Lot 81. A large famille rose 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' fish bowl, 19th century; 35.5cm (14in) high. Sold for £3,750 (€4,839). © Bonhams 2001-2016.

Of globular form, finely enamelled with a continuous garden scene drawn from the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' depicting a group of dignitaries sitting beside a table laid with antiquities and landscape screens watching a performance of martial arts, below bands of cracked ice, diaper, whorls and butterflies to the shoulder, waisted neck and mouth rim. 

Provenance: a distinguished Belgian private collection

Bonhams. AUCTION 23237: FINE CHINESE ART, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET