A Longquan celadon-glazed 'Phoenix tail' vase, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Estimate £1,500 – £2,500 ($2,301 - $3,835). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase is heavily potted and freely carved with flower sprays. It is covered in an olive-green crackled glaze. 21 in. (53.4 cm.) high, wood stand.

Provenance: With certificate of identity from The Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants & Employees Association, Hong Kong & Kowloon, 13 December 1969.
The property of a private European collector, assembled in Hong Kong and Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 15 May 2015, London, South Kensington