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LOT 2039
Chinese Song Terracotta Flower Vase Tile Set
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (20.6 kg total, 28.5 x 22.5 cm each).
With bamboo-style border and band of quatrefoils, high-relief jugs and other motifs. [4]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 2039
Chinese Song Terracotta Flower Vase Tile Set
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. 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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Opening Bid: £350
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Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate with Landscapes
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Of shallow profile with stepped rim, painted arid landscape to the centre and decorative tendrils to the rim. 1.93 kg, 34 cm
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.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
