Lot 1018. A blue and white bottle vase for the Indian market, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 9 3/8  in., 23.8 cm. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. Sold: $3,250. © Sotheby's

the globular body with a flaring neck rising from a horizontal disc-form flange, painted in bright blue tones with floral sprigs within scalloped cartouches, the base of the neck encircled with a dense ring of lappets.

Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Collection of Benno Schmidt, Sr., and thence by descent.