Lot 188. A pair of famille verte beaker vases, gu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP (10,217 - 15,325 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.  

each with a central globular section rising from a tall spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck, brightly enamelled around the exterior of the neck with figures at leisure in a courtyard, all above two flower-filled quatrefoil panels at the central section and a pendent ruyi and stiff leaf band at the foot. Quantity: 2 -33.3 cm, 13 1/8  in.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016, 10:00 AM