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LOT 2344
Khmer Style Sandstone Head of the God Shiva
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 IN. (11.65 kg, 26.5 cm).
Carved in the round with piled ushnisha top-knot and long pendulous earlobes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
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 Song Style Scenic Terracotta Tile
20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Substantial ceramic block with landscape scene, two fawns reclining among rocks with a fallen tree above; linzhi fungi and leaf-clusters; high-relief modelling with some undercutting. 13.55 kg, 43 cm long
From a 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. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two deep bowls with everted rims, one with polychrome floral motifs and the other with green petals and pellets. 587 grams total, 13.3-13.7 cm
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. -
Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: larger mirror with central pierced lug, raised rim, low-relief geometric pattern; smaller with raised flange rim, central pierced stud, reserved figures of men, birds and other items. 438 grams total, 8.8-11.2 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
