Three Junyao bowls and a framed sherd, Song-Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

The group comprises a bowl with a lavender-blue glaze with purple splash and gilt rim repair; a bowl with a blue glaze darkening towards the rim; a bowl with a crackled lavender-blue purple-splashed glaze; and a cup-shaped sherd covered in a pale blue purple-splashed glaze. The largest bowl 5¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diam. Estimate £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,692 - $2,538)

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 14 May 2014, London, South Kensington - http://www.christies.com/