Lot 1. A small blue and white 'Lotus' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795), 9.7 cm, 3 3/4  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 8,125 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, painted in varying tones of cobalt blue with a band of meandering leafy lotus scroll between narrow bands of spiral scrolls at the rim and ruyi at the foot, the base with a seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM