A large blue and white vase, 19th-20th century. Estimate £8,000 – £12,000 ($12,272 - $18,408). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase is painted to the exterior with various flowers growing from scrolling leafy stems, below a lappet band encircling the foot. The neck is painted with an apocryphal Xuande mark. 35 ¾ in. (90.8 cm.) high

Provenance: Acquired at auction in Paris in the 1980s.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 12 May 2015, London, South Kensington