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LOT 2200
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Standing Warrior
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
14 1/4 in. (4.77 kg, 36 cm).
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with lion-mask ornament over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots; stern facial expression.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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South East Asian Stone Offering Vessel
1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ellipsoid in pan with bulbous profile, broad rounded rim and pouring lip. 1.01 kg, 12.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Chinese Ming Glazed Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Standing erect on a tiered square base, wearing a floor-length robe and with elaborately dressed hair, right hand at the waist supporting a wreath. 254 grams, 17 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising three powder boxes with painted landscape to the lid. 373 grams total, 65-67 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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