Lot 2137. A 'Hatcher cargo' blue and white sleeve vase, Transitional period, circa 1643; 6½ in. (16.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realized USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

The tall body is decorated with two large leaf-shaped panels enclosing a pair of deer, and a pair of horses, each pair shown in a landscape setting. The panels are separated by flowers and ornamental rocks between incised borders, and below flowering branches and insects on the waisted neck.

Provenance: Collection of Captain Michael Hatcher; Christie's Amsterdam, 14 February 1985, lot 158. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014