Lot 226. A flambé-glazed bottle vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735); 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high. Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,791 – $7,985). Price Realized  £23,750 ($37,929). ©  Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The vase is sturdily potted with a long slender neck and bulbous body and is covered in a vibrant pinkish-purple glaze streaked with cream and suffused with a subtle web of crackles. 

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington