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LOT 2396
Chinese Tang Painted Terracotta Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 in. (574 grams, 23 cm).
Hollow-formed columnar figure with moulded detailing, floor-length robe with bell-sleeved jacket; head modelled with hair and cap, neat moustache; some pigment remaining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a gentleman collector.
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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Chinese Tang Terracotta Warrior
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £351
Hollow-formed guardian figure wearing armour and helmet, standing erect with arms bent and hands hollow to accept a spear (absent). 4.85 kg, 51 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Japanese Cloisonne Enamelled Copper Dish
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Sheet-copper disc with enamelled scene to the tondo; landscape in spring with trees budding and coming into flower beside a lake with large rocky island in the centre background; group of three children in active poses with toys running across the middle foreground; mounted on a perspex panel in a lacquered wooden frame. 19.65 kg total, 76.5 cm wide including stand
Acquired at Bonham's, London, UK. London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Set
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising six bell-shaped footed bowls with outlines of painted decoration. 1.79 kg total, 13.3-14 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.
