A Marseille (Veuve Perrin) faience soup-tureen and cover, mid-18th century, painted VP monogram. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,062 – $4,593). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015

Painted with flowers, the finial formed as two fish and a mussel shell, the handles formed as leopards – 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) wide

Christie’s. CHRISTIE’S INTERIORS, 24 February 2015, London, South Kensington