Lot 113. A large blue and white ewer, Hongzhi period, circa 1500; 30cm (11 6/8in) high. Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 (€13,000 - 17,000). Sold for £ 11,250 (€ 12,847). Photo Bonhams.

The body of squat truncated form, with a cylindrical neck flanked by an arched handle and connected to the curving spout with a scrolled bracket, the body decorated with two long-tailed phoenix amidst blossoming lotus and scrolling leafy stems, above a band of lappets containing a palmette, the neck with a stylised ruyi collar and bands of blossoming flowers, keyfret and plantain leaves, the spout with stylised clouds. 

Note: Compare two similar ewers bearing the same and similar decoration, dated to the 15th-16th century, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, New York, 1986, vol.2, no.661, p.443 and no. 662, p.544.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET