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LOT 2600
Chinese Tang Terracotta Sogdian or Semitic Groom
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
17 1/4 in. (2.44 kg, 44 cm).
Modelled in the round on a square base, standing wearing a cross-over riding coat closed with a sash at the waist and knee-length boots; hair gathered at the crown of the head; black, pink and other pigments.
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of M.D.
O'Hara collection, 1980.
Ex collection of an Israeli gentleman.
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Chinese Yuan style Blue and White Peony Jar
Chinese Provincial, 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Provincial footed jar with tapering bulbous profile and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs. 1.06 kg, 15 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: squat bowl with random geometric ornament; diffuser with crackle-glaze finish, calligraphic legend; hollow-formed glazed ceramic pixiu. 1.04 kg total, 8.5-12 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A wide plate with stepped rim, traces of floral decoration to the inner face and large petals to the outer face. 1.66 kg, 34 cm wide
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.
