Chinese White Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase, 18th Century.  Photo Doyle New York 

The bulbous shape rising to a cylindrical neck and cup-form mouth, on a splayed foot, the body molded with a mythological beast below a tree, all under an ecru white glaze. Height 6 5/8 inches. Foot rim with multiple small frits and vertical hairline cracks, some continuing into the body  - Estimate $3,000-5,000 

Provenance: Roger Keverne, London 

C The Langsdorf Collection 

Doyle New York. Asian Works of Art. Monday, March 19, 2012 at 10am. http://www.doylenewyork.com/