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LOT 2307
Chinese Tang White Ware Jar
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
12 1/4 in. (2.6 kg, 31.5 cm).
Piriform in profile with broad mouth and rolled rim, cream glaze.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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South East Asian Gold Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
16th-17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Each shoulder a serpent-head supporting an ellipsoid bezel with amethyst cabochon in claw setting; polished. 6.84 grams, 24.18 mm overall, 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Figure of a courtly lady in floor-length robes with hands clasped at the chest; delicately painted facial detailing and hair dressed in a high coiffure. 260 grams, 22 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Diana Cargo Shipwreck Large Glazed Blue and White Lidded Terrine
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The body with sloping walls and everted base, separately made pig-head handles, the long sides painted with a lakeside town scene composed of various building on islands, and an arched bridge to the foreground, two boats floating in the calm waters; the lid with a similar scenery and a wave-shaped handle; repaired. 2.88 kg total, 33 cm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, March 1995.
'The Diana' was owned by Palmer and Co. a powerful Calcutta ship owner and was licenced by the English East India Company to sail from Calcutta or Madras to Canton. On the 14th of March 1817, she hit rocks off the Straits of Malacca and sank. The wreck was identified and recovered in 1994 by Dorian Ball of Malaysian Historical Salvors.
