Lot 220. A cloisonné enamel jardinière, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 18.6cm (7 3/8in) high. Estimate £ 12,000-18,000. Sold for £ 27,500 (€ 31,405). Courtesy Bonhams.

The circular vessel decorated with two rows of rectangular panels separated by raised bands of twisted-rope design, each panel with three flower heads variously enamelled in blue, yellow and white borne on scrolling tendrils reserved on a brown ground, the rim chased with scrolling tendrils, supported by three gilt kneeling boys each dressed in floral robes encircled by billowing ribbons.

Note: Compare with a similar cloisonné enamel jardinière, mid-Qing Dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 4, Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pl. 6. A further example in the Robert Chang collection, is illustrated in Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou, 2007, p.84-85.