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LOT 2129
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Figure and Hand Print Signature
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
12 in. (6.05 kg, 30.5 cm).
Comprising an elaborate ogival niche with a bottom right figure dressed in long robes; pigment to the frame, impressed hand-print to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2129
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Figure and Hand Print Signature
Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
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Each a squat glazed footed bowl with painted floral motifs below the rim to the outer face, concentric rings to the inner face with rosette to the centre. 2.73 kg total, 16.2-16.8 cm
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck.
The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter. -
Chinese Glazed Blue and White Jar with Peony
Provincial, 15th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A glazed provincial ceramic footed jar with carinated profile, deep shoulder and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs. 1.3 kg, 17.5 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
South East Asian Solid Gold Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
16th-17th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Each shoulder a serpent-head supporting an ellipsoid bezel with amethyst cabochon in claw setting; polished. 6.84 grams, 24.18 mm overall, 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector.
