Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

A wide plate with stepped rim, traces of floral decoration to the inner face and large petals to the outer face. 1.66 kg, 34 cm wide



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.

With reserved black-glass ornament including clouds, sheathed swords, quivers and other motifs; serpent motif to the spherical stopper handle. 1.29 kg, 19 cm



UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.

Hollow-formed female figure in floor-length flared robe, hair dressed in two parallel crests, holding a ribbed vessel to her chest. 487 grams, 27.1 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

Stylised animal with short, splayed legs and an elongated neck, conical muzzle and large ears. 53 grams, 63 mm



Acquired from Denis Young Antiques and Books, Perthshire, UK, in the 1990s. From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s. Accompanied by an original handwritten sales receipt.

A hollow-form figure of a crouching male with a protruding round belly and bendy legs, mature age indicated by a deeply grooved forehead. 314 grams, 12.8 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

Covered with light green glaze with a fine pattern of craquelée, the body with slightly curved sides and a lightly flared rim, ribbed on the outside, the bottom unglazed. 255 grams, 12.8 cm



German private collection since 1985, previously in the collection of Werner B., Cologne, Germany.

Standing on a hexagonal base with pointed shoes, dressed in an ankle-length robe tied at the waist; separate head with a conical cap. 1.46 kg, 41.5 cm



Ex Sotheby's, London, circa 1990s. London, UK, collection.

Comprising an elaborate ogival niche, standing figure dressed in long robes and holding a drumstick in one hand and fly-whisk in the other, beside a small architectural frame for a musical instrument; handprint to reverse. 5.8 kg, 29 x 29 cm



Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Standing on a hexagonal base with pointed shoes, dressed in an ankle-length robe tied at the waist; separate head with a conical cap. 1.45 kg, 41 cm



Ex Sotheby's, London, circa 1990s. London, UK, collection.

Modelled in the half-round wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the midriff inside the bell-sleeves; dorsal pillar to reverse. 1.12 kg, 32 cm



Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a polychrome dancer in a dynamic pose, wearing a flowing robe with long sleeves, impressed handprint on the reverse. 5.97 kg, 30 cm



From a West Country collection, UK, 1990s.

The head modelled in the half-round with rounded cheeks and large ears; set in a glazed wooden display frame. 252 grams total, 11.8 x 11.9 cm including frame



Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK. From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s. Accompanied by the original Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.