Lot 804. An amber-glazed mortar, China, Liao Dynasty (AD 907-1125). Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Of circular drum shape, the exterior applied with 'nail' bosses below the rim, with a small hole in one side, covered overall with a thin amber glaze darkening to a caramel tone at the rim and streaked in the interior; 6 ¼ in. (18 cm.) diameter, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.

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.