Lot 144. A pair of blue and white 'peony' bowls Kangxi six-character marks and of the period (1662-1722). Each 11.2cm (4 5/8in) diam. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000. Sold for £ 15,000 (€ 17,230). © Bonhams

Each finely potted with rounded sides supported on a short straight foot, painted around the exteriors in vivid shades of cobalt-blue with large peony flowers borne on a dense ground of scrolling foliage, the interiors similarly decorated with peony scrolls enclosed in a central circle medallion, wood stands.

Provenance: Frederick Edgar Wilkinson, CMG (1871-1950), awarded the CMG in 1912 and appointed Consul General in Mukden, 1921.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 08.11.2018