Lot 115. A blue and white box and cover, 17th century; 19cm., 7 ½in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s.

of circular form, the domed cover decorated with a central medallion enclosing a swallow perched on an overhanging willow branch by a river landscape with crabapple and rockwork, the side of the cover and box with detached flowering and fruiting sprays including morning glory, crabapple, pomegranate, orchid, peony and loquat. Quantité: 2.

Provenance: An American Private Collection, purchased from Marchant, London in 2005.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM