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LOT 2336
Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
21 1/4 in. (127 grams, 54 cm long).
Designer necklace composed of large irregular round agate beads and fusiform banded agate beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Western Tibetan Fresco of Hayagriva
Circa 14th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Painted on stone in vibrant polychrome; on a wooden display base. 3.55 kg total, 38 x 33 cm
Ex London gallery stock. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11917-206181. -
Ban Chiang Period Painted Terracotta Chalice
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Red-on-buff chalice with everted rim, globular body and trumpet-shaped base; surface decorated with concentric bands, arches and floral motifs. 1.55 kg, 24 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. -
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising six shallow plates with dense floral border, central scene a bird on a flower meadow with insects flying above. 504 grams total, 12 cm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.