A green-glazed handled vase. Qing dynasty,  18th-19th century. Photo Sotheby's

the body of compressed globular shape rising from a short foot, the cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of elephant handles and surmounted by a garlic-knopped mouth, covered overall in a crackled apple-green glaze; 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. Estimate 5,000-7,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 3,750 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com