A large ormolu-mounted doucai jardinière, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period (1662-1735). Estimate $40,000 – $60,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The globular body finely decorated with flowering or fruiting branches including peony, prunus, loquat and pomegranate on the upper body, and peach, lotus, finger citron and chrysanthemum on the lower body, all between a band of leafy scroll and lotus blossoms on the neck and a double blue line border on the foot; now mounted on an ormolu stand, and with separate metal liner; 14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high overall

Provenance: With Weisbrod & Dy, Ltd., New York, early 1980s. 

CHRISTIE'S. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART III - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: QING CERAMICS, GLASS AND JADE CARVINGS, 19 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.