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LOT 2164
South East Asian Khmer Ceremonial Ceramic Cup
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (526 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
Coarse red-brown globular vessel with waisted neck and rolled rim; bands of incised corrugation to the body and underside, neck plain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex Hemmings collection, Essex, UK.
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled on a rectangular base, the horse standing with a rounded saddlecloth picked out in grey pigment; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, right arm bent and left arm held before the body. 1.5 kg, 32.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid. 259 grams total, 60-62 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. -
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha
9th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed with arched brows, lentoid eyes, aquiline nose and broad mouth, conical headdress and long lobes to the ears; mounted on a wooden stand. 46 grams total, 73 mm including stand
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12450-226030.
