Lot 28. A celadon-glazed bamboo necked bottle vase, Qing dynasty; 23cm, 9 1/8 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 40,000 GBP. © Sotheby's.

the globular body moulded with a single rib and rising from a short spreading foot to a tall ribbed neck with everted dished mouth, covered overall with a pale celadon glaze suffused with a fine golden crackle.