A Chinese Langyao vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($6,264 - $9,396). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The slender baluster vase covered in a crackle-suffused glaze of deep crushed strawberry tone thinning to a pale whitish-blue hue; 16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high

Provenance: Formerly from a private French collection.

CHRISTIE'S INTERIORS - INCLUDING ASIAN WORKS OF ART, 9 September 2015 - London, South Kensington