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LOT 2179
Chinese Stone Figure
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D.
31 3/4 in. (74 kg, 80.5 cm).
Modelled in the round figure seated on a bench wearing a capacious robe, the bell sleeves covering the hands raised to the chest, elaborately folded headdress and coiffure, mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
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Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each with concentric bands of blue hatching and scrolling, central rosette. 1.57 kg total, 16-16.6 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 Han Kneeling Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Wearing a floor-length robe and moon slippers, the hands extended forwards from of the sleeves, long hair gathered in knot to the rear; restored. 4.05 kg, 36 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
South East Asian Sawankhalok Glazed Jar
Thai, 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Squat in profile with flared base and mouth, small lateral loop handles; old dealer's label to base. 173 grams, 72 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
