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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary")
.jpg "Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis")
.jpg "Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
.jpg "Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds")
.jpg "Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull")
Standing erect on a lotus-flower dais wearing a paridhana and holding one corner of the mantle uttariya in the left hand. 1.47 kg, 22 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Comprising a broad squat turquoise-coloured bowl and four small bell-shaped bowls each with floral motifs and a signature character to the underside. 270 grams total, 6.4-10 cm
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section loop handles to the equator, circumferential bands of painted lines, reserved roundels and chevrons; one handle repaired. 3.45 kg, 36 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.
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.
.jpg "Large Ban Chiang Period Painted Chalice")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Formed as a broad upper bowl with flared rim atop a smaller inverted bowl at the base; upper bowl decorated with dense series of interlocking spiral motifs, the base with looser similar motifs. 3.05 kg, 29.5 cm high
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.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication with sample no.N107t24 dated 30 May 2007.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002.
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.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication with sample no.N107t24 dated 30 May 2007.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Unglazed ceramic figure of a warrior in a dynamic pose, seated on a rock, wearing a full lamellar armour and a helmet, full cheeks and large eyes. 2.27 kg, 29.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising three powder boxes with painted flower to the lid. 252 grams total, 60-62 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,154
Depicting dancers in vigorous poses, each in a cross-over robe with bell-shaped sleeves, an underdress with long tubular sleeves concealing the hands and one cloud-toed slipper revealed at the base; one with neatly dressed hair in two buns, the other with a grotesque face and wearing a pointed cap. 2.8 kg total, 26.5-27.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis reports nos.18C26042024 and 17C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis reports nos.18C26042024 and 17C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With trumpet-shaped body and carinated rim, hollow base, reserved spiral designs on a coral-coloured field. 1.23 kg, 28.5 cm wide
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 Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002, for discussion.
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 Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002, for discussion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising three miniature vessels with painted floral decoration. 61 grams total, 60-63 mm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
Piriform bodied and painted with four netted roundels to the upper body; two loop handles to the equator. 2.36 kg, 32.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a dark green glazed low-profile bowl with inverted rim and low foot; tiered stand with four legs with onion knop finials. 1.49 kg total, 23 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four shallow plates with a painted scene of a robed figure on a donkey travelling through a hilly landscape, companion walking behind carrying a branch on the shoulder; four cups with a similar scenery painted on the outer face. 356 grams total, 70-114 mm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
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