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Chinese Tang Terracotta Hanging Bust
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed as a shoe-shaped plaque with a raised head at one end. 220 grams, 17.5 cm
From a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula. -
Chinese Tang Court Lady Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at the base and wearing a tall headdress. 535 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick with Pigment
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Buddha depicted seated in a niche, his right hand making the abhaya mudra of reassurance and safety, and his left hand lowered in the varada mudra. 4.05 kg, 33 x 16.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Tang Court Lady Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands crossed at the chest, toes of her slippers protruding at the base, black headdress. 565 grams, 21.6 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Tang Cream Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Wide cream-glazed bowl with everted rim and low foot, slashed decoration on the outer face. 380 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Tang Cream Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Shallow bowl with low foot. 178 grams, 13.7 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Ritual Kartika Knife
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With swept lunate blade connected to the baluster handle by the gaping jaws of a serpent; four-arched vajra finial. 1.52 kg, 33.4 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Chinese Han Style Bronze Sword
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a slender double-edge blade with a raised midrib on both sides, a round-section handle and a disc pommel. 374 grams, 40.6 cm
Ex private Wiltshire, UK, collection, previously with the Ma Gallery, Bath, UK. -
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Handprint Signature to Verso
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
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. -
Chinese Tang Brown Ware Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Featuring a tall piriform body with a narrow mouth, two concentric circumferential bands on the shoulder and a slightly flaring foot. 950 grams, 18 cm high
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Tang Cream Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Shallow bowl with a low basal ring. 177 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.