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LOT 2265
South East Asian Painted Blue and White Bowl with Birds
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
7 in. (393 grams, 18 cm wide).
Bell-shaped in profile with flared rim and basal ring; tondo with bird among rosettes, running tendril band; outer face with lotus-leaf pattern below frieze of birds and rosettes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Chinese Pair of Terracotta Han Tomb Doors
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Matched pair of doors, each a substantial rectangular block with mounting holes to the upper and lower faces; the obverse divided into three decorated panels by borders with impressed lattice patterns: above - outer columns of comas-shaped motifs, inner rows of bird, tree and goose motifs; centre - 4x4 grid of comma motifs flanking ring-handles mounted on beast-mask panels; below - outer columns of comma motifs enclosing alternating rosette and concentric rings. 145 kg total, 116.5 x 37.5 x 11.5 - 116.5 x 38.5 x 11.5 cm
Previously with a London, UK, gallery, 1990s. Ex private collection, Muswell Hill, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Cup and Saucer with Fisherman Scene
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Each with a painted lakeside landscape showing a man fishing, mountains and boats floating in the distance. 83 grams total, 6.5-10.6 cm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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. -
South East Asian Nang Teap Asporn Celestial Nymph Statuette
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in active pose wearing a tiered headdress, dancing on a tiered base. 380 grams, 17.9 cm
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
