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LOT 2270
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (280 grams total, 56-70 cm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral designs, the larger box with decorative panels to the lid and body. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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.
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LOT 2270
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Chinese Han Naked Stick Man
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Unglazed nude figure with pigment to the hair, sockets to the shoulders to accept posable arms; supplied with a custom-made stand. 3.5 kg total, 62 cm including stand
Ex London gentleman, previously from Hong Kong collection. -
Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Pair of Female Court Attendants
Late Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled standing and dressed in dark robes, hair worn on a tall top-knot held in place with a band, one holding a tall vessel in her hand, and the other a teapot(?) in her left hand a netted bag over her right shoulder. 928 grams total, 23 cm each
From a West Country collection, UK, 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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South East Asian Sandstone Head of the God Shiva
10th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Carved with the hair piled in a column on top of the head and secured with a ring and figural plaque; narrow mouth with moustache above; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.2 kg total, 35 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
