Lot 36. A double octagonal 'Summer Palace' dish, Republic period; 9 3/4in (25cm) across. Estimate $2,500 - $4,000. Sold for US$ 12,000. © Bonhams.

Of joined octagonal form, supported on six tapering feet, the outer walls decorated with magpies among blossoming trees, inscribed in iron-red below the mouth rim with the characters Dayazhai, beside the iron red Tian Di Yi Jia Chun seal mark, all reserved on a purple ground, the flat broad mouth rim with a overglaze blue enamel key fret band, the interior with turquoise enamel, the base bearing an iron-red Yong Qing Chang Chun; with a carved wood stand.

Bonhams. Chinese Works of Art, Los Angeles, 17 December 2019