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LOT 2128
Chinese Ming Glazed Figure Pair
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
8 3/4 - 8 7/8 in. (989 grams total, 22.2 - 22.7 cm).
Each standing erect on a chamfered base wearing a floor-length robe and with elaborately dressed hair, right hand at the waist and left hand raised to the shoulder supporting a wreath and a bowl of fruit. [2]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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LOT 2128
Chinese Ming Glazed Figure Pair
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Ban Chiang Period Painted Jug
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With broad biconvex body, flared carinated shoulder and angled neck to the broad muth; loop handle to the rear; reserved roundels on a field of scrolls and foliage motifs. 1.48 kg, 23 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Large Chinese Blue and White Glazed Ginger Jar
Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tin-glazed, biconvex in profile with low neck and basal ring, dense pattern of fronds and flowers. 1.88 kg, 21 cm wide
Ex North London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha
9th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed with arched brows, lentoid eyes, aquiline nose and broad mouth, conical headdress and long lobes to the ears; mounted on a wooden stand. 46 grams total, 73 mm including stand
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12450-226030.
