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LOT 2256
Chinese Tang Terracotta 'Beauty and Beast' Dancers
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
10 1/2 - 10 3/4 in. (2.8 kg total, 26.5-27.5 cm).
Depicting dancers in vigorous poses, each in a cross-over robe with bell-shaped sleeves, an underdress with long tubular sleeves concealing the hands and one cloud-toed slipper revealed at the base; one with neatly dressed hair in two buns, the other with a grotesque face and wearing a pointed cap. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis reports nos.18C26042024 and 17C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla.
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LOT 2256
Chinese Tang Terracotta 'Beauty and Beast' Dancers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,154
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Chinese Ming Glazed Model Chest
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Formed as a lidded black chest on a green rectangular base; two large handles, hinges, and a lock to the front. 1.14 kg, 15 cm wide
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set of Six
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Comprising: six shallow plates with a painted scene of a two-storey house on a rocky landscape; six matching cups with similar scenery to the outer face. 652 grams total, 76 -117 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck.
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. -
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Large Ban Chiang Period Painted Chalice
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Formed as a broad upper bowl with flared rim atop a smaller inverted bowl at the base; upper bowl decorated with dense series of interlocking spiral motifs, the base with looser similar motifs. 3.05 kg, 29.5 cm high
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. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication with sample no.N107t24 dated 30 May 2007.
