In a recent, December 15, 2011 sale at Sotheby's, some of the pieces that were being auctioned were from a collection called Art's D'Asie. The Parisian Asian Arts sale will include included several major pieces of porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. One of the most exquisite pieces of the collections is an exceptional was a "tea dust" vase of the Qianlong reign (1736-1795). In the Lot 92 auction at Sotheby the listed prices is was between 800,000-1,200,000 EUR. The stylized dragon decoration present on the piece is a trademark of a special group of porcelain that got its inspiration from archaic ritual bronzes. It even exemplifies Emperor Qianlong's preference for the antique towards the middle of his reign. Also in the sale is was an important Qianlong mark and period blue and white parceling moon flask with a Lot 50 estimated price of 500,000-700,000 EUR.
A large blue and white archaistic vase of the Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620) has had a Lot 67 estimated price of 200,000-300,000 EUR. Also in this collection are was a blue and white dragon basin from the same reign with an Lot 68 estimated price of 150,000-200,000 EUR and a Ming Dynasty, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521) yellow ground and underglazed dish with a Lot 75 estimated price of 150,000-200,000 EUR.
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