Lot 817. A celadon-glazed cong vase, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908). Height 11 in., 27.9 cm. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

the body of square section rising from a short straight circular foot to a tapering circular neck with a lipped rim, molded with the 'Eight Trigrams' to each of the four sides, covered overall in a lustrous celadon glaze, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue, wood stand (2).

Provenance: Collection of Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870-1965), New York (by repute). 

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017