Lot 46. A doucai barrel-shaped 'lotus scroll' armrest, 18th century. Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,200 - 3,400). Photo: Bonhams.
Vividly enamelled in red, green, yellow and aubergine, the gently curving sides decorated with four foliate cartouches each enclosing dense scrolling foliage bearing a lotus flower head, separated by a smaller lotus spray above clusters of billowing clouds, all beneath a continuous band of ruyi heads, the top similarly decorated with a floral cartouche. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) high.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 10 november 2016, 10:30 GMT, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET