Lot 223. A white-glazed soft-paste vase, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735). 38.2 cm, 15 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. 

well-potted with a pear-shaped body supported on a short foot sweeping to a tall cylindrical neck, the exterior intricately moulded in relief with four shou character motifs surrounded by stylised kui dragons, divided by flying bats, below a ruyi head border issuing from a key fret band at the shoulders with a frieze of plantain leaves extending up the neck, above a band of upright lappets encircling the foot, all between key fret borders at the rim and at the foot, the cream-white body beneath a finely crackled glaze.

Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, London, 10 Nov 2017, 10:00 AM