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LOT 2694
Chinese Ming Glazed Model Chest of Draws
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
6 7/8 in. (1.1 kg, 17.5 cm wide).
Rectangular model strongbox with open top, plank construction detailing to the sidewalls with handles or securing pegs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2694
Chinese Ming Glazed Model Chest of Draws
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Chinese Green Stone Putai Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a smiling Budai with a disproportionately large head and body, raised arms, a hook with a ring for suspension. 7.27 grams, 30 mm
From the estate of a late collector, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006. -
Haniwa Terracotta Figurine of a Man
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
A hollow, tubular-shaped body; an oval head with incised almond-shaped eyes and an oval mouth, a raised rectangular nose, discoid earrings; broad shoulders with D-section arms, an applied, erect phallus to the pelvic area; with an old handwritten label reading 'R. LA PLANA (IBIZA): Idolo de barro cocido con el sexo marcado'; three holes to the body. 315 grams, 19.5 cm
On the back an old label 'Illa Plana (Ibiza) / Idolo de Barro Cocido / Con el Sexo Marcado / n'2'. Ex Jean-Marie Talleux, Grand Fort Philippe, France. Consigned at Drouot Auction, Paris, 6 December 1995, no.63. Ex The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Kusnacht, Switzerland. with Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 13, no.5. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13485-263104.
Haniwa are terracotta figures crafted for ritual purposes to be buried alongside the dead, together with other funerary objects, and were used primarily during the Kofun period (3rd–6th century) in Japan. Thanks to the discovery of these statues, we possess detailed knowledge of the weapons and armour of the warrior caste that emerged during this specific period of Japanese history. Phallic statuettes are rare, but have been found in locations like Gunma Prefecture. -
Antique Bronze Head of Buddha
Thailand, circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a contoured face, downturned almond-shaped eyes, arched brows and a closed mouth with full lips presenting a gentle smile, a flaming ushnisha emerging from the top of the head. 381 grams, 14 cm
From a private Hampshire, UK, collection, pre-1990. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
