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LOT 1954
Chinese Wei Terracotta Seated Children Pair
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
6 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (1.56 kg total, 16.5-17 cm).
Each modelled in the round in squatting pose wearing loose-fitting robes, with shaven head and forelock; holding a ball; much pigment remaining; hollow to the underside. [2]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Accompanied by an indeterminate thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124d52 for one of the figures from Oxford Authentication.
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Archaic Chinese Shang Bronze Jiu
Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Tripod wine vessel with rounded body and three swept legs, broad lip to the neck and U-section spout, two domed studs to the rim, band of reserved text and single lateral strap handle; some restoration. 735 grams, 21.5 cm high
Acquired from George Horan Oriental Antiques, Kensington Church Street, London, UK, 1950-1960. From an important New Zealand collection, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a handwritten cataloguing page which includes an old George Horan business card and an image of the piece on display. -
Si Satchanalai Thai Green-Glazed Mother and Child Figurine
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Modelled in the round with celadon glaze, a nursing mother kneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hair drawn back into a topknot, impressed eyes and mouth. 135 grams, 92 mm
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The Si Satchanalai figurines were one of the ceramic products produced by Si Satchanalai kilns located in the present-day area of Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai province in the upper part of central Thailand. The characteristic features related to maternity and parenthood were represented in figurines of pregnant females and of couples (mother and father) with a baby. -
Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Broad and rounded in profile with carinated flange to the rim, basal ring. 345 grams, 17 cm wide
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
