Lot 619. A rare cloisonné enamel 'Buddhist lions' basin, 17th century; 39.7cm (15 5/8in) diam. Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 26,500 (€ 30,883). © Bonhams 2001-2021

The well decorated with three playful colourful Buddhist lions amongst flame motifs encircling a central rosette, the cavetto and everted rim each with a meander of lotus blooms borne on undulating foliate stems, the exterior plain.

Note: See closely-related decoration on a cloisonné enamel dish, late Ming dynasty, and a similarly-shaped and decorated cloisonné enamel basin, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, Beijing, 2011, vol.1, no.168 and vol.2, no.94; and also a related cloisonné enamel basin decorated with three Buddhist lions, 16th century, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, London, 1989, no.102.

Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 June 2021