Lot 868. A Late Ming Dynasty Chinese polychrome-decorated porcelain Kendi, with 19th century Ottoman silver hookah mounts. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the mounts realistically pierced and cast as a basket of flowers on a neo-classical pedestal, stamped with Tughra, the globular body decorated in greens and red with acanthus leaves and panels of floral sprays; 36.5cm., 14 3/8 in. high.

Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, London, 01 Nov 2017