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LOT 2670
Chinese Carved Amuletic Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (18.5 grams, 38 mm).
Modelled in round as a reclining animal with a long beak and incised decoration to the body, jadeite or hard stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2670
Chinese Carved Amuletic Pendant
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Chinese Purple-Splashed Ceramic Bowl
Jun Kilns, Song-Yuan Dynasty, 960-1368 A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Well potted with slightly rounded sides rising from the foot to a flared mouth rim; the interior harmoniously decorated with three purple and lavender oval splashes of similar size and position, the blue glaze suffused with fine bubbles and a light network of crackles, thinning to a light mushroom tone at the rim, the area around the foot and the foot itself are unglazed. 106 grams, 95 mm
South German family collection, acquired on the Bavarian art market. Formerly collection of the German diplomat Ernst A. Voretzsch (1868-1965), consul in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Hankow, from 1928 to 1933.
A charming and excellently preserved example of Jun ware. -
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Attendant Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled standing and wearing a long cloak and trousers with a long tunic beneath the cloak, a hood or a headdress covering the head; mounted on a display stand. 175 grmas total, 19.8 cm high including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
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Chinese Song Wall Tile with Handprint Signature
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a polychrome dancer in a dynamic pose, wearing a flowing robe with long sleeves, impressed handprint on the reverse. 5.97 kg, 30 cm
From a West Country collection, UK, 1990s.
