A Carved Carnelian 'Finger Citron' Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Photo Sotheby's

the large fruit naturalistically carved with elongated fingers and curling tips with two smaller attendant fruits, all issuing from an openwork leafy stalk forming the base, entwined with sprigs of lingzhi to the bottom and a gnarled branch bearing a pair of peaches at the top, the variegated stone of a transparent reddish pink tone suffused with milky-white and vermilion inclusions; 19.5cm., 7 5/8 in. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: An English Private Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com