Lot 515. A 'Yue' triple box and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 8.7cm., 3 3/8 in. Estimate 300 — 400 GBP. Lot sold 2,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2008

each of the conjoined globular boxes and covers surmounted by high relief stems of lotus twisted together in the centre, covered overall with a pale olive-green glaze save for the base and rims revealing the grey body. Quantity: 2

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 40.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 263.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 05 Nov 2008