Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Majapahit Terracotta Head and Body Group
Java, Indonesia, circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including mother and child kneeling, man kneeling with right hand clutching his ribs, and two separate heads. 609 grams total, 9.3 - 6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Horse and Rider
Late Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £450
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, horse with integral saddlecloth and saddle, docked tail; rider with riding coat and boots, head covered with a hood, arms spread and hands pierced to accept reins (absent); pigment to coat and horse's shoulders. 1.81 kg, 37 cm high
From the collection of a deceased gentleman who worked for Bukowski & Sotherbys; acquired 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication, no.C125b44. -
Chinese Textured 'Leather' Terracotta Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous jar with narrow neck and everted rim with a piecrust decoration, the body with impressed texturing resembling the grain of leather. 302 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Hilltop Incense Burner
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Squat green-glazed drum-shaped body with three zoomorphic feet, circumferential rings with low-relief frieze of animals; domed lid with concentric rings of triangular peaks with profile advancing animals. 1.54 kg, 20 cm wide
From the collection of a deceased gentleman who worked for Bukowski & Sotherbys; acquired 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication, no.C125b40. Accompanied by documentation regarding provenance. -
Chinese Han Style Terracotta Horse and Rider
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, horse with integral saddlecloth and saddle, crupper, bridle and harness, rider with riding coat and boots; head with cap modelled separately. 3 kg total, 34 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Antique Gilt Bronze Statue of Prince Pra Apai Manee Playing a Traditional Krachap
Thailand, 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with gilt detailing; the prince wearing robes, armrings and headdress, crouching to play the stringed instrument; rectangular tiered base with foliage detailing. 1.23 kg, 18.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Carved and Polished Jadeite Amulet Pair
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising tongue-shaped with two discs enclosed by a foliage decoration, similar with fruit and animal motif. 33.9 grams total, 48-51 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Chinese Han Bronze Dagger
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising a tongue-shaped two-edged blade with shallow point and taotie motif, rectangular guard, reserved panel with hole for attachment, curved finial with ornament. 198 grams, 25 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Antique Bronze Head of Buddha
Thailand, circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Finely contoured face with downturned almond-shaped eyes and arched brows, characteristic long earlobes and tightly wound curls. 83 grams, 47 mm
From a private Hampshire, UK, collection, pre-1990. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £450
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, horse with integral saddlecloth and saddle, crupper and harness; rider sitting erect with belted riding coat, trousers and boots, cap and mantle to the head, arms bent and hands pierced to accept reins (absent); pigment to coat, cap, horse's harness and body. 1.92 kg, 32 cm high
From the collection of a deceased gentleman who worked for Bukowski & Sotherbys; acquired 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication, no.C125q17. -
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
Indonesia, 4th-3rd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Semi-circular, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. 310 grams, 18.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Bronze Socketted Spearhead.
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Lozengiform in section with slightly flared wings to the blade, lateral loops to the socket, panels of dense incuse ornament. 335 grams, 26.5 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
