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LOT 2051
Chinese and other Broken Pottery Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 11 in. (6.6 kg total including box, 3.5-28 cm).
Including fragments of a terracotta jar with piriform body and waisted neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Chinese Ming Blue and White Jar with Peonies
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From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva. -
Chinese Sui Straw Glazed Figure
Sui Dynasty, 581-618 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Hollow-formed female figure in floor-length flared robe, hair dressed in two parallel crests, holding a conical vessel to her chest. 482 grams, 27 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
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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.
