Lot 224. A pair of Chinese blue and white beaker vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 2,500 — 3,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

each lobed body rising from a spreading foot to a swelling central section and tall trumpet neck with barbed rim, painted around the exterior with scrolling foliage; together with a pair of blue and white 'prunus and cracked-ice' bottle vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century; and a pair of blue and white 'prunus and cracked-ice' beaker vases, the bases with apocryphal Kangxi marks, Qing dynasty, 19th century - Quantité: 6 - The largest: 29.5cm., 11 5/8 in.

PROPERTY OF A PRINCESS

Sotheby's. Of Royal and Noble Descent Including Works of Art from Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome, Londres, 19 janv. 2016, 10:00 AM