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LOT 2008
Mixed Bronze and Terracotta Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
9 1/2 - 18 1/8 in. (2.14 kg total, 24-46 cm).
Comprising: ceramic seated figure with voided mouth; bronze pipe with bell-shaped bowl. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Chinese Style Funerary Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
An undated, archaic style funerary vessel with flask-shaped body, pierced lug handles at the shoulders suspending a link chain and beast-head handle, pedestal foot; both faces decorated with a panel displaying figural scenes in raised relief, a dancer at the centre flanked by animals and scrolling tendrils, musicians standing to either side; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. 445 grams, 19.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. -
Tudor and Later Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
16th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including crotal bells, badges, thimbles, buckle frames, 'Ashford MDC' token, appliqués and other items. 1.4 kg total, 12-66 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Chinese Ming Style Glazed Terracotta Figure
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Standing in floor-length robes with bouffant hair and holding a fruit in the left hand. 263 grams, 17 cm
From the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
