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LOT 2270
Chinese Tang White Ware Bowl
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
5 7/8 in. (190 grams, 14.8 cm).
Broad dish with central incised ring, basal ring and painted character to the centre. [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 Tang White Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Broad and shallow body with slight carination, central tondo and basal ring. 243 grams, 16 cm
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. -
Chinese Tang Large Guardian Terracotta Warrior Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Modelled in the round fully armoured soldier wearing a breastplate, armguards, pauldrons and a distinctive headscarf (futou); the armour worn over a coat, closed by a belt, with flaring trousers; both hands held at waist high; traces of pigment to the surfaces. 5.2 kg, 58 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C118m95 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12455-226141. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and 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): £169
Comprising three powder boxes with densely painted floral motifs to the lid with decorative panels to the body filled with geometric motifs and tendrils. 210 grams total, 51-52 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.
