Lot 294. A Chinese blue and white jar, probably Ming Dynasty, 15th Century, 9.5cm H. Estimate: £20,000.00 - £30,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions.

Of compressed globular form, the rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a short tapering neck, painted around the exterior with heavily fruiting melon branches, the large fruit, leaves and tendrils, painted below a , and a lappet band above the foot.