Lot 45. Property from an important European collection. A Longquan celadon mallet vase, Song - Yuan dynasty (960-1368); 15.8 cm. Lot Sold 889,000 HKD (Estimate 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

the slightly tapering cylindrical body rising to a canted shoulder and sweeping up to a tall neck and a wide everted rim, flanked by a pair of dragon-fish handles, each rendered lively and detailed with scales, fins and eyes, covered overall save for the footring with an even sea-green glaze thinning to reveal the pale grey body at the extremities.