Lot 317. A fine pair of blue-glazed dishes, Qianlong seal marks and period (1736-1795); 16.4cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate 15,000 - 25,000 GBP. Lot sold 22,500 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, covered overall with a rich royal-blue glaze stopping neatly at the foot and draining to a white tone at the rim, the white base inscribed with a six-character seal mark. 

Provenance: An English Private Collection.
Marchanson, London, 17th July 1992.

Exhibited: Qing Mark and Period Monochrome and Two-coloured Wares, Marchanson, London, 1992, cat. no. 26.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013