Christie’s sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art will be held over the course of two days, featuring over 570 lots in a diverse range of collecting categories, including archaic bronzes, jades, early pottery and later porcelains, glass, and snuff bottles.  Highlighting the sale is a magnificent and very rare large famille rose enameled turquoise-ground ‘bats’ vase, Qianlong incised and gilded seal mark and of the period (1736-1795).  The extraordinary large pear-shaped vase is exquisitely decorated with numerous iron-red bats on a brilliant turquoise ground.   A strong selection of Qing Imperial monochromes includes an exquisite celadon-glazed vase, also Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-1795), decorated in low relief with archaistic scrolling, foliate birds.  Another major highlight will be a selection of eight outstanding examples of Ming and Qing dynasty huanghuali and zitan furniture from the distinguished Raymond Hung Collection.