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LOT 2286
Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (2.15 kg, 22 cm).
Squat with narrow base and broad shoulder, wide flared mouth with loop handles, painted bands to mouth and 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.
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Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted border to the inner rim, the outer face painted with a two storey house in a hilly landscape, vegetation surrounding, the opposite side with a small island. 43.1 grams, 76 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Figurine
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled in the round figure of a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at base; partial glazed finish. 617 grams, 24.7 cm
From a 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 Song Terracotta Tile
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
With high-relief image of a warrior standing with hands resting on his spread legs, wearing a helmet and armour with lion-mask ornament over a flowing floor-length robe, riding boots; stern facial expression. 6.05 kg, 36 x 27 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
