A famille rose globular teapot and cover, Qianlong. Photo courtesy Bonhams.

The body finely enamelled with a mildly erotic scene, a husband and wife on one side watching an amorous chicken and cockerel from a courtyard veranda, a small boy on the opposite side entering the courtyard holding a gold ruyi, the domed cover en suite. 17cm (6 3/4in) wide (2). Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,600 - 6,100)

Provenance: a European private collection

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street, 15 May 2014 - http://www.bonhams.com/