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LOT 2137
Chinese Blue and White Dish
CIRCA 1750 A.D.
4 5/8 in. (86 grams, 11.8 cm).
Tin-glazed shallow dish with dark blue landscape details in a lattice border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Scott family collection by descent.
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Chinese Sancai Glazed Female Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Hollow-formed standing figure of a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at base; partial glazed finish, wooden stand. 2.05 kg, 41.8 cm
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid, tendrils to the sidewall. 210 grams total, 50-56 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
Life-Size Chinese Han Terracotta Cockerel
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round with block claws and an arched tail, hollow body; feather detailing to wings and tail. 3.38 kg, 40 cm high
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 18 October 2016, lot 91 (part). From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK.
