Lot 189. A silver-mounted blue and white bottle vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620);  32.5cm., 12 3/4 in. Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall narrow waisted neck, painted around the exterior in underglaze-blue with alternating fruiting and foliate vertical panels divided by narrow bands, the rim mounted in silver with a screw cover. Quantité: 2.