A moulded celadon-glazed garlic-mouth moonflask. Qing dynasty, 18th century - Sothebys

the flattened circular body rising from a short spreading foot to a garlic-shaped neck and mouth flanked by a pair of ruyi-shaped handles, moulded to both faces with a deer and lingzhi spray sheltered beneath a gnarled pine tree, the neck with a shou character medallion beneath a chevron border at the rim, encircled with a keyfret band at the foot, covered overall in a pale celadon glaze thinning at the rims; 38.5cm., 15 1/8 in. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 www.sothebys.com