Lot 110. A pair of blue and white ‘Floral Medallion’ jars and covers, 16th-17th century; 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

teach of square section, the ovoid body rising to a short tapered neck with lipped rim, painted to the exterior with leafy floral medallions framed by foliate corners, all between a ruyi band at the shoulder and lappets at the foot, the neck encircled by a keyfret band, inscribed to the base with a four-character mark reading Da Ming nian zao (Made in the Great Ming dynasty), the domed cover similarly decorated. Quantité: 4 .

Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 13th June 1989, lot 230

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013