Hollow-formed, standing erect on a rectangular base; neck slightly arched; integral saddle and blanket knotted at each side; traces of pigment; tail absent. 3.55 kg total, 40.5 cm high including stand



Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Comprising: squat bowl with carved wave and fish detailing to the rim; two small jars each with openwork lotus-flower handles and base. 573 grams total, 8.1-11.2 cm wide



From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.

Comprising three powder boxes, each with painted floral and geometric motifs to the lid and body. 304 grams total, 62-64 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.

Squat in profile with rounded bade and thick rolled rim; impressed polygonal hatching to underside. 275 grams, 10.4 cm wide



Ex Amanda Barrie collection, Suffolk, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

Comprising two bowls with gently sloping walls, painted flowers and tendrils to the outer face and circumferential bands to the inner face with a small central tendril motif. 385 grams total, 12.7-12.8 cm



Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.

The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.

Comprising three powder boxes, one with a painted landscape to the lid and two with flowers and decorative panels. 256 grams total, 52-63 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.

Comprising: a deer in a landscape with lingzhi and large hollowed boulder; monkey and bird sharing the contents of an open fruit gourd. 740 grams total, 13-14.8 cm wide



From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.

Each with hand-coloured image of a travelling scholar with bundle of scrolls and other material; chop seal to lower right corner. 390 grams total, 20.6 x 13 - 20.5 x 13.2 cm



From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.

Round disc with a suspension loop above, showing a lama in a meditating pose on a tiger-skin, tea pot to his side, flanked by two attendants. 88 grams, 94 mm



An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s.

Comprising six shallow plates with painted tendrils and feather designs. 1.78 kg total, 17.2-18.1 cm



Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.

The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.

A rhyolite funerary idol with bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of red pigment. 6.4 grams, 12.5cm

Fine condition.

Property of a South East Asia collector; formerly acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

One fusiform with painted scene of courtly ladies kneeling, artistic images on display, reserved gilt chop-seal to underside; one conical with outdoor scenes of richly dressed ladies and gentlemen beside a lake. 123 grams total, 92 mm each



From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.