Lot 345. A 'Swatow' dish, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 38.5 cm, 13 1/8  in. Estimate 800 — 1,200 GBP. Lot sold 1,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the robustly potted rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated in turquoise with a medallion enclosing boats and pagodas, encircled by similar cartouches divided by iron-red seals.

Literature: U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss/Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Koln, 1983, pl. 137.

Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 18 May 2018