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LOT 2175
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Blue and White Incense Box
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (1 kg, 15 cm high).
Featuring decorative piercing to one face, applied transfer Greek key motifs and beasts playing with yarn to four faces; hollow-formed with opening to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Chinese Glazed Terracotta Man Riding a Cockerel
16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Ceramic vessel lid with figurine of a cockerel and robed human rider, grotesque mask to the forward end; green and ochre glaze. 768 grams, 18.5 cm wide
Ex North Yorkshire deceased estate, 1990s. -
Chinese Tang Ceramic Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, wearing a harness adorned with pendants and an 'animal skin' saddlecloth; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, arms held before the body, gesturing to hold reins (absent); semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. 3.75 kg, 40 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f86 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11703-199229. -
Chinese Ming Glazed Ceramic Horse and Rider
Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Unglazed ceramic figure of horse and rider; the horse standing on a rectangular base with brown bridle and green harness; female rider in flared riding coat with right hand within a long sleeve held at the chest, left arm extended; with speckled effect across the surface; separate head. 2.6 kg, 35.5 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
