A large Chinese blue and white 'dragon' bowl, Jiajing mark and period. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's

the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, freely painted around the exterior in cobalt-blue toes with two scaly five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, all amidst fire and ruyicloud scrolls and above a ruyi band, the interior with a dragon medallion - 37cm., 14 5/8 in.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE TIM CLARKE

Sotheby's. Collections, Londres, 27 oct. 2015, 10:30 AM