A famille verte bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

of globular form rising to a tall cylindrical neck, well-painted with stylized floral medallions borne on leafy scrolls, the shoulder with alternating flower heads on an aubergine ground, the neck with further stylized floral meander and surmounted by a diaper cell band, the base with an underglaze blue 'G' mark. Height 8 7/8  in., 22.5 cm

Provenance: Acquired in San Francisco in the early 20th century and thence by descent. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015