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LOT 2248
Chinese Glazed Blue and White Jar with Peony
PROVINCIAL, 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 5/8 in. (903 grams, 17 cm).
A glazed provincial ceramic footed jar with drum-shaped profile, deep shoulder and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round wearing a tall brim cap, ankle-length robe with long bell-shaped sleeves, proper left arm bent across the chest; standing on a hexagonal-section stepped base; separate posable head. 1.9 kg, 41 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
South East Asian Bronze Statuette of a Goddess
Circa 12th-13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round wearing a tight-fitting ankle-length robe draped over the left arm; tiered headdress and long-lobed ears; hand arms bent and hands raised palm-outwards; mounted on a custom-made stand. 399 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Broad glazed bowl with substantial basal ring and rounded rim, band of cloud pattern motifs and floral motifs to the centre. 1.98 kg, 34 cm
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.
