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Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Each shoulder a serpent-head supporting an ellipsoid bezel with amethyst cabochon in claw setting; polished. 6.84 grams, 24.18 mm overall, 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s.
Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector.
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s.
Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector.
Each a shallow glazed bowl with white field and blue landscape, house, bridge and other details within a border of swags; one with wire mounting frame. 204 grams total, 12 cm each
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Hollow-formed, standing erect in armoured apparel with helmet, right arm bent across the waist and fist clenched to hold a bow or spear. 1.36 kg, 33 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosettes to the lid, geometric band to the sidewall. 285 grams total, 60-61 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): £59
Modelled in the round standing figure in knee-length tunic and riding boots, with a tambour at his waist. 293 grams, 19 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Including blue and white tin-glazed plates, bowls, cups and other items, mostly fragmentary. 5.9 kg total, 2.5-24 cm
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon; wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14.2 kg, 51 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122d29 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.203476.
See Prodan, M., The Art of The T'ang Potter, London, 1960, for a comparable example (pl.XI).
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122d29 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.203476.
See Prodan, M., The Art of The T'ang Potter, London, 1960, for a comparable example (pl.XI).
Carved in the round from a single wooden block, figure of an old man advancing with a club over his right shoulder and a fruit(?) in his left hand, barefoot in hunched posture with loosely draped clothing; deep undercutting and pierced work; old dealer's label to base with Arabic legend; small loss to left hand. 613 grams, 26 cm
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Broad glazed bowl with substantial basal ring and rounded rim, band of cloud pattern motifs and floral motifs to the centre. 1.98 kg, 34 cm
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.
Tin-glazed with blue chrysanthemum motifs, basal ring, chop seal to centre. 335 grams, 19.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Italian gentleman living in Essex.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Italian gentleman living in Essex.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a columnar stem connecting a domed base with carinated rim, hemispherical bowl with ridged rim. 599 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Modelled in the round figure seated on a bench wearing a capacious robe, the bell sleeves covering the hands raised to the chest, elaborately folded headdress and coiffure, mounted on a custom-made stand. 74 kg, 80.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
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