Lot 177. A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Est: £3000–5000. Unsold. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions

of slender baluster form, painted with alternating panels of precious objects and a lady on a terrace with Buddhist symbols, 26.5cm high; Slight discolouration to the lower bevelled edge and several chips to foot rim and neck rim.

Provenance: Private collection purchased: Christie's, South Kensington, 6th November 2009

Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art, Tuesday 17 May 2016