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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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Chinese Neolithic Leather-Look Jar
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Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Archaic Style Bronze Jar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Lidded square-section vessel (fanghu) adorned with ring handles to the lid; reserved detailing depicting mythic bird creatures, geometric and floral motifs, repeated on the interior and exterior of the lid; two lateral loop handles on rings. 2.24 kg, 29 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Tang Merchant with Ponytail
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Opening Bid: £222
Standing on a rectangular base, horse with head slightly turned and mouth open, integral saddleblanket and horseman wearing a peaked hood, tiered garment and long braid of hair to his back; some pigment remaining. 2.5 kg, 39.5 cm high
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