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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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LOT 1954
Chinese Wei Terracotta Seated Children Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Chinese Porcelain Pot Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each a barrel-shaped vessel with one lug handle, low neck, scrolled panel with figures in a landscape. 187 grams total, 65-66 wide
Ex London, UK collection, 1990s. -
Archaic Style Bronze Jar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Lidded square-section vessel (fanghu) adorned with ring handles to the lid; reserved detailing depicting mythic bird creatures, geometric and floral motifs, repeated on the interior and exterior of the lid; two lateral loop handles on rings. 2.24 kg, 29 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, chevrons and hands; chipped and repaired. 3.45 kg, 32 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
