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LOT 2242
Chinese Wei Ceramic Buddha Brick
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D.
12 1/2 in. (3.2 kg, 31 cm).
Rectangular in form displaying a Buddha figure standing on a base within a lancet-shaped niche, hands folded before the waist and an aureole behind the head.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990.
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LOT 2242
Chinese Wei Ceramic Buddha Brick
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Qing Glazed Ceramic Female Attendant
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Modelled in the round standing on a tiered square base, wearing floor length robes with voluminous sleeves, hair dressed in an elaborate style, holding an urn at the chest; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 263 grams, 17.3 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
Chinese Tang Ceramic Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, wearing a harness adorned with pendants and an 'animal skin' saddlecloth; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, arms held before the body, gesturing to hold reins (absent); semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. 3.75 kg, 40 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f86 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11703-199229. -
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Chinese Erotic Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed Sun Ing Wu
Dated June 1948 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Painted with a nude reclining female in domestic surrounds to the interior, characters painted to side and reverse; orange cabochon to lid. 66 grams, 96 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.
