Dish collected by porcelain obsessive Augustus the Strong brings bidding at Lyon & Turnbull
The scene on this 19in (43cm) Yongzheng famille rose dish depicts the Daoist immortal Magu on her way to celebrate the famous peach banquet of the Queen Mother of the West, Xi Wang Mu, who rules over the garden of the peaches of longevity.
The lingzhi fungus she holds in her hand and the stag with a peach in its mouth are also symbols o…