Lot 404. An Imperial Canton enamel yellow-ground mirror, Late Qianlong-Jiaqing period; 13.3cm diam. Estimate HK$10,000 - 15,000. Sold for HK$ 100,000 (€ 10,610). © Bonhams 2001-2018

A framed mirror on one side, the other slightly domed with a central looped knot suspending intricately braided textile tassel, decorated with four stylised peony sprays amidst dense vine scrolls between ruyi-head scrolls, all finely enamelled in vivid tones of red, blue, violet and green on a rich egg-yolk-yellow ground.