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LOT 2232
Satsuma Miniature Gilt Ceramic Vase Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (123 grams total, 92 mm each).
One fusiform with painted scene of courtly ladies kneeling, artistic images on display, reserved gilt chop-seal to underside; one conical with outdoor scenes of richly dressed ladies and gentlemen beside a lake. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Chinese Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rectangular block with recess to obverse, Buddha seated in a lotus pose on a tall pedestal, his hands tucked inside the voluminous draped robe. 3.2 kg, 30 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape to the lid. 288 grams total, 56-63 mm
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 Carved Soapstone Carving Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Carved triangular inkwell with landscape detailing, trees and group of figures; carved spray of flowers on an old collector's base; old inked label 'Bildstein China'; both with museum accession number '4905' inked in white on a black painted background. 360 grams total, 49-91 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
