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LOT 2237
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.
LiteratureSee Caroselli, S.L. ed., The Quest For Eternity Chinese Ceramic Sculptures From The People's Republic Of China, London, 1987, p.viii, for type.
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LOT 2237
Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Chinese Han Naked Terracotta Male Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
An unglazed nude figure with black hair dressed in a low bun, sockets to the shoulders to accept posable arms; repaired. 3.15 kg, 58.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Each a shallow dish with tendril and flowers to the upper and lower faces, central spiral. 1.35 kg total, 15-15.7 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.
