A greyish stoneware ovoid ewer, 10th century. Estimate €1.200 - €1.400. Photo courtesy Lempertz 1845

A greyish stoneware ovoid ewer on a splayed foot and with a trumpet neck, C-shaped handle and spout, covered with a white slip under a transparent bluish glaze leaving the foot free. Small chip to rim. Crack and repair. Height 18.6 cm

Provenance: Wolfgang Nolting, Rheinland-Pfalz (acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, November 2009)
Paper lablels: Helsinki 1957, No. 130; F. Low-Beer & Co., New York; CK 234

Literature: Illustrated in: B. Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, 1964, Nr. 234

Lempertz 1845. Asian Art, 06.03.2015, 10:00, Cologne