Lot 106. Two blue and white tapering cylindrical vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 47 and 46.3cm., 18 1/2 and 18 1/4 in. respectively. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

the flared foot of each rising to a rounded body, tapering neck and flaring rim, painted with vertical panels of birds amongst flowering peony below a band of pomegranate and flowers. 

Lot 107. A large blue and white 'soldier' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 92cm., 36 1/8 in. Estimate 50,000—70,000 GBP. Lot Sold 133,250 GBP. © Sotheby's

of tapering oviform with waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with a central band of dragons in reserve with stylised scrolling ruyi on a blue ground, between bands of stylised lotus scrollwork, with a band of ascending leaves at the neck and further band of stylised scrolling lotus at the foot.

Provenance: A Private Austrian Collection.

Lot 108. A blue and white brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18cm., 7 1/8 in. Estimate 5,000—7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 8,750 GBP. © Sotheby's

painted with a continuous scene of scholars standing on a hill below a rocky outcrop, in a mountainous river landscape with a sampan, a pavilion and retreats.

Lot 109. A large blue and white beaker vase.,Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 44.5cm., 17 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 3,750 GBP. © Sotheby's

the tall slightly knopped cylindrical body rising from a spreading flat base to a flaring neck, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with a floral spray and rockwork band between pendant stiff leaves to the lower body and a broad river landscape band to the upper body.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 12 May 2010.