Lot 91. A Rare Blanc-De-Chine 'Peony' Dish, 17th Century; 33.5cm., 13 1/4 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

the robustly-potted rounded sides rising from a short straight foot and freely carved to the interior with a large peony spray. 

Note: A closely related dish was included in the Exhibition of Blanc de Chine, S. Marchant and Son, London, 1994, cat. no. 118; and two examples in the Hickley collection are illustrated in Rose Kerr, Blanc de Chine. Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, pls 132 and 134. See also a pair of dishes sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26^th April 2004, lot 1073; one sold in our New York rooms, 8^th May 1980, lot 216; another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20^th November 1984, lot 493; and a fourth example sold at Christie's London, 13^th November 1984, lot 377.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London.