Lot 86. A qingbai foliate rimmed dish, Northern Song (1127-1279); 19.3cm (7.5/8in) diam. Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 (€1,800 - 2,400). Sold for £ 2,750 (€ 3,144). Photo Bonhams.

The rim shaped to form six petals, decorated to the interior with a carved and comb design of a stylised leafy peony stem, covered in a pale blue-green glaze, the base unglazed and burnt orange in the firing. 

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: A British private collection and thence by descent
Bluett & Sons, London label to underside, bearing hand-written date 1965.

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