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LOT 2278
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Statuette
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (369 grams, 14.7 cm).
Standing on a tiered base with blooming flowers in her left hand, her right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance.
ProvenanceEx Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 2278
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
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18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Ex Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003. -
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The black horse in a dynamic pose with its legs extended, painted red harness and bridle and a light-coloured saddle blanket beneath the black saddle; female rider in a tight-fitting robe with long sleeves, her left arm held high preparing to swing the club and her right arm held close to the body for holding the reins; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 6.5 kg total, 48 cm long
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Diana Cargo Shipwreck Large Glazed Blue and White Serving Dish
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A large octagonal dish with raised lip with net border; painted scenery of a lakeside town with multiple buildings in various designs on islands, boats floating on the water and an arched bridge to the foreground; repaired. 1.36 kg total, 35.5 cm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, March 1995.
'The Diana' was owned by Palmer and Co. a powerful Calcutta ship owner and was licenced by the English East India Company to sail from Calcutta or Madras to Canton. On the 14th of March 1817, she hit rocks off the Straits of Malacca and sank. The wreck was identified and recovered in 1994 by Dorian Ball of Malaysian Historical Salvors.