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LOT 1941
Ban Chiang Period Painted Wide Vase
MIDDLE PERIOD, 900-300 B.C.
9 1/4 in. (2 kg, 22.5 cm high).
Formed as a broad upper bowl with flared rim atop a bell-shaped base; upper bowl decorated with running guilloche motif, the base with denser similar 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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Ban Chiang Period Painted Chalice
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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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.
Ban Chiang, on Thailand’s Khorat Plateau, offers interesting archaeological remains dating from the 4th millennium B.C. onwards. The inventory is dominated by ceramic assemblages characterised by highly aesthetic forms and decorations. They show surface colour variations in pottery, particularly in black, white and red hues. -
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Archaic Chinese Shang Bronze Jiu
Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Tripod wine vessel with rounded body and three swept legs, broad lip to the neck and U-section spout, two domed studs to the rim, band of reserved text and single lateral strap handle; some restoration. 735 grams, 21.5 cm high
Acquired from George Horan Oriental Antiques, Kensington Church Street, London, UK, 1950-1960. From an important New Zealand collection, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a handwritten cataloguing page which includes an old George Horan business card and an image of the piece on display. -
Very Large Chinese Han Terracotta Guardian Dog
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Unglazed terracotta mingqi symbolic guard dog, a chowchow in alert stance with head erect and ears pricked; integrally modelled harness to neck, shoulders and back; one paw repaired. 14.35 kg, 61 cm high
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. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124d6. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12153-214720.
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