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LOT 1560
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Arya Tara Figure
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (1.29 kg, 22 cm high).
A hollow-formed gilt-bronze figure of Arya Tara sitting cross-legged flanked by uptala flowers, hands held in the mudra of instruction; black pigment to the hair and inset rub-coloured gemstones to the headdress.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Large Chinese Tang Figure of a Fawn
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A ceramic model of a fawn or lamb standing with head erect, traces of pigment detailing; restored. 7.5 kg, 58.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122f88, from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11363-192804. -
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Chinese Glazed Bowl
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A Tang or Song period style provincial conical ceramic bowl. 140 grams, 11.5 cm diameter
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. -
Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A hare's fur tea bowl of conical form, with everted rim and discoid foot, the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze shot through with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings, the exterior displaying russet and silver markings, the brown ware visible towards the foot. 173 grams, 13 cm wide
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s. UK private collection.
