Lot 1510. A Longquan celadon ewer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368). Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016

The globular body is surmounted by a short neck and everted rim, and has a slightly curved spout on one side opposite a C-form handle. The ewer is covered overall with a glaze of pale olive-green tone. Together with a small Longquan celadon bowl and a cover, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), the sides of the bowl and the domed cover are carved with a band of overlapping petals, and both are covered overall in a crackled glaze of pale blue-green tone. Ewer 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high; bowl and cover 4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam. (cover)

Provenance: Bowl and cover: S. Marchant & Son, London. 
Both: Christie's New York, 25 March 1998, lot 162 (part).
Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part II, 17 - 18 March 2016, New York