Lot 34. A cloisonné enamel tripod censer, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark, late 16th-early 17th century; 13.8cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 25,000 GBP. © Sotheby's

of bombe form, decorated with a wide band of stylised lotus on a turquoise ground, between two narrow bands of raised bosses and two applied lion mask handles on three cabriole legs, ornately marked between two dragons cast in relief.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 12 May 2010