Lot 3712. A pair of yellow-ground famille-rose cups, marks and period of Xianfeng (1831-1861);  8.9 cm., 3 1/2  in. Estimate  250,000 — 300,000 HKD (28,739 — 34,487 EUR). Lot sold 400,000 HKD (45,982 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

each finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, the exterior elaborately decorated with three peony sprays against a vibrant yellow diapered ground, all between a lingzhi band and an upright petal lappet border enclosing the rim and foot respectively, the interior centred with a floral medallion, a band enclosing flowering and fruiting motifs bordering the gilt rim, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character reign mark.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 07 oct. 2015