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LOT 1551
Chinese Ordos Style Dragon Belt Distributor
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (162 grams, 88 mm wide).
A copper-alloy belt fitting featuring an openwork discoid design composed of four entwined dragons with snake-like bodies, each resting its head on a circular frame adjacent to a D-shaped attachment lug, interlace design to the body and anatomical detailing to the beasts.
ProvenanceAcquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Chinese Han Style Bronze Dragon Turtle
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Opening Bid: £200
A copper-alloy vessel in the form of a regardant mythical beast, the dragon turtle (or Lóngguī), featuring a turtle's body and dragonesque head and paws, with a flame-like tail; oval vessel opening to apex. 505 grams, 11.3cm wide
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex West Country collection. -
Chinese Neolithic Painted Frog Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
A piriform ceramic jar with short neck, everted rim and two integral lug handles, the body painted with degenerate 'frog' motifs, clusters of dashes and scallops to the rim. 3.7 kg, 35 cm hgh
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex West Country collection. -
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Large Chinese Tang Figure of a Fawn
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A ceramic model of a fawn or lamb standing with head erect, traces of pigment detailing; restored. 7.5 kg, 58.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122f88, from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11363-192804.
