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LOT 2258
Chinese Neolithic Painted Ceramic Frog Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/2 in. (3.3 kg, 34 cm).
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator.
ProvenanceEx Bath, Avon, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2015.500.7.9, for similar.
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Chinese Tang Ceramic Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, wearing a harness adorned with pendants and an 'animal skin' saddlecloth; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, arms held before the body, gesturing to hold reins (absent); semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. 3.75 kg, 40 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f86 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11703-199229. -
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19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Fine condition.
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Chinese Glass Amuletic Plaque
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of rectangular form, displaying sinuous beasts breathing clouds of flames or smoke; pierced for suspension. 45 grams, 56 mm
Ex Paris gallery, France, 1990s.
