Lot 211. A cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 25cm (9 7/8in) high. Estimate £ 10,000-15,000. Sold for £ 2,500 (€ 2,855). Courtesy Bonhams.

The compressed globular body raised on three cabriole legs issuing from gilt copper lion masks, rising to a short, straight neck with everted rim, the exterior decorated with large lotus blooms amid foliate scrolls on a turquoise ground, below a band of gilt lotus lappets, the shoulder flanked by a pair of handles shaped as mythical beasts, the domed cover cast with three ruyi panels enclosing leafy lotus scrolls reserved on a pierced ground decorated with bats and clouds, surmounted by a gilt bronze knop pierced with lotus blooms and flower heads.