Lot 111. A rare yellow-glazed bowl, Zhengde six-character mark and of the period (1506-1521); 17.5cm (6 7/8in) diam. Estimate £ 7,000 - 10,000 (€ 7,900 - 11,000). Sold for £ 10,000 (€ 11,487). © Bonhams.

The deep rounded sides rising from an in-sloping foot to a gently everted rim, applied overall with a rich lemon-yellow glaze of deep even tone, the unglazed footring burnt orange around the inner edge, the white base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double ring.

Provenance: a European private collection and thence by descent.

Note: A similar bowl is illustrated by J.Ayers, Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1980, pl.155. A bowl of this type, but of slightly smaller size, formerly in the collection of Lord Cunliffe, is illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, pl.1418.