Lot 807. A Cizhou white-glazed vase, China, Liao Dynasty (AD 907-1125);  14 in. (35.8 cm.) high. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $5,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The tall, oviform vase with slender neck rising to a dished mouth, covered with a white slip under a creamy white glaze stopping short of the unglazed foot, box

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

Note: A vase of high-shouldered form and larger size (46.8 cm.), with similar neck, mouth and glaze, dated 10th-early 11th century, in the British Museum, London, is illustrated by W. Watson, Tang and Liao Ceramics, New York, 1984, p. 227, no. 271. 

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.