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LOT 2222
Chinese Green Glazed Terracotta Artefact Collection
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
5 1/2 - 7 7/8 in. (1.89 kg total, 14-20 cm).
Comprising a model folding chair with back-rest and integral arms, flagon with high-relief detailing and flared base, low arched support. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Standing Warrior
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with mask ornament to the abdomen over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots placed firmly on a scrolled baseline. 6 kg, 35.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
South East Asian Stone and Other Terracotta Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including head with cap, small dog and other types, some on a ceramic base. 647 grams total, 2.8-11 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box with Bird
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The lid with ring to the tondo, stork standing among vegetation. 105 grams, 63 mm
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.
