Lot 44. A blue and white garlic-head bottle vase, Circa 1640; 37.1cm (15 5/8in) high. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€4,200 - 7,000). Sold for £ 3,750 (€ 4,282). Photo Bonhams.

The bell-shaped body painted with four leafy sprigs borne with peonies, prunus and lotus blossoms alternated with small fruiting sprays and butterflies, all beneath a band of floral scrolls to the sloping shoulder, tapering to a tall slender neck similarly decorated with bamboo sprigs and flowering branches. 

Provenance: a distinguished European private collection 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET