Two small blue and white ovoid jars and covers, Chongzhen period, circa 1643. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500. Price Realized $1,250 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each small jar is decorated on the exterior with a mountainous river landscape. The flat covers are decorated with small landscape vignettes, one with a later two-character merchant's mark in black pigment. The flat, slightly recessed bases are unglazed. 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high

Provenance: The Property of Captain Michael Hatcher; Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984, lot 109.
Collection of Julia and John Curtis.

Christie's. AN ERA OF INSPIRATION: 17TH-CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAINS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS, 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza