Lot 404. A 'famille-rose' bottle vase, Xuantong mark and period (1909-1911); height 15 5/8 in., 39.8 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot Sold 37,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's 2010

the globular body and waisted neck painted with numerous iron-red bats amidst multi-colored clouds, the shoulder painted with a band of stylized lotus scrolls separated by gilt shou characters, all between a ruyi-head border at the flared mouthrim and a band of upright lappets encircling the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in iron-red. 

Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York