A Group Of Nineteen Blue And White Tiles, Kangxi Period

Comprising eighteen decorated in the spandrels with ribbon-tied auspicious emblems, three of these with a Chinese mother and son relaxing in a garden, the others with chrysanthemum growing beside grasses or birds amongst prunus boughs, the last tile with overall scene of a Chinese fisherman wading out to the basket he has left in a stream. 5¼ x 5¼ in. (13.3 x 13.3 cm.) each, approximately (19). Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Christie's. Chinese Export Porcelain. 21 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Image 2009 Christie's Ltd. www.christies.com