A white-glazed anhua-decorated meiping, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $16,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The body lightly incised with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with an apocryphal Chenghua four-character mark on the base; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977.

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.