Lot 202. A fine blue and white cup, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). 7.1 cm, 2 13/16  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Sold: 35 000 £GB. Photo: Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising to an everted rim, delicately painted around the exterior with a continuous band of lotus and chrysanthemum blooms borne on a stylised curvilinear leafy stem, the interior with a medallion radiating from the centre, encircled by five evenly spaced lotus heads separated by two double-line borders around the medallion and at the rim, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.

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