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LOT 2230
South East Asian Ban Chiang Period Painted Chalice
MIDDLE PERIOD, 900-300 B.C.
9 1/4 in. (1.35 kg, 23.5 cm).
Broad bowl with flared rim atop a trumpet-shaped base, all decorated with a dense series of reserved interlocking spiral motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspective, Bangkok, 2002, p.50, no.74, pl.74, for type.
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Large Chinese Tang Stone Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Standing erect wearing a loosely draped pleated garment with beaded swags over the forearms, segmented hairstyle held with a diadem, right arm raised in gesture of reassurance and left hand holding a phial; standing on a lotus-flower base; separate tiered base. 55 kg total, 106.5 cm including stand
Acquired from the London art market in the 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12458-226320. -
South East Asian Bronze Vessel Group
Circa 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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From the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s. -
South East Asian Stone Offering Vessel
1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ellipsoid in pan with bulbous profile, broad rounded rim and pouring lip. 1.01 kg, 12.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
