Lot 85. A Ding ware carved 'daylily' shallow bowl, 12th-13th century; 18cm (7.1/8in) diam. Estimate £800 - 1,200 (€970 - 1,500). Sold for £ 3,500 (€ 4,002). Photo Bonhams.

Delicately potted with angled flaring sides rising from a short foot, the interior fluidly carved with a single leafy-stemmed daylily spray, fitted box. 

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: a British private collection and thence by descent

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, London, Knightsbridge, 12 May 2014 -http://www.bonhams.com/