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LOT 2053
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 7/8 in. (5 kg, 37.8 cm high).
With flared rim and two loop handles below the equator, bands of painted hatched ornament to the shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2053
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With piriform body, short neck, everted rim and rectangular-section loop handles, the upper body painted with ovals filled with various geometric motifs and hatched lines, contained between plain bands, swags below, chevrons at the neck. 3.2 kg. 35.5 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Thai Green-Glazed Mother and Child Figurine
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Of a nude seated female with bun to the back of the head, suckling a baby. 134 grams, 10 cm
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. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Philosopher
Song Dynasty, circa 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With high-relief image modelled in the half-round, standing figure in long robe and impressive headgear, clutching his beard to his chest. 3.4 kg, 32 x 18 cm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s.
