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LOT 2245
Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Charger
KANGXI PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/8 in. (1.55 kg, 38.5 cm wide).
Lotus charger with central dense chrysanthemum and tendril pattern, radiating panels with blossoming trees; the outer rim with three foliate branches and the base with a leaf within a concentric circle; two Chrysanthemum collection stickers to base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2245
Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Charger
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Tang Style Terracotta Groom Figure
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round leaning forward, wearing a knee-length tunic and trousers; much pigment remaining. 3.5 kg, 45.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Chinese Jin Jurchen Warrior Signed Suit of Iron Plate Armour
1224 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A complete suite of rectangular iron plates to form a protective coat; the plates provided with a series of holes close to the long edges by which they were laced together into articulating panels; one plate with inscription in Chinese script recording: 'first month of the Datong era / control of the propagation of Armour. Yanhui'. 8.5 kg total, 3-11.1 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. Accompanied by a positive archaeometallurgy report by Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12051-216403.
The Datong Era (大同, 1224–1233) is a name used for the reign of Puxian Wannu, a Jurchen warlord who established the Eastern Xia Dynasty in 13th century China. However, the war with the Jurchen states took more than 30 years: having first invaded the Jurchen borders in 1211, the Mongols finally defeated the Jin Empire only in 1234, while the Eastern Xia fell in 1246. -
Chinese Tang White Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Shallow conical form with rounded rim and central tondo, low foot. 236 grams, 16.4 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s.