Lot 1753. A pair of flambé-glazed 'pomegranate' vases, 18th-19th century; 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011. 

Each, lobed, broad ovoid body raised on a short spreading foot, covered in a lustrous glaze of crushed strawberry tone widely streaked in pale milky blue and purple draining from the outward-turned rim indented at the edges where the glaze pales to a light brown, the bases unglazed.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011