Lot 3042. A Yellow Jade 'Twin Boys' Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century; 10.5 cm., 4 1/8  in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,320,000 HKD (218,409 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

deftly carved and hollowed in the form of a flattened baluster bao ping ('Treasure Vase') with rounded shoulders and a waisted neck, flanked by two grinning boys supporting the front and reverse of the vase with both hands, the well-fitted domed cover with an upturned finial, the stone of a yellowish-green tone mottled with faint russet patches, wood stand.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong, 08 April 2014