Lot 1489. A pair of iron-red and gilt 'Dragon' chargers, late  Qing dynasty. Width 20 1/8  in., 51.1 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $40,000. © Sotheby's

each heavily potted over a low foot, the interior painted with a pair of sinuous dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst scrolling clouds and flames within a gilt band, the exterior repeating the theme with two dragons chasing two 'flaming pearls' between upper and lower bands (2).

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017