A pair of mauve Peking glass bowls. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's

each deeply carved around the sides with love birds and a parrot perched on flowering branches, the metal of even opaque mauve color (2); diameters 6 3/4 in., 17.1 cm - Estimate 7,000—9,000 USD. Unsold

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, 19th March 1997, lot 115.

Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York www.sothebys.com