Sold 187,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010

of ovoid form rising to a waisted neck, the rounded body with three circular medallions vividly enamelled with blooming flowers including prunus, camellia and chrysanthemum on a white ground enclosed within a gilt moulded beaded frame, all reserved on a rich metallic-brown ground covering the soft moulded designs of classic scrolls, upright plantain leaves, three flower blooms, overlapping ruyi-head border, with key-fret bands on the shoulder and the foot, the base also dressed in brown with a gilded four-character seal mark within a square.

Sotheby's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 08 Apr 2010