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LOT 2325
Chinese Silk Embroidery with Figures
19TH CENTURY A.D.
34 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (319 grams, 88.5 x 70.5 cm).
Rectangular silk fabric panel with embroidered scene of two potentates standing wearing long robes, each supporting a balustered vessel in one hand; applied borders with discoid and heganal studs with tinned central panel; mounted on a later fabric backing with suspension fittings.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection, Paris, France.
Exhibited at the Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London W1, held in 2001.
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 2325
Chinese Silk Embroidery with Figures
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Each a shallow dish with tendrils and flowers to the upper faces. 1.78 kg total, 17.7-18.5 cm
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck. 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 Han Style Terracotta Horse and Rider
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Comprising a horse standing erect with arched neck, hole to the centre of the back to accept an attachment pin; separate hollow-formed rider figure with painted facial detailing. 3.35 kg total, 38 cm high
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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.
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