A blue and white ‘Floral’ jar and cover, circa 1640. Photo Sotheby's

the ovoid body rising from a straight foot to a wide tapered neck, painted to the exterior with insects interspersed with detached floral sprays including lotus, peony, camellia, orchid and prunus, all below a pendent lappet band, the domed cover similarly decorated. Quantité: 2 - 29.2cm., 11 1/2 in. Estimation 5,000 - 7,000 GBP 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com