Lot 536. A large famille-rose 'lotus' emblem stand, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 25,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

elaborately modeled, rising from a broad circular stepped base, the central post with a bulbous central section flanked by a pair of openwork phoenix, all supporting a lotus pod-form pedestal with lotus petal apron, vibrantly decorated in famille-rose enamels, with a six-character seal mark in iron-red inscribed in a horizontal line along the base. Height 12 1/2  in., 31.6 cm. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art New York, 15 Mar 2017