Lot 423. A large flambé-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 54cm, 21 1/4 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 34,850 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the globular body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a tall cylindrical neck, covered in a purplish-red glaze thinning to a mushroom tone near the mouth and streaked with milky lavender blue stopping neatly at the foot, wood stand.  

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 07 november 2012