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LOT 2233
Chinese Late Ming Glazed Ceramic Head Rest
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D.
14 3/8 in. (2.75 kg, 36.5 cm wide).
With decorative piercings forming part of a loosely foliate motif.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1990s.
From a private West Country collection.
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LOT 2233
Chinese Late Ming Glazed Ceramic Head Rest
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Han Style Bronze Animal Finial
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Formed as the head of a fantastical creature, with bovine-like ears and eyes, bifurcated horns with erupting flowers, a lozenge in relief to its forehead and detailing to eyebrows and upper lip; hollow reverse with tapering rectangular lug. 90 grams, 60 mm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-1990s. From a West Country collection. -
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Chinese Erotic Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed Sun Ing Wu
Dated June 1948 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Painted with a nude reclining female in domestic surrounds to the interior, characters painted to side and reverse; orange cabochon to lid. 66 grams, 96 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled standing facing on a rectangular base with chamfered corners, one hand held within a voluminous sleeve and clutching at her breast, the other gathering her floor length robe at the waist, her hair gathered in an elaborate style on the top of the head. 1.2 kg, 37 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
