Lot 123. A famille-rose 'chilong' wall vase, Daoguang seal mark and period. Estimate  12,000 — 18,000 GBP (15,325 - 22,988 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped flattened body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck with everted rim and flanked by a pair of pierced iron-red and gilt chilong handles, brightly enamelled to the front face with two large chilong amidst lotus strapwork, all reserved on a turquoise ground, the reverse with a rectangular aperture for suspension, the base inscribed with the six-character seal mark in iron red; 21 cm, 8 1/4  in.