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LOT 2033
Chinese Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
6 3/4 - 9 7/8 in. (1.82 kg total, 17-25 cm).
Mixed group comprising: celadon ware bowl (repaired), glazed ceramic model carp; two rectangular lead scroll weights with text to one face. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
19th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Modelled in the round; seated cross-legged, supporting his weight on his left arm, left hand pinching the stem of a blossom supporting a vajra above his left shoulder, the right hand resting on his raised knee, clad in opulent jewellery studded with coral and turquoise beads, wearing a lavish crown. 1.2 kg, 15 cm high
with Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178. Ex London gallery stock. -
Chinese Northern Wei Painted Buddha Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Rectangular with arched recessed niche enclosing a standing robed Buddha figure in high-relief, hands in the gesture of reassurance. 3.22 kg, 33 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990. -
Ban Chiang Period Painted Vessel
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Globular jar with large flared mouth, decorated with dense series of hatched spiral motifs. 430 grams, 14 cm wide
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.
