Lot 426. A rare guan-type hu-form vase, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate $60,000 – $80,000. Price realised USD 221,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The pear-shaped body and the base of the slightly waisted neck encircled by double bow-string bands, covered all over in an opaque glaze of pale blue-grey color suffused with a network of golden crackle, the bottom of the foot dressed in a brown wash - 13 in. (33 cm.) high.

Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

CHRISTIE'S. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART III - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: QING CERAMICS, GLASS AND JADE CARVINGS, 19 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.