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LOT 2046
Ban Chiang Period Painted Vessel
MIDDLE PERIOD, 900-300 B.C.
51/2 in. (430 grams, 14 cm wide).
Globular jar with large flared mouth, decorated with dense series of hatched spiral 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.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002.
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Chinese Han Gilded Bronze Sword Pommel with Jade
Han Dynasty, 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Comprising a discoid body and cylindrical socket pierced twice for attachment (one piercing occluded); a circumferential zoomorphic frieze in high-relief to the exterior, displaying a procession of vegetal forms alternating with real and mythical creatures, each with stylised anatomical detailing: a monkey; a fenghuang; a leopard (or other feline); a tiger; set with a moonstone-quality khotain jade roundel, carved in high-relief with two sinuous fantastical beasts, swirling clouds in the field; minor restoration. 387 grams, 76 mm
Some restoration, very good condition.
Acquired from Dandelion Fine Arts, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, 1970s. Ex Prof. David Anderson collection. UK private collection, circa 2010. Accompanied by a copy of metallurgic analytical results, written by metallurgist Dr Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford). Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12036-211774.
The Khotain jade was the best 'moonstone' quality used for gilded-bronzes, and came from the White Jade River, available after the signature of a military treaty in about 69BC to 101AD. This object is believed to have been produced for a notable client, likely even for a royal given the item's similarity to a finial excavated from the tomb of a Prince of Zhongshan. -
Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Discoid mirror with dished profile, raised rim, reserved geometric 'ripple pattern' motif and central pierced lug. 747 grams, 21 cm wide
Ex Cotswolds, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Very Large Chinese Neolithic Painted Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With tiered piriform body, two lateral rectangular loop handles below the equator, the upper body painted with ovals filled with various geometric motifs and hatched lines within plain bands, bulb to the neck with single loop handle and neck with everted rim. 11.25 kg, 56 cm
From 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.
