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LOT 2134
Large Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/2 in. (3.8 kg, 37 cm).
Comprising a bulbous body with two small loop handles below the equator, flat base, low neck and everted rim; decorated to the upper surface with four black painted hatched roundels and swags surrounding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1970.
From the Cheuk family collection.
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LOT 2134
Large Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish Pair
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Ex 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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Late 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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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.
