Lot 24. A very rare celadon-ground famille-rose wine warmer and cover, Qing dynasty, early 19th century. Height 15.5 cm, 6⅛ in. Estimate: 15,000 -20,000 GBP. Lot sold: 23,940 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the lobed ovoid body of the warmer rising from a recessed base to an inverted rim, brightly enamelled to each lobe with geometric melon and butterfly strapwork reserved on a pale celadon ground, the shoulders set with a pair of high relief butterfly handles, the turquoise enamelled cylindrical ewer set to one side with an elegant S-shaped spout, the upper section of domed lobed shape forming the cover to the warmer and further surmounted by a circular flat cover and two simple loop handles.