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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)
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Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, containing various different motifs. 231 grams total, 27-47 mm
Possibly made by the British Museum. From a West Country, UK, private collection. -
Marlik Style Terracotta Potbearer
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled standing and holding a bulbous spouted container in his extended hands, stylised head with projecting ears and open mouth; repaired. 1.92 kg, 30 cm
Private collection of Dr Alvin M. Soffe (c.1922-1995) and Elizabeth Ann Soffe, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, acquired circa 1960s-1970s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a letter no.S00256668 from the Art Loss Register confirming that this item was not found on their database. -
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Large Framed Book Plate with Egyptian Amulets
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Large-format engraved plate illustrating amulets of various types (figures of Bes and Pataikos, multiple wedjat, Taweret with dorsal pillar, etc.), from the book series La Description de l'Egypte published after the French army's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Book A, Volume V, plate 88; mounted in a modern glazed frame. 3 kg total, 70.6 x 53 cm including frame
Ex private collection, London, UK.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt.
