The Schroder family came to England from Hamburg in the late eighteenth century and became amongst the most successul of Europe's merchant bankers. Johann Friedrich Schroder established a trading company in London around 1801 and was later joined by his...

Lot 119. A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 10 cm, 4 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 62,500 GBP (80,756 USD) . Courtesy Sotheby's. the compressed bombé-form body rising from three short, tapered gilt legs and...