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Biconvex reservoir with three stub legs, tapering neck and flared rim to the mouth. 56 grams, 54 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including two celadon ware glazed conical lids with bird finials, a tin-glazed bowl with hexagonal crimped rim, and other items. 3.2 kg total, 6-21 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, the animal's head bowed down and turned slightly left, shown with a long and immaculately-kept mane, short dressed tail, saddle cloth decorated with an 'animal skin' pattern and a harness adorned with pendants; the male rider seated in the saddle wearing a knee-length robe and riding boots, his arms positioned to hold reins (absent), a domestic dog perched on a covering behind him; semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures, the rider shown with a full beard and moustache, wearing a cap. 3.9 kg, 42 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f84 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11702-199228.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 991.253.7a, b, for a broadly comparable figure.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f84 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11702-199228.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 991.253.7a, b, for a broadly comparable figure.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled in the round standing wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the waist; elaborate headdress and traces of dark pigment; repaired. 908 grams, 17 cm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular in plan with recessed arch, figure modelled in the half-round of Buddha sitting on a raised throne with mandorla to the rear, hands positioned in the gesture of reassurance (Abhaya Mudra). 3.7 kg, 31 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Rectangular in plan with group of figures modelled in the half-round; tall archer with headdress, waistband and quiver, right hand extended towards female standing erect with hands clasped to her chest, beside a smaller elderly figure with doleful facial expression; impressed handprint to the reverse. 4.1 kg, 29.5 cm wide
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Modelled in the round in a couchant posture with ears pricked; pigment detailing to the ears, nose and eyes, firing hole to the underside. 3.45 kg, 28.5 cm high
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124d1.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124d1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With broad carinated shoulders, cup bezel with applied beaded wire collar, inset garnet cabochon. 8.32 grams, 26.82 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Standing erect on a tiered square base, wearing a floor-length robe and with elaborately dressed hair, right hand at the waist supporting a wreath. 261 grams, 17 cm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
Bell-shaped in profile with pierced lug at the base. 490 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Broad and rounded in profile with carinated flange to the rim, basal ring. 345 grams, 17 cm wide
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ellipsoid in plan jar or vase with flared mouth, bulbous body and trumpet-shaped base; reserved bands on a red hatched field. 1.8 kg, 28 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspective, Bangkok, 2002, for type.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspective, Bangkok, 2002, for type.
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