Lot 2865. A Mughal-style white jade vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century; vase 13.3 cm., 5 1/4 in.; overall 17.7 cm., 7 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 620,000 HKD. © Sotheby's 2010

carved with a shield-shaped body rising to a waisted neck, supported on a stand with a band of fretwork in openwork, decorated in the round with lotuses and daisies, all finely depicted in low relief, the vase flanked by a pair of openwork handles, each adorned with flowers, foliage and a loose ring, the fitted cover topped with a lotus finial, the translucent white stone of an even creamy tone.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1970s.