A very rare and unusual large archaistic 'imitation crystal' glass vase and cover, 18th century. Estimate $40,000 - $60,000. Price Realized $43,750 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The quadrilobed body is raised on a tall foot and is carved on each main side with a central taotie mask between leaf-shaped lappets below and ruyi-shaped lappets above. The neck is carved with pendent lappets and is flanked by monster mask and loose ring handles. The cover is of conforming shape and is carved with taotie masks and lingzhihandles suspending loose rings below the tall, quadrilobed finial. 11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high

Provenance: Property from the Lai Family Collection.
Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2007, lot 563.

Christie's. THE LAI FAMILY COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART, 17 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza