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LOT 1656
South East Asian Peranakan Silver Wedding Pillow Bolster Plate
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (7 7/8 in.) (31 grams, 12 cm wide (111 grams total, 20 cm high including stand)).
Of scalloped octagonal form with openwork floral ornament, incorporating a pierced band to the rim allowing mounting via threads to the pillow or bolster end-face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Malaysia or Singapore.
Acquired on the Singapore art market in 2002.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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LOT 1656
South East Asian Peranakan Silver Wedding Pillow Bolster Plate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Central Asian Silver-Gilt Decorated Buckle Set on Modern Leather Belt
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two silver-gilt fastening plaques, each D-shaped in section and tongue-shaped in plan with applied granules and filigree bands; one element with a pierced plaque and the other with a domed bulb topped by a facetted glass insert; to the underside of each plaque, the end of a braided leather cord forming a girdle or belt; possibly from Uzbekistan. 41 grams, 99.5 cm long (buckles 75 mm each)
Ex Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003. -
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Chinese Northern Wei Brick with Painted Buddha Seated
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rectangular with ogee recess; Buddha in high relief seated on a dais, right hand held in Abhaya mudra; nimbus behind the head; various pigments survive. 3.83 kg, 33 x 16.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1970-1990s. -
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Large Chinese Tang Bronze 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
Tang to Liao Dynasty, circa 907-1125 A.D. or laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,667
With three-tiered square and stepped base showing bodhi leaves, flaming jewels and foliage tendrils respectively, surmounted by a pierced frieze, each side depicting a seated Buddha flanked by standing figures and clouds; with triple pitched and hipped roof elements rising above pierced wall panels; all surmounted in turn by a column with five graduated discs affixed and terminating in a four-lobed lamniform element. 4.9 kg, 59 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s to early 1970s. ‘Buckingham Collection’, the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11988-210842.
