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LOT 2330
Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 - 9 in. (1.14 kg total, 21.5-23 cm).
Comprising two shallow plates with stepped rims, both with painted flowers and tendrils to the inner face, outside with radiating petals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Soldier
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Standing erect with arms bent and hands open to accept a pole-weapon (absent), wearing open fronted belted tunic and long boots; support to rear. 9.7 kg, 79 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s. 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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Large Japanese Glazed Ceramic Imari Dish Pair
Late 19th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each with dentilled rim, basal ring, central roundel with pot and flowers, surrounding panels with blossom and other motifs; bats and other motifs to the underside. 2.2 kg total, 30 cm
Fine condition.
Ex Italian collection; acquired 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Rectangular in plan with central circular socket, high-relief image of Buddha in the half-round with extensive pigmentation to the surface. 6.55 kg, 29 x 29 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
