Lot 254. A blue and white jar cover, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424). 5.8 cm, 2 1/4  in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 16,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the well-crafted circular dome topped with an onion-shaped finial, the exterior finely painted in tones of cobalt blue with 'heaped and piled' curling floral vines surrounding the finial encircled by a border of floral blooms separated by double circles, the finial covered with a further floral motif, all above a base of circular form.

Provenance: Collection of Alfred and Ivy Clark (according to label)..

Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 Nov 2017, 10:00 AM