Lot 487. An amber-glazed incised 'phoenix' vase, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 37cm (14 1/2in) high. Est: £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 9,562 (€ 11,180). © Bonhams

Finely potted with a lobed rim, the cupped mouth surmounting the phoenix head above a ribbed neck, the body of baluster form incised with floral sprays below two string bands and stylised feathers on the shoulders, the glaze of dark-honey tone.

Note: For a similar amber-glazed phoenix-head vase, Liao dynasty, see R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.1, London, 1994, no.298; and see also a related example excavated in the 1970s from the Liao dynasty site at Balinyouqi in Qingzhou City and now in the Balinyouqi Museum (Inner Mongolia), illustrated by Zhang Bai, Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.4, Beijing, 2008, no.81.

Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021