A large gilt-decorated blue-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

of pear shape, covered with a dark blue glaze stopping neatly at the foot, decorated in gilding with peony sprays on the rounded body and the tall, cylindrical neck, the sloping shoulders with a band of upright leaves and a key fret band, all above a lappet border at the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 11:00 AM