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LOT 2202
South East Asian Terracotta Head
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 1/4 in. (2.86 kg, 21 cm).
With deep blue pigment to the tight curled hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth. [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 Chinese Han Painted Terracotta Cocoon Jar
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
With vertical painted scrolled tendril bands, flared foot, mouth with chamfered rim. 3.35 kg, 33 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising three powder boxes with painted rosette to the lid, geometric panels to the sidewall. 362 grams total, 65-67 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. -
Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Attendant
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round wearing a tall brim cap, ankle-length robe with long bell-shaped sleeves, proper left arm bent across the chest; standing on a hexagonal-section stepped base; separate posable head. 1.9 kg, 41 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
