Two similar blue and white and café-au-lait double gourd vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

Each is decorated to the bulbous upper section with foliate cartouches enclosing flowers and ruyi-heads on a diaper ground, rising to a slender neck with flower sprays. The globular body is covered with a café-au-lait glaze. 8? in. (21.3 cm) high. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,374 - $5,061)

Provenance: Formerly in a Private Belgian Collection.
Acquired in Brussels on 30 October 1948.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 14 May 2014, London, South Kensington - http://www.christies.com/