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LOT 2016
Chinese Han Style Scroll Weight
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 5/8 in. (365 grams, 68 mm).
Gilt-bronze weight formed as a coiled dragon on a disc base.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
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Large Chinese Decorated Porcelain Bowl Pair
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Decorated with a polychrome frieze of scalloped cartouches displaying birds perched amongst fruiting vegetation, insects in the field, repeated around the neck with flowering plants alternating with cartouches depicting birds amongst vegetation; interior with gilt roundel to base with floral spray, three plants around. 4.9 kg total, 35.5 cm wide
From a UK private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11717-198623. -
Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Of low profile with stepped rim, basal ring. 220 grams, 16 cm wide
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Han Style Bronze Vessel Depicting a Mythological Creature
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed in the shape of a mythological figure, possibly Bixi, depicted crouching with its head turned backwards; the creature having a dragonesque head, lion's paws, a turtle's carapace and flame-like tail flipped over the shell; fine anatomical detailing. 505 grams, 11.4 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
The Bixi is a mythical beast, one of the nine sons of the Dragon King. The domed carapace of the beast was believed to represent the vault of the heavens while its lower shell represented the earth; the living flesh within represented humankind.
