A Guan-type glazed pear-shaped vase, hu, 18th century.  Photo Bonhams

The neck flanked by a pair of shaped loop handles, raised on a slightly spreading foot, the grey-green glaze covered with a matrix of lighter and darker crackles stopping short of the iron-burnt foot. 16.4cm (6 ½in) high - Estimate: £5,000 - 8,000, CNY 49,000 - 79,000, HK$ 60,000 - 97,000

Provenance:  Dr. Hugh Shire (label)
Acquired from Roger Keverne Ltd., London, in 2007.
The Langsdorf Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Collection no.127.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street  www.bonhams.com