Lot 813. A very rare pair of gilt and silvered underglaze-blue decorated dishes, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 5.15/16 in. (15.1 cm.) diam., cloth box. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's 2021

Each dish is decorated on the interior with a central lotus spray on a silvered ground, enclosed by a band composite floral sprays in the well on a gilt ground. The exterior is decorated with three foliate lotus scrolls on a silvered ground.

Provenance: Acquired in Virginia, 1985.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23-24 september 2021