Lot 810. A chestnut-brown-glazed vase, China, Liao Dynasty (AD 907-1125); 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) high. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $6,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The tapering body and flaring neck carved with horizontal bands, the high shoulder applied with a pair of strap handles joined by vertical strips to matching straps applied on the lower body, covered overall with a rich chestnut-brown glaze, 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.