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LOT 2153
South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
5 5/8 in. (1.01 kg, 14.3 cm).
Carved in the round with segmented facial features. hands meeting pn the abdomen, legs bent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Modelled in the round standing figure in knee-length tunic and riding boots, with a tambour at his waist. 293 grams, 19 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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): £208
Comprising three powder boxes with painted flower to the lid and sidewall. 365 grams total, 71-73 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.
