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LOT 2064
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
13 in. (3.7 kg, 33 cm).
Rectangular in plan with recessed arch, figure modelled in the half-round of Buddha wearing a voluminous pleated robe extending to fill the lower part of the arch, mandorla to the rear.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
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LOT 2064
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Mandarin Duck Opium Weight Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each modelled in the round on a hexagonal tiered base. 113 grams total, 28-43 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Ban Chiang Period Painted Oval-Mouthed Vase
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ellipsoid in plan jar or vase with flared mouth, bulbous body and trumpet-shaped base; reserved bands on a red hatched field. 1.8 kg, 28 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Chinese Tang Armenian Groom Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Wearing a cross-over horseman's jacket, tight trousers and a tall cap with a wide upturned brim; Iranian bearded facial features; repair to neck. 3.05 kg, 48.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence test report issued by Laboratory Kotalla of Germany, report number 44CM110520.
The use of foreign featured figurines in the Tang period showed the extent that the Dynasty drew on capabilities of the experts from the 'Silk Road' especially for horse and camel training.
