Lot 731. The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth. A silver-gilt long-handled spoon, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907);  26 cm long, box; 51.5 g. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $22,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The flat oval bowl incised with 'twin fish', and the handle of flattened, slightly tapering form, with traces of gilt remaining, mainly on the fish decoration

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1990. 

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.