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LOT 2178
Chinese Carved Soapstone Vase Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 - 5 1/2 in. (537 grams total, 11.7-14 cm wide).
Comprising: carved openwork with bowl and vase in a vignette with monkey and bird; small ovoid bowl in a carved vignette with leaves and berries. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Handprint Signature to Verso
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising an elaborate ogival niche, standing figure dressed in long robes and holding a drumstick in one hand and fly-whisk in the other, beside a small architectural frame for a musical instrument; handprint to reverse. 5.8 kg, 29 x 29 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a painted landscape. 291 grams total, 57-62 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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Chinese Song Wall Tile with Handprint Signature
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
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.
