A Pair of Doucai Saucer Dishes. Yongzheng Six-Character Marks in Underglaze Blue within Double Circles and of the Period (1723-1735). photo Christie's Ltd 2011

Each painted in the center with a medallion of a hibiscus spray, the blossom in shaded iron red, and on the exterior with a frieze of leafy hibiscus scroll bearing five blossoms painted either in shaded iron red, pale yellow or red and pale green, all above a narrow band of multicolored ruyiheads; 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam. (2). Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 - Price Realized $86,500

Provenance: The Doris Duke Collection; Christie's, New York, 21 September 2004, lot 330.

The property of a Gentleman.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II,  15 - 16 September 2011. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com