Lot 281. A Chinese blue and white reticulated hookah base, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP . Photo: Sotheby's.

the double-walled globular body rising from a recessed base to a tall flanged neck with cup-shaped mouth, pierced around the exterior with ten rectangular diaper panels centred by a painted flower and divided by floral bands, the neck with vertical floral panels, the rim and flange dressed with brown glaze - 24cm., 9 1/2 in.

Property of the Princes Von Hatzfeld, Dukes of Trachenberg

Provenance: Formerly at Schloss Trachenberg, Silesia.