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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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Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 4.5 kg, 37.5 cm
Ex Martin Schyoen collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate with Bird
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A wide plate with stepped rim, the centre painted with a bird thrusting off a branch with its wings spread; stylised petals to the outer face and heavy sea encrustations. 837 grams, 23.5 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. -
South East Asian Rhyolite Idol
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of pigment. 752 grams, 86 mm
Acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. Ex property of a UK gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
