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LOT 2373
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Standing Figure
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D.
19 in. (4.7 kg, 48 cm).
Wearing an ankle-length robe and pillar-box cap, right arm raised, with separately modelled hand and head; left arm within a copious sleeve. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider Pair
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Pair of mounted musicians comprising: male on tall, stocky horse with painted harness and fur saddlecloth and plume between the ears, wearing riding boots and jacket, headdress depicting a roosting bird, holding a small drum in one hand and drumstick in the other; female on similar horse wearing an ankle-length robe wound tightly about her legs, one hand covered by the long sleeve of her dress, the other raised and holding a set of pipes. 6.9 kg total, 44.5-47.5 cm
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125k86 by Oxford Authentication for one of the figures. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12884-240554. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
