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LOT 2044
Very Large Chinese Neolithic Painted Vessel
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 in. (11.25 kg, 56 cm).
With tiered piriform body, two lateral rectangular loop handles below the equator, the upper body painted with ovals filled with various geometric motifs and hatched lines within plain bands, bulb to the neck with single loop handle and neck with everted rim. [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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Private collection of Mr & Mrs Fischer, Munich, Germany, 1958-1998. London collection, 1999. -
Large Chinese Wei Terracotta Soldier with Shield
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Hollow-formed, modelled in the round, warrior wearing lamellar armour to chest, back and upper arms, helmet with side-flaps, padded skirt and broad leggings; left hand resting on a long hexagonal shield with midrib, right hand modelled open to accept a spear of shafted weapon. 1.4 kg, 31 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Court Lady Pair
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,200 - 4,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,700
Each hollow-formed, standing on an integral polygonal base and dressed in a loose-fitting floor length robe with V-shaped opening at the neck, chignon, dressed hair, painted facial detailing; cloud-slippers protruding at the base; painted pigmentation remaining, including some decorative patterns on the clothes. 7.65 kg total, 49.5 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124a5 from Oxford Authentication for one of the figures. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12096-213519.
