Lot 202. Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Porcelain Bowls, Yongzheng Mark and of the Period (1723-1735). Diameter 8 7/8 inches. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000. Sold for $28,125. Courtesy Doyle

Of wide conical form resting on a low foot ring, the exterior glazed in a deep medium blue, the interior glazed white, base with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double blue circle in underglazed blue.  One in good condition with a small 1/2 inch glaze gap just below the rim on the interior, small chip to exterior of rim opposite; the other broken through and repaired.

Provenance: The Doris Duke Collection 
Christies, New York, June 3-5 2004, lot 421