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LOT 2675
Chinese Ceramic Song Tile with Standing Figures
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (6.5 kg, 30 x 30 cm).
Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a figural group: a single character to the right with right hand extended towards two standing figures with their hands held at the chest.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
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LOT 2675
Chinese Ceramic Song Tile with Standing Figures
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£65 (EUR 75; USD 88) +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*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with a Sow
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Rectangular with a shallow recess to the obverse containing a standing female figure dressed in long robes, to her side an advancing pig. 5.9 kg, 30 x 31 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000. -
Chinese Ming Deep Terracotta Bowl
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical bowl with a narrow base and a low foot. 486 grams, 16.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
