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LOT 1577
Chinese Ming Figure Pair
LATE MING DYNASTY-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 - 6 1/8 in. (447 grams total, 15.3-15.6 cm).
A pair of glazed polychrome ceramic figures standing robed with hair dressed in elaborate scalloped coiffures, each holding an offering and standing on a square tiered base. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
West Country, UK, collection.
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Large Chinese Tang 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
Tang to Liao Dynasty, circa 907-1125 A.D. or laterEstimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A substantial hollow bronze 'pagoda' stupa with three-tiered square and stepped base showing bodhi leaves, flaming jewels and foliage tendrils respectively, surmounted by a pierced frieze, each side depicting a seated Buddha flanked by standing figures and clouds; with triple pitched and hipped roof elements rising above pierced wall panels; in turn all surmounted by a column with five graduated discs affixed and terminating in a four-lobed flammiform element. 4.9 kg, 59 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s to early 1970s. ‘Buckingham Collection’, the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert. Accompanied by Nik Douglas's collection cataloguing pages. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant ‘Out of Uddiyana’ exhibition catalogue pages including an image of this lot featured in one of the display cases. This lot has also been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 10493-170984. -
Chinese Tang Musician Set
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
A group of three ceramic musician figurines, each in loose-fitting garments with painted detailing: one cross-legged with a pot, another sitting with a gord, a third standing with a tambour. 1.9 kg total, 16-18 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k23 from Oxford Authentication for one of the figures. -
South East Asian Coiled Bracelet
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A round-section bracelet formed from a series of coils wound off-centre; remains of strips of fabric to the external face; for a very slender wearer. 186 grams, 63 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
