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LOT 2329
Chinese Sancai Style Glazed Terracotta Zodiac Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
8 5/8 in. (368 grams, 22 cm).
Hollow-formed with partial glaze finish; standing figure in floor-length bell-shaped robe with dragon-head, arms in long bell-shaped sleeves; waisted base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1990s-2000s.
Private collection, London, acquired in the 2000s.
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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Chinese Yuan, Blue and White Peony Jar
Chinese Provincial, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Provincial footed jar with tapering bulbous profile and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs. 1.06 kg, 15 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Blue and White Painted Lidded Box with Translated Internal Text
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Square in plan with low L-shaped feet, domed lid; hatched fields with reserved vegetation motifs; inner face and lid with neat columns of dense pointillé text; the lid reading: 'Son, Zhang-Kechang laid his father to rest in this grave', the base reading: 'The late Mr. Zhang (Yuzhen) was born on the 17th September 1786 (Qianlong reign) during the morning, around 9-11am. - He passed away on the 27th January 1848 (Daoguang reign) - He was peacefully buried on the 26th of the same [lunar] month (1st Feb 1848). On a Dingyou day, with the grave opened in the early morning and the burial taking place just before noon, at a mountain in his home region. - The tomb is aligned in a traditional Chinese grave, seated on Qian mountain (NW), facing Xun (SE), with straight deviation toward Si and Wu direction (SE to S)'. 300 grams, 11.1 x 7.9 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Blue and White Snuff Bottle
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cylindrical in profile with narrow neck; sidewall with frieze of figures in a landscape; signed to base. 114 grams, 97 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
