Lot 18. A Longquan celadon gourd-shaped ewer, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long. Estimate £ 2,000-3,000. Sold for £ 8,187 (€ 9,160). Photo: Bonhams.

The globular body vertically fluted, applied with a short spout on one side opposite a C-shaped handle, covered with a thick olive-green glaze thinning to a lighter shade towards the mouth rim and edges.

Provenance: S.Marchant and Son, London (label)
A European private collection.

Note: Compare with a Longquan celadon ewer and cover, 12th-13th century, with very similar shape and crackled glaze, illustrated by U.Wiesner, Chinesische Keramik auf den Philippinen: Die Sammlung Eric E. Geiling, Cologne, 1977, pl.47. See also a very similar Longquan ware melon-shaped ewer, Song dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong, 1996, p.142, no.127.