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LOT 2255
Chinese Han Ceramic Animal Figure Group
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
3 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (950 grams total, 9-12 cm).
Including a mythical beast, a serpent and cattle animals modelled couchant; some remains of glazing. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2255
Chinese Han Ceramic Animal Figure Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Crystal Snuff Bottle, Signed Ye Zhongsan
Dated 1900 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Painted to the interior with fan-tailed goldfish to sides with inscriptions at each edge; blue cabochon to the lid. 134 grams, 96 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Style Gilt Bronze Coiled Dragonesque Scroll Weight
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled in a dynamic coiled posture on a circular base from which fingers of water rise in response to the animal's muscular movements, its slender body with a dense covering of scales, its long and scaly tail curled upwards and its roaring mouth ajar, revealing a row of squared teeth and a protruding tongue, its eyes bulbous and large ears pricked. 367 grams, 66 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. West Country, UK, collection. -
Chinese Tang Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Formed with a gently tapering convex side wall, everted rim and ring foot. 512 grams, 17 cm wide
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
