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LOT 2153
Chinese Green Stone Bi Disc
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
25 5/8 in. (7.7 kg total, 65 cm high including stand).
With a central hole; the disc sub-rectangular in cross section, gently tapering towards the outer edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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Very Large Chinese Tang Ceramic Saddled Horse
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Modelled in the round with naturalistic anatomical detailing, standing on a rectangular base, with ears pricked forwards, dressed tail; the saddle and saddle cloth decorated with elaborate polychrome stylised flowers, detailing to the eyes and eyelashes. 14.1 kg, 62.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.CJ162522022, issued by Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11362-192817. -
Chinese Qing Jade Dish
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Blue and White Porcelain Tek Sing Shipwreck Bowl
Sunk Belvidere Shoals, 6th February 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Decorated with floral motifs to the interior and exterior walls, within plain circumferential borders; with original Nagel Auctions label, Stuttgart, Germany. 205 grams, 15.4 cm
Ex Nagel Auctions, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2000.
The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indian vessel captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.
