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LOT 2215
South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (650 grams total, 11.1 cm including stand).
Carved in the round as a crouching figure clutching an offering bowl on his lap; mounted on a display stand. [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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Large South East Asian Gilt Bronze Statue on Base
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Hollow-formed idol comprising a rectangular base with beaded bands supporting a cuboid block with applied figure to each corner and two sides, each with elbows resting on the upper surface and hands pressed together; forward ledge of the base with supine figure; rear of block with large figure in dhoti with left hand placed across the midriff; some gilding remaining. 1.6 kg, 27.5 cm
From 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. -
Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad bowl with substantial basal ring, reserved petals to the outer face, tondo with stamped vesica-shaped motifs and central landscape scene with lake, trees and mountain. 1.83 kg, 34 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. -
Tibetan Dagger and Scabbard
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A dagger comprising a triangular blade with single cutting edge, ellipsoidal cross guard with ornamented edge, grip clad in densely coiled twisted wire, panel of leaf-like and hexagonal geometric motifs in relief below and on the pommel; scabbard richly and densely embossed with auspicious symbols, lattice work, floral and other forms with a Greek key collar to one face, a vertical column of X-motifs along both edges, reverse with a sinuous motif extending from top to bottom, dense annulets in the field, wooden lining. 253 grams, 27.8 cm
Fair condition.
The RWM Collection; acquired in France, 2019.