A collection of chinese blue and white, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

A chinese blue and white jar Kangxi (1662-1722)

Painted in a vibrant blue tone with flowering peony and lotus blossoms. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high. Estimate£600 - £800 - Price Realized £750

A chinese blue and white silver-mounted jarlet. The porcelain Kangxi period (1662-1722), the silver later

Brightly painted around the baluster body with two shaped medallions enclosing floral stems issuing from rockwork and interspersed by scrolling foliage. 7½ in. (19.3 cm.) high. Estimate£500 - £800 - Price Realized £625

A chinese blue and white ginger jar Kangxi (1662-1722)

Painted to the body with Shou characters alternating with stylised leafy lotus heads. 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high. Estimate£500 - £700 - Price Realized £813

A chinese blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Painted to the body with scrolling oversized peony heads and foliage, Kangxi underglaze blue six-character mark to base. 9 in. (23 cm.) high. Estimate£1500 - £2500 - Price Realized £11875

Two chinese blue and white dishes. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

One painted to the centre with a dense decoration of oversized peony scrolls, the other freely painted to the interior with scrolling foliage surrounding a central medallion with stylised Vajra, the exterior with a café-au-lait glaze. 14 in. (35 cm.) diam. and smaller (2). Estimate£700 - £1000 - Price Realized £1345

A chinese blue and white saucer dish. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Finely painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue with a central floral roundel surrounded by meandering scrolls, the cavetto with six further floral roundels. 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide. Estimate£800 - £1200 - Price Realized £1125

Painted to the interior with heavily stylised dragons amongst scrolling motifs. 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam. Estimate£600 - £800 - Price Realized £600

A chinese blue and white 'lotus' dish. Kangxi six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1662-1722)

Freely painted to the interior with scrolling lotus branches bearing large blooms and pods, the exterior similarly painted. 15 in. (38 cm.) diam. Estimate£600 - £900 - Price Realized £21250

A chinese blue and white fluted bowl

With foliate rim, the painted exterior with long upright flowering aster motifs. 7¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high. Estimate£500 - £700 - Price Realized £1500

A chinese blue and white rectangular box and cover. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Each side freely painted with chrysanthemum and flowers borne on leafy stems, the lid similarly painted, the interior divided into two compartments. 6¾ in. (17 cm.) long Estimate£600 - £800 - Price Realized £600

61. A chinese blue and white jar and cover. Kangxi period (1662-1722). Decorated with stylised flower and geometrical designs between stiff leaves. 7 in. (17.9 cm.). Estimate£500 - £700 - Price Realized £1188

62. Two chinese blue and white bottle vases. Kangxi period (1662-1722). Decorated with blossoming sprays, with later silver mount; together with a Chinese blue and white jar and cover, decorated with stylised flowers and geometrical designs. The first 6 in. (15 cm.) high (2). Estimate£300 - £500 - Price Realized £622 and  Estimate£300 - £500 - Price Realized £622

Christie's. Le Grand Goût- A Private European Collection. 17 June 2009. London, King Street www.christies.com

A chinese blue and white lobed 'fish' dish. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Brightly painted to the interior with a crab surrounded by fish. 15 in. (38 cm.) diam. Estimate£2500 - £4000 - Price Realized £4375

A chinese blue and white small dish. Kangxi period (1662-1722)