A pair of Famille Rose vases and covers, Guangxu six-character marks in iron red and of the period (1875-1908). Estimate £4,000 – £6,000 ($6,080 - $9,120). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each vase is delicately decorated to the exterior with five boys playing with cockerels and their young, surrounded by chrysanthemum stems and leafy vines with double gourds to one side, and large peony blooms beside goldfish swimming in a river to the other. The covers are moulded with a double peach finial and surrounded by further floral sprays. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high

Provenance: Sotheby's Paris, 14 June 2007, lot 166.
Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 12 May 2015, London, King Street