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LOT 2256
Chinese Gilded Wooden Temple Figure
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (2.57 kg, 30.3 cm).
Carved in the round seated on a low bench on a square dais, with gilt detailing to the robes; left hand supporting a stack of three boat-shaped ingots; right hand clenched. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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Comprising three worked leather openwork figures: two stags each with scrolled tines to the antlers, crane with spread wings settling on a branch. 6.03 grams total, 59-73 mm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle with Gryphons
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Rectangular plaque with concentric beaded borders, field with two addorsed gryphons each with wings folded and legs bent beneath the body; attachment loops to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 375 grams total, plate: 10.9 cm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986. 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. -
Chinese Vung Tau Wreck Porcelain
Circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Bell-shaped in profile with basal ring and slightly everted rim; tin-glazed export ware. 384 grams, 14.5 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
