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LOT 2697
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (2.9 kg 31 x 14.5 cm).
Buddha depicted standing in a niche with an aureole behind him and a canopy above, his right hand making the abhaya mudra of reassurance and safety, and his left hand lowered in the varada mudra.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong gentleman's collection.
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LOT 2697
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From an old oriental collection formed in the late 1960s-1980s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous information slip. -
Vintage Bronze Seated Buddha Statuette
China, 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled in the round, sitting cross-legged on a tiered dais, right hand raised in Abhaya Mudra gesture of reassurance. 430 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Mottled Jade Jue
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Thick tubular ring with a vertical slit and a tubular socket, undecorated. 45.09 grams, 30 mm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
