A red-glazed pear-shaped vase. Qianlong seal mark and of the period. photo Bonhams

All under a rich even-toned ruby glaze, thinning to a paler hue at the mouth and foot, the interior and base glazed white. 35cm (13¾in) high. Estimate: £50,000 - 80,000, CNY 490,000 - 790,000, HK$ 600,000 - 970,000

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11 June 1996, lot 86
The Inder Rieden Collection

Compare a smaller red-glazed pear-shaped vase (22.9cm high), Qianlong mark and of the period, sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot
634.

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