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LOT 2140
Ban Chiang Period Painted Jug
MIDDLE PERIOD, 900-300 B.C.
9 in. (1.48 kg, 23 cm high).
With broad biconvex body, flared carinated shoulder and angled neck to the broad muth; loop handle to the rear; reserved roundels on a field of scrolls and foliage motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jarlet Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a squat jar with broad shoulder and low rim to the mouth, applied scroll handle, painted rosette and tendril motifs to the shoulder and sidewall. 573 grams total, 89-95 mm
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. -
Chinese Stone Figure
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Modelled in the round figure seated on a bench wearing a capacious robe, the bell sleeves covering the hands raised to the chest, elaborately folded headdress and coiffure, mounted on a custom-made stand. 74 kg, 80.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970s. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Modelled in the round standing figure in knee-length tunic and riding boots, with a tambour at his waist. 293 grams, 19 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
