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LOT 2328
Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
12 in. (1.48 kg, 30.5 cm).
Dressed in floor-length courtly dress with floral decoration, sash with a bow to the waist, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; holding a dove in her left hand with herm right hand raised and reaching towards the bird.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2328
Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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Western Tibetan Fresco of Hayagriva
Circa 14th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Painted on stone in vibrant polychrome; on a wooden display base. 3.55 kg total, 38 x 33 cm
Ex London gallery stock. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11917-206181. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Both with a bell-shaped body and low foot; painted petals radiating from the basal ring, the insides with simple decoration. 244 grams total, 85 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. -
Large Ban Chiang Period Painted Stepped Terracotta Vase
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Large storage vessel with barrel-shaped neck, sloped shoulder with incised hatching, stepped profile and body decorated with incised hatched pattern and reserved meander; applied base ring 4.18 kg, 40.5 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.
