Lot 2153. A pair of transparent green octagonal bottle vases, Daoguang incised four-character marks within squares and of the period (1821-1850); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000. Price realised HKD 312,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 

Each vase is faceted into eight sides, supported on a straight foot and rising to a long neck of conforming shape. The material is of a transparent emerald-green tone (2). 

Property from the Collection of George and Marcia Good, California

Provenance: Benjamin Stein, Amsterdam, 2001

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 November 2012, Hong Kong