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LOT 2259
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Jarlet Group
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (483 grams total, 77-79 mm).
Each a squat jar with basal ring and low mouth, applied floral motifs. [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 2259
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Jarlet Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sitting on a low folding chair, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, wearing a draped robe with green floral detailing, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing her delicate hands; puppy at her foot. 1.6 kg, 29 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k22 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12447-226143. -
South East Asian Terracotta Head
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
With deep blue pigment to the tight curled hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth. 2.86 kg, 21 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 Ming Horse and Rider
Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Unglazed ceramic figure of horse and rider; the horse standing on a rectangular base with brown bridle and green harness; female rider in flared riding coat with right hand within a long sleeve held at the chest, left arm extended; with speckled effect across the surface; separate head. 2.6 kg, 35.5 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
