Lot 3220. A fine pair of blue and white garlic-mouth vases, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1820-1850). Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,800,000. Price realised HKD 2,700,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

Each vase is painted with six sprays of alternating blossoming and fruiting branches, between decorative borders. 11 1/8 in. (28.1 cm.) high, box.

Provenance: Adria Farley Family Collection, acquired in the Netherlands in the 1880s
Collection of Dr. Jacob Harsen
Marchant & Sons, London, 2001.

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall