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LOT 2114
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
13 in. (3.8 kg, 33 cm).
Possibly depicting Guanying seated in an attitude of tranquil ease, right arm raised and holding a green sash and left one resting on the knee; characteristic elongated earlobes, wearing voluminous robes.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong 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 Wei Terracotta Female Figure
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Modelled in the half-round wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the midriff inside the bell-sleeves; dorsal pillar to reverse. 1.12 kg, 32 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. This lot 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): £130
Comprising three powder boxes, two with a painted landscape showing a corner of a building to the side; one with a large flower to the lid and decorative panels to the sides. 267 grams total, 59-63 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. -
Thai Sawankhalok Celadon-Glazed Bowl
Thailand, 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Squat in profile with tall basal ring, vertically segmented outer face, square-section rim, concentric rings to inner face and band of arcading; rim chipped. 790 grams, 19.2 cm
Private collection, Italy. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
