A pair of Chinese export blue and white phoenix-head ewers, Kangxi period. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012

Of lobed baluster form with floral decoration in bright cobalt blue; 9 1/8 in. (23 cm.) high (2). Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Provenance: With Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

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