Lot 40. A blue and white garlic mouth bottle vase, Daoguang mark and period (1821-1850); 28 cm, 11 in. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP (17,511 - 29,185 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a garlic mouth, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with six flowering and fruiting sprays, all between spear-head, keyfret and lotus-lappet bands at the shoulder and base, the foot with a foaming wave band and the mouth with a lotus scroll band, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Collection of Albert Sze (1932-2008), Paris.
Christie's Hong Kong, 4th October 2016, lot 68..