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Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
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. -
Thai or Cambodian Bronze Seated Buddha with Attendants
13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Modelled in the round throne scene with Buddha seated protected by a canopy of seven-headed naga, flanked by standing male and female figures with arms bent to accept offerings; tiered stand with stage below. 918 grams, 17 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: figure in floor-length robe with vessel in his cupped left hand; similar figure supporting a platter on his left shoulder. 906 grams total, 22 -23.5 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Chinese Neolithic Painted Terracotta Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Piriform bodied with two loop handles and a trumpet-shaped mouth, upper body painted with zig-zag motifs and two medallions with hatched panels, a circumferential band of petals around the neck. 2.08 kg, 29.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Northern Wei Ceramic Female Attendant
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in a half-kneeling pose with her hands resting on her lap, the hem of the long dress draped over her legs, head pulled into a high bun above her head. 370 grams, 15.1 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000. -
Chinese Han Style Terracotta Horse and Rider
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Comprising a horse standing erect with arched neck, hole to the centre of the back to accept an attachment pin; separate hollow-formed rider figure with painted facial detailing. 3.35 kg total, 38 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
Standing on a hexagonal base with pointed shoes, dressed in an ankle-length robe tied at the waist; separate head with a conical cap. 1.63 kg, 41 cm
Ex Sotheby's, London, circa 1990s. London, UK, collection. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Antelope and Bird
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a narrow foot and an everted rim, the body with a polychrome frieze with a standing antelope depicted with long spiralling horns, and on the opposite side a peacock amidst vegetation, two panels with large flowers in between; possibly some repainting. 565 grams, 17 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Squat body with a short neck and an everted rim, painted wave motifs on the shoulder. 151 grams, 10 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Indian Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Hindu God
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Figure of Hanuman advancing in a roundel, modelled in the half-round. 372 grams, 15.8 cm
From the Jeffrey Romer important collection of Hindu art, 1990s. Ex central London gallery. -
Carved Stone Panel of a Horse Attacked by a Large Snake
Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Carved as a standing saddled horse biting a large snake entangled around its body; mounted on a rectangular stand. 1.94 kg total, 15.9 cm wide including stand
From a West London collection and formerly in a Mayfair gallery. -
Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A carved twelve-fluted green onyx bowl with a slightly flared rim and basal ring. 315 grams, 15 cm wide
Fine condition.
London collection since the 1980s. Ex property of a Canadian family.
