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LOT 2089
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (1.2 kg, 19.5 cm).
Modelled in the round in meditating pose with eyes half-closed and a utpala flower to each upper arm, hands raised in a mudra.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 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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LOT 2089
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising three powder boxes, one with a landscape to the lid; one with a central floral motif and two decorative bands to the body; one similar with polychrome decoration. 348 grams total, 57-68 mm
Ex 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. -
Life-Size Tibetan Bronze Jewelled Head of a Stag
20th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
With an applied crown embellished with turquoise and glass cabochons, painted eyes and open mouth, separately made antlers and large ears; suspension hook to the rear. 1.36 kg, 38 cm high
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Mongolian Groom
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled standing with his right arm raised to groom an animal, left hand held at waist high with a socket to the fist, wearing a tight-fitting cap. 1.7 kg, 36 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
