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LOT 2207
Thai Basket-Shaped Terracotta Cooking Vessel
AYUTTHAYA, 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (217 grams, 92 mm).
Carinated in profile with broad base and thick rolled rim; impressed polygonal hatching to sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom South Central Sulewesi.
Ex private Surrey, UK, ethnographic collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Chinese Carved Soapstone Vase Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: squat bowl with carved wave and fish detailing to the rim; two small jars each with openwork lotus-flower handles and base. 573 grams total, 8.1-11.2 cm wide
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Ming Style Glazed Figure Pair
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each standing erect on a chamfered base wearing a floor-length robe and with elaborately dressed hair, right hand at the waist and left hand raised to the shoulder supporting a wreath and a bowl of fruit. 989 grams total, 22.2 - 22.7 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three powder boxes, one with a painted landscape to the lid and two with floral motifs. 268 grams total, 60-65 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.
