Lot 72. A rare ruby-ground famille-rose 'floral' bowl, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 19 cm, 7 1/2  in. Est: £40,000 - £60,000. Lot sold 50,000 £ (57,265 €). © Sotheby's.

the delicately potted rounded sides resting on a short foot, finely decorated in bright enamels on the exterior with three flower blooms, all naturalistically detailed with veined leaves in shaded tones of green and reserved on a ruby-red ground of deep crushed-raspberry tone, the interior left white, the base inscribed in underglaze-blue with a jiuwan shanfang hall mark.

Provenance: Collection of Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925) and thence by descent.