A 'soft paste' mallet-form vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate $7,000 – $10,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The sides molded with four carp, and covered inside and out with an unctuous white glaze; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high

Provenance: William B. Gruber (1903-1965) Collection, B-154. 
Norma Gruber Schofield Collection; Christie’s New York, 2 December 1982, lot 461.
With Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

CHRISTIE'S. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART III - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: QING CERAMICS, GLASS AND JADE CARVINGS, 19 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.