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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
.jpg "Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Mount with Interlaced Panels")
.jpg "The Siddington Impressive Anglo-Saxon Chip-Carved Saucer Brooch Pair")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "Chinese Cizhou Glazed Jar")
A jar with decorative glaze to the upper body, series of raised vertical ribs to the circumference; carinated body with basal ring. 298 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired Masan, Bristol sale, 2016.
Property of a London gentleman.
Acquired Masan, Bristol sale, 2016.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £377
A copper-alloy belt fitting featuring an openwork discoid design composed of four entwined dragons with snake-like bodies, each resting its head on a circular frame adjacent to a D-shaped attachment lug, interlace design to the body and anatomical detailing to the beasts. 162 grams, 88 mm wide
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
.jpg "Chinese Glazed Vase")
A piriform Yuan style provincial ceramic vase with stepped mouth, simple scrolling forms painted over the body. 825 grams, 21 cm highFine condition.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK.
A matched pair of mottled jade bowls each with a basal ring and everted rim. 136 grams, 10 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
.jpg "Large Japanese Blue and White Stool with Birds")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A hollow-formed tin-glazed ceramic stool, barrel-shaped and hexagonal in section, blue foliage to each of the faces and to the top with birds, two C-shaped vents. 11.7 kg, 46 cmFine condition.
Acquired 2002, Tokyo, Japan.
Ex property of a Middlesex collector.
Acquired 2002, Tokyo, Japan.
Ex property of a Middlesex collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A large banded agate bead of roughly oval form, two domed 'eyes' to one face; suspended on a felt thong. 97 grams, 66 cm long
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A hollow-formed gilt-bronze figure of Arya Tara sitting cross-legged flanked by uptala flowers, hands held in the mudra of instruction; black pigment to the hair and inset rub-coloured gemstones to the headdress. 1.29 kg, 22 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A rectangular ceramic Buddha brick displaying Buddha seated cross-legged on a lotus flower base beneath a canopy, in raised relief within a rectangular niche, his hands held in the varada mudra of charity and compassion. 3.83 kg, 32 cm highFair condition.
Acquired in the 1970s.
From a Hong Kong collection.
London collection, 1990s-2000s.
Acquired in the 1970s.
From a Hong Kong collection.
London collection, 1990s-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A rectangular ceramic brick bearing a high-relief image of Buddha in Paranirvana, set within a rectangular niché, head resting on raised arm and hand, detailing to the face, ushnisha, hands, feet and robes; remains of painted pigmentation. 5.2 kg, 35.5 x 17 cm
Acquired 1970-1990s.
Ex Hong Kong collection.
From a private West Country collection.
Acquired 1970-1990s.
Ex Hong Kong collection.
From a private West Country collection.
.jpg "Chinese Wei Buddha Brick")
A rectangular ceramic brick featuring three ogival niches, each containing a Buddha figure in high-relief, robed and seated on a dais; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 6.8 kg, 34.5 x 17 cmFine condition.
Acquired 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
Acquired 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
A jade box with curved profile, the base carved to the exterior with a stylised landscape composed of bounding deer, trees, mountains, swirling clouds and birds; lid with raised opposed fenghuangs pierced against a pierced field, flowering vines to the rim. 394 grams, 19.5 cm wide
Acquired London, UK, in the 1990s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Acquired London, UK, in the 1990s.
Property of a London gentleman.
A copper-alloy terminal formed as a couchant dragon modelled with forepaws outstretched, stylised head with bulging eyes and four huge fangs, tail curved to one side of the body, chain with dangle to rear and tapering cylindrical bar. 186 grams, 10 cm wide
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
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