Lot 9. A grisaille-decorated black-ground bottle vase, Late Qing Dynasty; 38cm (15in) high. Estimate HK$70,000 - 120,000 (€8,500 - 15,000). Sold for HK$ 85,000 (€ 10,098). Photo: Bonhams.

Decorated en grisaille in a painterly manner with a continuous scene depicting a dignitary on horseback in a garden setting surrounded by attendants holding branches of plum blossoms, all beneath scrolling clouds, the upper and lower registers divided by an intricate floral border. 

Provenance: An important European private collection

Bonhams. EXCEPTIONAL CHINESE ART FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION, 3 Dec 2015 10:30 HKT - HONG KONG, ADMIRALTY