Lot 1135. An unusual small transparent purple glass double-gourd-form vase, Qianlong four-character inscribed mark and of the period (1736-1795), 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 18,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 56,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

The vase is carved in high relief and undercut with a double-gourd vine that starts at the rim and extends around and down the sides where it spans the waist in places. The reign mark is inscribed on the flat base.

Provenance: Hugh W. Greenberg (1930-2013) Collection, Franklin, Michigan. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 18 - 19 September 2014, New York