Lot 23. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A painted pottery 'cocoon' jar, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Width 32 cm. Lot Sold 12,700 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

well potted, set with a neck rising to an everted rim, the body of 'cocoon' shape supported on a high splayed ringed foot.

Provenance: Ormonde gallery, Olympia, December 1990.

Lot 11. A white-glazed jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 28.8 cm. Lot Sold 12,700 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 12. Property from a European Private Collection. A sancai-glazed alms bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 16.3 cm. Lot Sold 15,240 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York (label).

Exhibited: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, ref. 20/85 - IC5 (label).

Lot 22. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A sancai-glazed vase and a small green-splashed bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 18 cm ; Diameter 10 cm. Lot Sold 1,905 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, December 1990, lot 182 (vase).
Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, December 1990 (bowl).

Lot 105. Property from an Old Belgian Family Collection. A group of six pottery figures, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height of tallest 36.3 cm (sancai-glazed equestrian). Lot Sold 5,715 EUR (Estimate 800 - 1,200 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

comprising a straw-glazed court lady, an equestrian figure, two sancai-glazed equestrian figures and two musicians.

Provenance: The kneeling musician : Sydney L. Moss, 6th October 1960 (£55).
The standing male figure : John Sparks Ltd., London, 27th July 1973 (£400).
The standing lady : John Sparks Ltd., London, 31st August 1960 (£40).
The sancai-glazed equestrians : John Sparks Ltd., London, 23rd October 1963 (£1,000)

Lot 1. Property from a European Private Collection. A small ‘Ding’-type white-glazed jug, Five dynasties - Song dynasty, 9th - 10th century. Height 11 cm. Lot Sold 1,905 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Paris Biennale or Grosvenor antique fair in London, ca. 1995 (by repute).

Lot 2. Property from a European Private Collection. A ‘Ding’ white-glazed foliate-rim vase, Five dynasties - Song dynasty, 9th - 10th century. Height 16 cm. Lot Sold 20,320 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Paris Biennale or Grosvenor antique fair in London, ca. 1995 (by repute).

Lot 13. Property from a European Private Collection. A 'Jun' blue-glazed footed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 18.1 cm. Lot Sold 5,334 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 17. A 'Jun' purple-splashed bowl and a Ge-type bottle vase, Song - Ming dynasty (960-1644). Height. 9.8 cm (vase); Diameter 7.9 cm (bowl), wood stands. Lot Sold 22,860 EUR (Estimate 600 - 800 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 24. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A Qingbai carved ‘peony’ bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 20 cm. Lot Sold 2,159 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, M. Willcox, London, 1988.

Lot 25. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Ding'-type 'lotus' bowl, probably Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 9 cm. Lot Sold 5,080 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 26. Property from a French Private Collection. A pair of carved Qingbai 'floral' bowls, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 17.8 cm. Lot Sold 1,651 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Hôtel Drouot, Marie-Françoise Robert, Paris, 28th May 2003, lot 36.

Lot 30. A  ‘Jian’ russet-brown glazed bowl and a Henan black-glazed russet-splashed bowl, Song - Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 12.2 cm ; Diameter 16.5 cm. Lot Sold 1,905  EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 104. Property from an Old Belgian Family Collection. A ‘carved Qingbai bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 21 cm. Lot Sold 1,651 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 108. Property from an European Private Collection. A black-glazed 'oil spot' bowl, a 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl and a mustard yellow-glazed bowl, Song - Ming dynasty (960-1644). Diameter of the largest 30.8 cm. Lot Sold 2,794 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 27. A painted 'Cizhou' 'immortal and dragon' jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 30 cm. Lot Sold 13,970 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 31. A carved 'Ding'-type white-glazed ‘chilong’ bowl, Yuan or Ming dynasty. Diameter 16.6 cm. Lot Sold 6,985 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 21 December 2023