A small purple glass bowl, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong four-character wheel-cut mark within a square and possibly of the period. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500. Price Realized $8,750 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The translucent purple glass bowl with everted rim and raised on a thick, straight foot - 4 ¼ in. (10.9 cm.) diameter

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977.

Literature: C. Brown and D. Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute in America, New York, 21 April - 16 June 1990, no. 34.

Exhibited: China Institute in America, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, New York, 21 April - 16 June 1990, no. 34.

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.