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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 Glass Enamelled Four Scene Snuff Bottle
20th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Composed of a ribbed body, painted with floral and landscape vignettes, four character mark to base, polished dark green cabochon to lid. 94.6 grams, 75 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent. -
Chinese Song Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With carination to the inner lip, conical body and narrow basal ring; the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings. 241 grams, 11.3 cm wide
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Green Glass Amuletic Plaque with Inscription in Greek
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Roughly lozengiform in plan with apex piercing for suspension, displaying human figures, a snake and Greek inscription 'IAW'. 18.2 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
