A cloisonné enamel scabbard and jade handled knife, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period - Sotheby's

the scabbard decorated on both sides with a landscape scene in a lobed cartouche, between two sections of bats flying amongst polychrome scrolling clouds, all reserved on a blue enamel ground, bound by gilt-bronze bands cast with flowers and foliate scrolls, the upper border with a suspension loop attached with a strap, the knife with a greyish jade handle above a further gilt-metal band of matching design. Quantité: 2 - 27cm., 10 5/8 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com