Lot 303, A Famille-Verte 'Wild Flowers and Insects' Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

painted around the sides with a continuous scene of garden rocks, wild flowers and insects, the neck decorated with flowers of the four seasons between decorative bands, all supported on an inset footring, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue. Height 17 1/2  in., 44.5 cm

Property from the collection of Elizabeth Mead Merck

Provenance: Nathan Bentz, Santa Barbara, California, prior to 1940.
Collection of Edward H. Bennett (1874-1954), and thence by descent.

Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM