Lot 45. A blue and white celadon and copper-red vase, Meiping, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 23m (9in) high. Estimate £ 6,000-10,000. Sold for £ 30,062 (€ 33,298). Photo: Bonhams.

Decorated around the exterior with a continuous scene of craggy mountains by water in cobalt-blue, some highlighted in celadon green, with various trees, some with copper-red leaves, a fisherman in a boat, with two scholars in discussion on the bank.