Lot 217. A 'Longquan' celadon mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP (7,663 - 10,217 EUR). Lot sold 20,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the tapering cylindrical body rising to angled shoulders, surmounted by a tall columnar neck with a wide everted rim, flanked by a pair of archaistic phoenix handles, covered overall in an opaque sea-green glaze suffused with a network of crackle, the footring unglazed revealing the buff-orange body; 16 cm, 6¼ in.

Provenance: Collection of Sir Michael and Lady Cynthia Postan.
Bluett and Sons Ltd., London.
Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam.

Bibliography: Bluett and Sons Ltd., The Postan Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics, London, 1972, cat. no. 18. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 mai 2016, 10:00 AM