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LOT 2313
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (1.95 kg, 26.3 cm).
Figure seated cross-legged on a lotus-leaf dais, with radiating leaf-shaped panels to the headdress, loosely draped uttariya, white enamel urnato the brow.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2313
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Statue
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: a shallow plate with a painted lake scene with boats on the water; the cup painted with a similar theme showing boats on the water and a fisherman. 92 grams total, 65-105 mm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports. -
Chinese Ming Horse and Rider
Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Unglazed ceramic figure of horse and rider; the horse standing on a rectangular base with brown bridle and green harness; female rider in flared riding coat with right hand within a long sleeve held at the chest, left arm extended; with speckled effect across the surface; separate head. 2.6 kg, 35.5 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
Chinese Jianyao Brown Glazed Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Conical in profile with low base and rounded rim. 140 grams, 10.2 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Song literary and historical evidence confirm that Jianyao tea bowls were highly prized at the imperial court and famous throughout China during the Northern Song dynasty, and mention that the great aesthete and connoisseur Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1125) was ‘. . . an enthusiastic devotee. . . of Jian tea bowls’.
