Lot 258. A very rare large Famille verte group of two boys and plinth; 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high overall. Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized: $158,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2008.

Heavily potted as two laughing boys, the older boy carrying the younger boy on his back, each wearing a short chrysanthemum-patterned jacket secured by toggles, raised on a separate rectangular plinth. 

Provenance: Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 5 May 1964, lot 131.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 17 September 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.