Lot 3039. A fine pair of copper-red glazed saucer dishes, seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 15.9 cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 187,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

each well potted with rounded sides, applied overall with a rich strawberry-red glaze fired to an even glossy finish stopping neatly below the mouthrim and just above the footrim, leaving the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011