Lot 35. A group of three 'Dehua' vessels, Qing dynasty, 17th century and later. Height of largest 9 1/4 in., 23.4 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 20,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the first a vase with attenuated cylindrical body surmounted by a narrow neck encircled by a chilongclasping a leafy sprig; the second, a censer of compressed globular form, flanked by lion-mask handles, one side inscribed with characters readingQing xiang Jin yu tang; and the third, a gu-form beaker vase (3). 

Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw

Provenance: First: Property of the Estate of Dr. Ip Yee, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19th November 1984, lot 209.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 11 september 2012