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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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LOT 2373
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Standing Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Tibetan Wooden Saddle
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Carved wooden saddle with high pommel; applied iron frame to the cantle and pommel, carved detailing to the plates and palmette to the rounded frontal face. 4.75 kg, 51 cm long
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Song Style Gilt Reclining Ram Statuette
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £425
Formed as a reclining gilt ram, hollow to the underside, incised teardrop decoration to the body and linear details around neck and eyes. 481 grams, 11.5 cm wide
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Each a wide bowl with stepped rim, outlines of painted floral motifs to the inner face. 1.41 kg total, 22.7-23 cm
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.
