Lot 424. A flambé-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 39.8cm., 15 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the baluster body rising to a waisted neck with a raised filet, applied overall with a purplish-red glaze splashed with lavender-blue and thinning to a mushroom tone around the rim and stopping at the foot, the base glazed in creamy-white suffused with a subtle crackle.  

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 07 november 2012