A large facetted blue and white baluster jar and cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722);  58.5cm., 23in. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 19,375 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013.

the octagonally facetted baluster body rising from a short spreading foot to short neck, brightly painted in rich cobalt-blue tones to each facet with a rectangular panel enclosing birds amongst flowering blooms reserved on a dense floret ground, the domed and facetted cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a lotus bud finial. Quantité: 2.