Lot 235. A famille rose 'Butterfly' bottle vase, Xuantong six-character mark in iron red and of the period (1908-1911);15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high . Estimate HK$100,000 - HK$150,000 ($12,961 - $19,442). Price Realized HK$325,000 ($42,123). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The globular body and tall waisted neck are decorated with butterflies in flight between decorative borders, including a lotus and Shou-character band on the shoulder. 

Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's New York, 19-20 March 2007, lot 839
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor