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LOT 2261
Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 3/4 in. (2.36 kg, 32.5 cm).
Piriform bodied and painted with four netted roundels to the upper body; two loop handles to the equator.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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South East Asian Gold Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
16th-17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Each shoulder a serpent-head supporting an ellipsoid bezel with amethyst cabochon in claw setting; polished. 6.84 grams, 24.18 mm overall, 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector. -
Thai Green Glazed Mother and Child Figurine
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round with celadon glaze, a nursing mother kneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hair drawn back into a topknot, impressed eyes and mouth. 129 grams, 10 cm
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The Si Satchanalai figurines were one of the ceramic products produced by Si Satchanalai kilns located in the present-day area of Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai province in the upper part of central Thailand. The characteristic features related to maternity and parenthood were represented in figurines of pregnant females and of couples (mother and father) with a baby. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Traveller
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Showing a bearded traveller walking over a double-arched bridge, holding luggage over his left shoulder, with foliage behind; the scene enclosed in a roundel with raised edge. 3.5 kg, 27 cm wide
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
