Lot 81. A famille-verte lobed dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 35.5 cm, 14 in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018.
the rounded lobed sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted barbed rim, brightly enamelled to the interior with a medallion enclosing a pair of long-tailed crested birds, one perched on rockwork beneath the other in flight, encircled at the rim by flower-filled lotus-lappet panels.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM