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LOT 2130
Chinese Bronze Vase Pair
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (2.66 kg total, 15.5 cm each).
Each a barrel-shaped jar with scrolling decoration, lappets and dragons' heads. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous Eve Clarke.
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LOT 2130
Chinese Bronze Vase Pair
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Jarlet Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Each a squat jar with basal ring and low mouth, applied floral motifs. 483 grams total, 77-79 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. -
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20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
A very large mottled green serpentine bi disc with central hole; rectangular in cross section, tapering towards the outer edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 12.9 kg total, 75.5 cm high including stand
Fine condition.
French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Paris collection. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Poster
1985 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Poster from the 1986 Christie's Amsterdam sale of porcelain and gold from Nanking; board-mounted in a metal frame. 4.35 kg , 58.5 x 80 cm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985.
