Lot 213. A famille-rose 'ladies' dish, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 19.7 cm, 7 3/4  in. Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000. Lot Sold: £16,250. © Sotheby's

the slender ovoid body rising from a short straight foot to a waisted neck and straight rim, applied with an ear-shaped handle opposite a curved spout, painted in bright cobalt blue-tones depicting boys playing a hat game within a fenced garden in a rocky landscape, below a band of lotus scrolls at the neck, the cover with a similar design of lotus, with silver mounts to rims, the handle and the knop to the cover. 

Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd, London.
Acquired from John Sparks.

Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 November 2017