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LOT 2209
South East Asian Bronze Buddha Head Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EALIER
2 1/8 - 3 in. (143 grams total, 56-75 mm including stand).
Both modelled with a serene expression and hair arranged in tight curls; mounted on custom-made display stands. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Pre-Columbian collection.
One with Christie's label, London, 17 October 1996, no.72A (part).
From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vessel Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three miniature vases with painted floral designs and a teacup with decorative border to the outer face. 477 grams total, 68-98 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Figure
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £55
Modelled in the half-round wearing a floor-length robe and with the hands clasped at the midriff inside the bell-sleeves; dorsal pillar to reverse. 1.12 kg, 32 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Neolithic, circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform bodied, the shoulder painted with a geometric design; two loop handles to the equator, trumpet-shaped mouth. 2.83 kg, 30.5 cm
Formerly from a London, UK, gallery. Ex Martin Schoyen, London collection, 1990s.
