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LOT 2397
Chinese Bronze Mirror Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5 3/8 - 6 1/4 in. (1.45 kg total, 13.5-16 cm).
Two discoid with central dome and raised rim, one square with scooped border. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round wearing a tall brim cap, ankle-length robe with long bell-shaped sleeves, proper left arm bent across the chest; standing on a hexagonal-section stepped base; separate posable head. 1.9 kg, 41 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Kangxi Decorated Dish
Kangxi Period, circa 1662-1722 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Broad and gently curved to the edges with gilt rim, band of polychrome floral motifs framed in pale blue; central tondo with bilinear blue border, flowers and foliage; outer face in buff with floral band below the rim, four floral motifs. 624 grams, 25 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Gilt Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted floral motifs with blue and gilt lotus flowers. 74 grams, 87 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985.
