Paire de vases en porcelaine de la famille verte, Chine, Dynastie Qing, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Estimate €6,000 – €8,000 ($6,743 - $8,991). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each vase is decorated to two sides with an elegant lady in a fenced garden holding either a fan or a ruyi scepte. The other sides are variously decorated with kingfishers amongst peony and birds perched on prunus branches. The necks are decorated with floral panels on a cell-pattern ground, above ruyi bands at the shoulders. The bases and necks are mounted with european 19th century gilt-bronze and gilt-metal mounts. 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.) high

Provenance: Property from an important European collection.

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE MOUNTED SQUARE VASES, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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