Lot 99. A peachbloom 'beehive' waterpot, taibo zun, Kangxi six-character mark, late Qing Dynasty; 12cm (4 3/4in) wide. Sold for £3,500 (€4,544). © Bonhams 2001-2016.

With rounded sides rising to a narrow waisted neck below a short lipped mouth rim, subtly incised around the exterior with three medallions, each formed of the curled bodies of dragons, all covered in crimson-red glaze characteristically suffused with shades of lighter pink and greenish-beige spots.  

Provenance: Libersburt-Bondy, 1923, J204 (label)
a European private collection, acquired between 1960-70, and thence by descent

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