A pair of Chinese Export blue and white baluster vases and covers, late Kangxi Period. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012

Each painted in bright cobalt blue with an overall pattern of phoenix on a field of large peony blooms on scrolling vines; 13½ in. (34 cm.) high (4). Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Notes: Two similar jars have been excavated in China and are illustrated in Z. Bai Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol. 7, no. 219 and vol. 10, no. 108.

Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 2013, New York, Rockefeller Plaza