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LOT 2440
Chinese Tang White Ware Bowl
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
6 3/4 in. (334 grams, 17 cm).
Broad body with carinated rim, incised ring at centre, disc foot. [No Reserve]
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.
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Chinese Bronze Mirror Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Two discoid with central dome and raised rim, one square with scooped border. 1.45 kg total, 13.5-16 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 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 Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral motifs to the lid, two with a decorative border to the edge. 284 grams total, 58-63 mm
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. -
Chinese Terracotta Frog Storage Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 5 kg, 36 cm high
Ex 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.
