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LOT 1984
Burmese Stone Elephant Bead Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/2 - 3/4 in. (16.3 grams total, 12-20 mm).
Standing Puy-style elephants modelled in the round in various stones. [6, 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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Chinese Carved Stone Plaque
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Pierced for attachment; advancing horse in a landscape to obverse. 51 grams, 58 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Chinese Tang Ceramic Court Lady with Flowing Gown
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
In floor-length courtly dress with hands enfolded within the sleeves; pink and green pigment, on an integral base formed as a train to the robe, some restoration. 7 kg, 59.5 cm high
Finely modelled.
Acquired 1990s-2000. Ex D.N. collection. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate no.C122f60 issued by Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate no.CJ10255222022 issued by Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11249-189440. -
Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of low ogee profile with unglazed rim, basal ring. 187 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
