Lot 19. A dated blue and white 'bajixiang' tripod censer and stand, Daoguang period, with cyclical year of dingwei, corresponding to 1847. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,410 - USD 18,615). Price Realised GBP 16,250 (USD 20,166). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.  

he body is painted with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, including the canopy which contains a fourteen-character inscription followed by a seal mark. The three feet and the pair of S-shaped handles are decorated with lotus flowers. The top of the stand is painted with the Three Abundances, sanduo, including peach, pomegranate and finger citron. The sides of the stand are decorated with ruyi-heads. 12. 1/8 in. (31 cm.) high without stand, wood cover with jade finial.  

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street