Lot 64. A pair of blue and white 'lantern' jarlets, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period (1723-1735). Each 8cm (3 1/8in) high. Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000. Sold for £ 31,312 (€ 36,554). Photo: Bonhams. 

Each with slightly curved sides supported on a recessed base, gently rising to a rounded shoulder, surmounted by a waisted neck below a small lipped mouth, finely painted on the exteriors with stylised Islamic star motif enclosing floral scrolls, the florets divided by double-lozenge cartouches, all between a band of cresting wave motifs and floral scroll border.  

Property from the Collection of John J. Studzinski, CBE

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 April 2004, lot 314
John J. Studzinski, CBE.

Note: The original Xuande-period prototypes were inspired by Islamic geometric patterns, highlighting the significant cross-cultural links between China and the Middle East at that time.

Compare with a similar blue and white jarlet, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 12 September 2018, lot 147.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, 7 Nov 2019