Paire de vases en porcelaine bleu blanc, Chine, dynastie Qing (1644-1911). Estimate €8,000 – €12,000 ($8,991 - $13,487). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each vase is painted to each of the four lobes with floral blooms growing from leafy stems above lingzhi sprigs. The necks are applied with two archaistic dragon-form handles. The bases are each inscribed with an apocryphal Yongzheng seal mark. 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high

Provenance: Property of a Noble European Lady
Collection of a Spanish diplomat, who was based in Shanghai in the 1940s.   

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL-FORM TWO-HANDLED VASES, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 9 June 2015, Paris