Two blue and white plates, Kangxi underglaze blue six-character marks and of the period (1662-1722). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

hey are variously decorated with a pair of elegant ladies and hares beside a tree in a mountainous river-landscape. 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diam. max. Estimate £600 – £1,000 ($1,012 - $1,687)

Provenance: Acquired in France in 1965.

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