Lot 781. Two painted dark grey pottery figures of ducks, China, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 7 ½ and 7 ¾ in. (19 and 19.7 cm.) long. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Price Realized $9,375. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each shown seated on a flat base, with arched neck, the feathers of the plump bodies detailed, with traces of white pigment

Provenance: Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d.1981), New York, named the Pan-Asian Collection by 1977.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.