A 'Famille-Verte' cup. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Photo Sotheby's

the conical sides rising to a flared rim, painted to the exterior with an immortal looking back to a deer grasping a lingzhi in its mouth and a pine tree in the distance, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark within a double-square; 9.4cm., 3 3/4 in. Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP - Lot. Vendu 22,500 GBP

PROVENANCE: A Dutch Family Collection.
Bluett & Sons, London.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com