Lot 829. A Yue-type celadon carved ewer, China, Early Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127);  7 ½ in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $8,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The oviform body divided into six lobes, each freely carved with a flower, with a pair of small loops applied to the shoulder between the curved spout and S-shaped handle, the cylindrical neck rising to the dished mouth, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.

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.