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LOT 2188
Chinese Tang Terracotta Storage Jar
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
11 5/8 in. (2.75 kg, 29.5 cm).
Piriform in profile with broad mouth and rolled rim, cream-olive glaze to shoulder.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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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LOT 2188
Chinese Tang Terracotta Storage Jar
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Framed Bali Watercolour Painting with Barong Dancers
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A rectangular watercolour image of Balinese adults and children, dancers' masks and other items amid vegetation; notation to the margin 'De Warsa / Kelusa / Bali'; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 790 grams, 30.5 x 26.7 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Yuan Terracotta Animal Group
Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a reclining bovine; a reclining feline (lion?); a reclining sow; and a stylised quadruped with large ears and impressed facial detailing. 1.02 kg total, 10.7-13.3 cm
Ex H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1990s. 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 Polychrome Bowl Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising two deep bell-shaped bowls with painted polychrome decoration. 818 grams total, 13.7-13.8 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.
