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LOT 2288
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (6.05 kg, 36 x 27 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.
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.
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Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Gilt Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted floral motifs with blue and gilt lotus flowers. 74 grams, 87 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985. -
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Standing Figure
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Standing figure in floor-length tiered robes, hands folded across the chest supporting a lamb; separate head with tall rectangular cap; standing on a rectangular dais; minor abrasions. 8.95 kg, 71 cm high
Ex 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. -
Ordos Bronze Stag Pendant
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Formed as a stag with its legs folded beneath its body, guilloche band for the antlers, twisted band issuing from the mouth. 8.21 grams, 48 mm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
