A Chinese early Qing-style sang de boeuf-glazed vase, probably late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) of broad baluster form with a pair of deer's head handles to the neck, the deep red jun-type glaze with blue suffusions towards the foot, the mouth with the dripping red and blue glaze falling over a pale crackle-glazed interior, with a hardwood stand. Height 28 cm. (vase only)