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LOT 2169
Balinese Priest's Gold Ring with Cabochon
BALI, INDONESIA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (11.01 grams, 30.77 mm overall, 19.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Comprising a narrow hoop with ropework borders and raised foliate lozenge, hollow-formed bezel with scroll detailing, ellipsoid cell above with scalloped outer face, inset star ruby-coloured cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Set
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Comprising six shallow plates with painted flowers and tendrils to the upper and lower face. 2.23 kg total, 18.3-19 cm
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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. -
Chinese Ming Terracotta Figure Pair with Chair
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Set comprising: two hollow-formed glaze figures of guards standing erect with left arm bent and hand hollowed to accept a spear (absent), with separate head on a hexagonal-section stepped base; hollow-formed cubicle with pitched roof, knop finial, glazed sat within and hatched glazed panels to the sidewalls. 7 kg total, 38-41 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Sui Straw Glazed Figure
Sui Dynasty, 581-618 A.D. or laterEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Standing on a rectangular base waring loose robes, right hand drawn up to the chest with a drilled socket, left hand resting on the hip. 416 grams, 25 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
