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LOT 1993
Large Chinese Bronze Ewer for the Eastern Market
20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 1/4 in. (3.49 kg, 48.8 cm).
Tall slender neck with baluster collar, socket to the mouth and domed lid with knop handle; piriform body with fluting, trumpet-shaped foot; curved spout with dragon-head detail to mouth.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Christie’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 6th November 1997, London, lot 119, for a similar artefact.
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LOT 1993
Large Chinese Bronze Ewer for the Eastern Market
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£160 (EUR 186; USD 216) +BP*
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Renaissance Agate Cameo of Two Owls in Gold Ring
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Opening Bid: £1,500
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Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13318-257961.
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Louis XIV Silver Jetton in Later Silver Brooch
1643-1715 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The obverse showing the profile bust of the king facing left with an inscription surrounding, and a king on horseback on the reverse; set in a later brooch frame. 6.05 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
