Chinese Dehua Beaker Vase, 18th-19th Century. Photo Doyle New York

The archaic gu shape set on a spreading foot with raised vertical flanges on the foot and body, with four tall upright blades on the flared neck, all under a creamy white glaze. Height 8 inches. Two hairline cracks extending from foot upward 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch. Estimate $2,000-3,000 

Provenance: Christie's, March 29, 2006, lot 122, ex-collection Evelyn Annenberg Hall 

C The Langsdorf Collection 

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