Lot 239. An underglaze-red 'lotus' vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 33 cm, 13 in. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Sold: £8,750. © Sotheby's 

of baluster form with ribs on the shoulders and neck, flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the globular body painted with a band of lotus blooms between several meandering floral scrolls, with two sets of lappet borders issuing from a key fret border at the neck, all below a ruyi shaped scroll at the rim.

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