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LOT 2415
South East Asian Terracotta Lidded Vessel
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 5/8 in. (85 grams, 91 mm).
Formed as a human bust and torso, the body lozengiform in plan with low-relief bent arms to the obverse, hatched saltire to the reverse, applied sheet-gold detailing to the chest and shoulders; the knop-handled stopper forming the head with sheet-gold diadem and earrings, ushnisha top-knot, brows, and facial features.
ProvenanceEx Robin Symes Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, pre 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a stepped rim and painted with tendrils and floral motifs, the outer face with large petals radiating from the low foot. 705 grams, 22.4 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 Han Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Wearing a calf-length robe and pattens to the feet, the hands folded across the midriff and enclosed bell-sleeves, long hair gathered in knot to the rear; restored. 7.05 kg, 62.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125a53 from Oxford Authentication. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
