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LOT 2432
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Bronze Trinket Box with Flowers
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (130 grams, 76 mm).
Discoid in plan and squat in profile with running tendril to the side, lid carved with foliage and flowers on a hatched field. [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.
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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LOT 2432
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Bronze Trinket Box with Flowers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider Pair
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Pair of mounted musicians comprising: male on tall, stocky horse with painted harness and fur saddlecloth and plume between the ears, wearing riding boots and jacket, headdress depicting a roosting bird, holding a small drum in one hand and drumstick in the other; female on similar horse wearing an ankle-length robe wound tightly about her legs, one hand covered by the long sleeve of her dress, the other raised and holding a set of pipes. 6.9 kg total, 44.5-47.5 cm
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k86 by Oxford Authentication for one of the figures. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12884-240554. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Buddhist Bronze Buddha Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including standing Buddha in low-relief against a vesica-shaped mandorla, and other items. 604 grams total, 11.3-13 cm
From 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
South East Asian Bronze Hand of Buddha
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in the round right hand with base of the bumpa vessel in the palm. 742 grams, 13.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
