Lot 1800. A fine famille rose wine cup, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 182,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.

Thinly potted with deep flaring sides, the exterior enameled on one side with a large prunus blossom flanked by chrysathemum and crab apple, with a cymbidium in the base of the interior below two tiny yellow blossoms near the rim, box.