A rare famille rose coral-ground bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period. Sold for £7,500 (€10,617). Photo: Bonhams.

The rounded sides supported on a straight foot, the exterior delicately enamelled with three yellow-ground cartouches enclosing pink peony flowers, encircled by colourful floral sprays and foliage, all reserved on a coral ground, the interior glazed white. 11cm (4 3/8in) diam.

Provenance: an English private collection 

Notes: Examples of a related bowls depicting flowers enclosed in cartouches can be traced through the preceding Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns, for a Kangxi bowl see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Beijing, 1999, vol.39, n.2, p.4.

A similar bowl Jiaqing seal mark and of the period is included in the Weishaupt Collection, illustrated by G.Avitabile,From the Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, no. 28.

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