A pair of flambé-glazed trumpet-form vases, 18th-19th century. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,048 - $4,572). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each vase is of elongated form with bulbous shoulders and trumpet-form neck, covered in an unctuous purplish-red flambé glaze thinning to beige at the rims and stopping around the foot. 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high

Provenance: Christie's London, 25 March 1999, lot 394, The Collection of Maureen Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1907-1998).

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 15 May 2015, London, South Kensington