A very rare yellow amber flattened baluster vase and cover, 18th-19th century. Estimate $60,000 - $80,000. Price Realized $68,750. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase is of flattened form with tapered neck and flared foot. The shoulders are carved with fixed lion mask and ring handles below the rim, which is encircled by a bow-string band repeated on the lower edge of the domed cover, which is surmounted by a recumbent lion. The amber is of an unctuous, golden honey-yellow tone. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high, box

Provenance: The Viscount Astor, Cliveden, Berkshire, England, Philips London, 15 May 1967, lot 1263.
Christie's London, 12 July 2005, lot 67.
Property from the Lai Family Collection.

Christie's. THE LAI FAMILY COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART, 17 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza