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LOT 1575
Chinese Ming Retainer Group
LATE MING DYNASTY-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (599 grams total, 18 cm high each).
A pair of glazed ceramic figurines comprising: retainer standing on a socle base wearing long high-collar knee-length robe and conical cap, hands on the stomach holding an applied bandolier; similar with right hand raised inside an overlong sleeve and left hand holding a cap(?). [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
West Country, UK, collection.
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LOT 1575
Chinese Ming Retainer Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Han Style Beast Weight
20th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
A bronze weight formed as a stylised beast with exaggerated facial features, curved tusks, bristles to the back; hollow to the underside. 679 grams, 12.1 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-1990s. From a West Country collection. -
Large Chinese Tang Prancing Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
A large ceramic horse modelled prancing on an integral rectangular base; naturalistic execution with head facing downwards and slightly to the animal's left, expressive eyes and mouth held open exposing two rows of teeth; ornately caparisoned, saddle and saddle cloth with delicate foliate motif; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 13.2 kg, 58 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-1990s. From a private West Country collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g62 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11519-195277. -
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Buddha Figure
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A hollow-formed gilt-bronze figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais, cradling a vessel in his left hand and touching the earth with his right hand in the Bhumisparsha mudra at the instant of his enlightenment. 1.5 kg, 22 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
