Lot 203. A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Tripod Incense Burner and Cover, Tang Dynasty; 19.5cm., 7 3/4 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 8,125 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the compressed globular body rising from three short cabriole legs to a short flaring neck and everted rim, covered overall with irregular green, ochre and cream splashes falling short of the underside to reveal the pale pinkish-buff body, the similarly glazed domed cover surmounted by a lotus bud finial. Quantity: 2

Provenance: Frank Caro, New York, 30th November 1968.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 7 november 2012