Lot 373. A blue and white ‘Floral’ ewer, Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 23.8cm., 9 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP (6,783 - 9,496 EUR). Lot Sold 6,250 GBP (8,712 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.

the flattened pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, set with a loop handle opposite a curved spout issuing from a Makara head, both faces moulded with a peach-shaped panel enclosing three floral blooms borne on leafy scrolls, all reserved on a ground of stylised lotus scrolls, the neck with upright leafs and a trellis band, encircled by foliate scrolls at the foot, the handle and spout with floral sprays.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 11:00 AM