A flambé-glazed Hu-shaped vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the broad pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, with two abstracted animal-form handles, the shoulder moulded with two bowstrings, covered in a deep red flambé glaze with purple suffusions to the lower part of the body, the rim and handles thinning to an off-white colour - 32cm., 12 5/8 in.

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