A rare Small Cafe-Au-Lait-Glazed Bowl. Kangxi Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue Within A Double Circle And Of The Period (1662-1722). photo Christie's Ltd 2011

With deep, rounded sides, covered inside and out with a slightly metallic glaze of russet-brown color; 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm) diam. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 - Price Realized $86,500

Provenance: Bluett, London.

The Property of an American Collector

Notes: A pair of cafe-au-lait-glazed Kangxi-marked bowls of the same size was included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1984, p. 79, no. 39.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II,  15 - 16 September 2011. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com