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LOT 2125
Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Poster
1985 A.D.
23 x 31 1/2 in. (4.35 kg , 58.5 x 80 cm).
Poster from the 1986 Christie's Amsterdam sale of porcelain and gold from Nanking; board-mounted in a metal frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985.
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Practising Polo Player
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
The horse in a static pose with its head turned to the left, the female rider bent at waist with her left arm held high in a swinging pose, the other arm held at waist high for holding the reins; painted annulets to the saddle blanket. 5.6 kg, 43 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.04C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12445-226799. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Each a bell-shaped bowl with polychrome floral motifs inside and out, concentric rings, central rosette. 1.2 kg total, 13 cm each
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. -
Chinese Stone Hitching Post
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
On a square-section base, carved in the round with undercuts, figural post of a human or theriomorphic guardian wrestling with a shishi palace guardian lion; repaired. 101 kg, 73 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
