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LOT 2071
Chinese Qing Glazed Writing Set
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D. OR LATER
5 1/8 x 4 in. (324 grams, 13 x 10.2 cm).
The ceramic palette with a lidded container containing red pigment, the lid decorated with fine red flowers and green foliage; an oval recess to the side and two round recesses to the top flanking a round shallow indentation with a hole to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon. wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14 kg, 51.5 cm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122d29 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203476. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Hand-Print Reverse
Song Dynasty, circa 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular tile with high-relief image of a crouching robed figure, with painted trees and vegetation; impressed hand-print to reverse. 2.89 kg, 24 x 24 cm
Ex West country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Vietnamese Hoi An Ceramic Shipwreck Plate
15th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising a shallow bowl with basal ring, chamfered rim, blue outline panels to the exterior, band of concentric lines, leaves and tendrils to the interior with central floral motif; sticker to base. 667 grams, 23.5 cm wide
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with label.
The Hoi An shipwreck is in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. The ship was carrying a large cargo of Vietnamese ceramics dating from the mid- to late-15th century AD.
