Down but not out, this broken Qianlong mark and period falangcai vase took $2m (£1.55m) at Doyle.
Topping this season’s Asian art series in New York was a piece of Qing imperial porcelain sold not at Sotheby’s, Christie’s or Bonhams but at Doyle. The Qianlong mark and period falangcai vase decorated with a continuous scene of two European women and a child in a garden took $2m (£1.55m) on September 20.
The vase is in far from perfect condition, having been reduced from the original ganlanping (olive-shaped vase) form. It now stands 5in (12cm) high and is capped with a silver mount.