A Teadust-Glazed Bottle Vase. Xianfeng Incised Six-Character Mark Within A Rectangle And Of The Period (1851-1861). photo Christie's Ltd 2011

The compressed globular body tapering to the cylindrical neck, covered all over with a finely mottled opaque glaze of pale and darker olive tone thinning to the clear glaze on the rim and ending in a neat line on the foot, the base similarly glazed, the foot rim painted in black; 13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high. Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 - Price Realized $76,900

Provenance: Acquired in China in the early 20th century.

The property of a gentleman.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II,  15 - 16 September 2011. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com