A rare pair of famille rose 'melon' teapots and covers. Iron-red Qianlong seal marks. Photo Bonhams

Each moulded with five lobes in a naturalistic form, the curving spout and handle enamelled en grisaille to simulate woodgrain, the handle turning into a shallow-relief spray coiling around each side of the body and applied with pink and white plum blossom sprays, the bodies and domed covers all under a white-enamel ground delicately incised with dense feathery scroll. 17cm (6 7/8in) wide (4). Sold for £1,341,600

Provenance: a Scottish private collection

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 12 May 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com