Lot 1190. An flambé-glazed bottle vase, 18th century; 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 

The lower globular body tapers elegantly to the tall, cylindrical neck. The exterior is covered in a faintly crackled glaze of crushed-strawberry tone that thins to a mushroom color on the mouth. The glaze on the base is of ivory tone.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 301.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza