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LOT 2238
South East Asian Stone Elephant Funerary Idol
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (481 grams, 11.3 cm).
A rhyolite idol with zoomorphic head, low-relief facial features, including a trunk which is pierced latitudinally; traces of red pigment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Asian art market before 2000.
Ex property of a UK gallery.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase Trio
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising three miniature vases with painted tendrils and flowers, remains of looped handles. 562 grams total, 7.8-10 cm
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 Bifacial Green Stone Carving of a Dragon Attacking a Boat
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Carved in high relief; obverse scene of two figures in a dragon-shaped boat in a rocky landscape; reverse scene with stockades and trees, lungzhi fungi, the stone probably bowenite. 2.25 kg, 29.1 cm
Private collection, UK. -
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South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
4th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
A rhyolite funerary idol with bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of red pigment. 460 grams, 11.8 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a South East Asia collector; formerly acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
