A Gilt-Decorated Blue Glazed 'Flower Ball' Vase, with Guangxu Mark, the globular vase is decorated in gilt on the exterior with overlapping medallions, some with stylized flower heads, some with composite flower and others with birds, butterflies, bats, fruit and flower, all reserved on a blue ground, the base with six-character seal mark reading 'Da Qing Guang Xu Nian Zhi'. Dimensions: 14.75"h x 8"w (37.47cm x 20.32cm). Provenance: By repute, Sotheby's, lot 167. Bonhams, lot 1201.