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LOT 1651
Chinese Song Temple Tile with Chrysanthemums
SONG DYNASTY, CIRCA 960-1279 A.D.
13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (4.35 kg, 33.5 x 26.5 cm).
Rectangular with ornate recess, high-relief image of a group of chrysanthemums and foliage in a trapezoidal container with splayed legs and running hound motif to the front.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
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Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With piriform body, short neck, everted rim and rectangular-section loop handles, the upper body painted with ovals filled with various geometric motifs and hatched lines, contained between plain bands, swags below, chevrons at the neck. 3.2 kg. 35.5 cm high
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Large Chinese Song Granary Jar with Dragon and Bird Lid
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Opening Bid: £556
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Previously from a Bath, UK, gallery. From the private collection of Desmond Morris. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.
