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The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:565
Sale Title:The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian ArtLots with images:549
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:403
Date:24-Nov-2008
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An exceptional pair of large Ivory Wrist Rests, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Each one finely carved with immortals and attendants descending from a mountain temple surrounded by pine trees and clouds, fitted hardwood stands, fitted box 30.5 cm high
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A Chinese Ivory wrist rest, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Very well carved with Daoist Immortals standing on clouds amongst pines, before heavenly pagodas, fitted box 30.5 cm high
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A large Chinese ivory Mountain, late 19th/early 20th century. Finely carved and undercut with an elaborate scene of monks riding up a narrow pathway, beside pines and bamboo, and over a raging torrent to a temple atop of a sacred mountain, a group of figures taking tea in a small pavilion en route, silver-inlaid hardwood stand, fitted box. Height 28 cm. See Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, Exhibition by Ocs and British Museum, 1984, cat No. 269, p 189, for a similar example (from the Sassoon cat…
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A very large Chinese white ivory figure, late 19th/early 20th century. Of immortal Shou Lao leaning on a staff, with attendant, fitted box 51 cm high
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A pair of Chinese Carved ivory Wrist-rests, late 19th century. Each one with a bird on a carved and undercut flowering prunus branch, fitted silver inlaid hardwood stands 18.5 cm high
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A large rectangular Ivory Wrist Rest, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Delicately carved with various birds amongst a rocky outcrop with an overhanging pine branch, grasses and small shrubs, fitted box 25.5 cm high
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A fan-shaped Ivory Plaque, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. Exceptionally well carved and undercut with a profusion of exotic flowering plants, including a Magnolia tree, chrysanthemums, peony, prunus and narcissus and grasses, fitted box, stand 36.5 cm high
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A naturalistic root wood brush holder, with hardwood mounted rim and base, late Chin Dynasty 31 cm high
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A ribbed bamboo cylindrical brush pot, 19th century, lacquered on the interior 14 cm high & 11.8 cm diameter
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A Bamboo Brushpot, early Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, well carved with figures in boats within a mountainous landscape, fitted box. Height 14.6 cm & 11 cm diameter. Provenance: Antik West, Amsterdam (by repute)
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A hardwood brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of bamboo form, slightly convex, incised with calligraphy
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A hardwood Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 1644/1911, probably Zitan, with lipped rims and three short feet
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Two bamboo wrist rests, each one carved with rocks and flowers, both inscribed
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A Bamboo wrist-rest, late Qing,19th century, well carved with a scholar, inscribed
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A Huanghuali brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the well figured timber, with a good colour and polish. Provenance: The collection of Franca Arena Ao
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A large Huanghuali brushpot, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Well figured and with good colour
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A hardwood Incense Tool Holder, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of hexagonal flower-shape. 15.2 cm high. See: Arts From the Schollar's Studio, Ocs of Hong Kong, 1986, cat no 234 for another example in wood & no 114 for an ivory example
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A rare Ordos bronze ritual dagger, Western Han Dynasty, 206BCE/8CE the hilt cast with tiny horses and surmounted by a large horse and rider 29.7 cm length
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A Persian style bronze ewer, Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century, finely carved with auspicious animals, good patina. Height 20 cm
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A small Bronze figure of Kubera, (the God of Wealth), 17th/18th century. Seated on a Buddhist lion, sealed, with visvajra 10.3 x 9.5 cm
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A bronze weight/incense holder, Ming Dynasty, 1368/1644, in the form of a seated man with lotus stems 4 cm high
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Khampa man's coat (Chuba), hand woven fine cotton twill, Lynx fur lining, silk ties, Tibet 20th Century Length 140 cm
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Tibetan iron bladed knife with ivory handle and chased silver sheath with shagreen panel on one side, Kham, Tibet, 20th Century. 23 cm
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Northern Afghani wedding coat, Uzbek. Hand spun woven wool with wool and metal thread embroidery, glass beads and mirrors. Afghanistan, 20th Century Length 92 cm
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Northern Afghani wedding coat, Uzbek. ` Hand spun woven wool with polychrome wool and metal thread embroidery, glass beads and mirrors, Afghanistan, 20th Century Length 81 cm
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Northern Afghani wedding coat, Uzbek Hand spun woven wool with wool and metal thread embroidery. Afghanistan, 20th Century Length 98 cm
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Turkmen man's silk Ikat coat (Chapan), N. Afghanistan, 20th century Length 126 cm
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Swat valley man's cotton shirt with metal thread and silk embroidery, Pakistan, 20th century Length 95 cm
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Turkmen man's ceremonial cape (Chapan), silk with silk embroidery and vestigial sleeves, N. Afghanistan 20th Century Length 146 cm
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Minister's robe with bronze waistcoat, Chinese silk brocade, Shigatse, Tibet, late 19th-early 20th Century Length 128 cm
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Lhasa woman's quilted coat (Chuba), Chinese silk brocade, cotton lining, Tibet 20th Century Length 135 cm
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Khampa man's short jacket, Chinese silk brocade, Fox fur lining, Tibet, 20th Century Length 61 cm
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Minister's robe with ochre waistcoat, Chinese silk brocade, Shigatse, Tibet, late 19th-early 20th Century Length 128 cm
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Wedding doorway trappings, two pieces (Sankhia), cotton, silk and metal thread embroidery with mirrors on cotton, Amreli District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 111 x 70 cm each
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Silk frieze with lappets (Sankhtoran), fine silk embroidery on silk, Amreli District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 392 x 42 cm
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Bedding cover (Dharaniyo), cotton applique and silk embroidery with mirrors on cotton. Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 190 x 113 cm
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Bedding cover (Dharaniyo), silk embroidery with mirrors on cotton. Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century, 190 x 96 cm
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Wall hanging (Chakla), cotton applique and silk embroidery with mirrors on cotton. Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century, 100 x 95 cm
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Applique wall hanging (Chakla), cotton and silk embroidery on cotton. Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 84 x 84 cm
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Bedding cover (Dharaniyo), silk embroidery with mirrors on cotton, Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 180 x 120 cm
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Applique wall hanging (Ulech), silk and cotton on cotton, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 178 x 120 cm
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Applique marriage canopy (Chandarvo), wool, cotton and silk on cotton, Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 187 x 155 cm
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Applique marriage canopy (Chandarvo), cotton, Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 176 x 170 cm
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Marriage canopy (Chandarvo), cotton applique with silk embroidery and mirrors on cotton. Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century, 173 x 180 cm
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Wall hanging (Ulech), tigers, peacocks and elephants, cotton applique on cotton, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 172 x 130 cm
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Ceremonial bullock Trapping (Jhul), cotton and silk embroidery with mirrors on cotton, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 143 x 138 cm
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Applique marriage canopy (Chandarvo), silk and cotton on cotton, Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 155 x 128 cm
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Marriage canopy (Chandarvo), cotton applique with silk embroidery and mirrors, Paliad District, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century, 182 x 172 cm
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Decorative glass beaded square with folk motifs (Chakla). Cotton applique border and cotton backing. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 84 x 85 cm
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Decorative glass beaded square with folk motifs (Chakla). Silk brocade border and cotton backing. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 46 x 47 cm
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Decorative glass beaded square with folk motifs (Chakla). Cotton and silk applique border and cotton backing. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 60 x 61 cm
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Decorative glass beaded square with folk motifs (Chakla). Cotton applique border and cotton backing. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 55 x 53 cm
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Decorative glass beaded door hanging (Toran), Krishna with lappets, cotton applique border and backing. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 129 x 60 cm
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Glass beaded fan (Balwas), figural and animal motifs on basket weave and sheet copper base, wooden handle. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century. 20 x 25 cm
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Glass beaded auspicious hanging knick-knack, bird motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Length 39 cm
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Glass beaded auspicious hanging knick-knack, bird motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Length 37 cm
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Decorative glass beaded frieze (Pachhitpali), Ganesh with animal and human motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Approx. 644 x 20 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 69 x 35 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotto, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 80 x 46 cm
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Persian Caucasian short sword (Kindal). Horn handle, leather scabbard with silver niello mounts, 'makers' name, mark and 'ordered by' name, dated 1314 (AD1896) on upper mount, Kabul, Afghanistan, 19th century Length 68 cm
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Decorative glass beaded frieze (Pachhitpali), Ganesh with animal and human motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th century. 174 x 19 cm
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Glass beaded auspicious hanging knick-knack, bird motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Length 59 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th century. 78 x 37 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 71 x 43 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 69 x 35 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th century. 79 x 51 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 74 x 49 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 84 x 50 cm
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Coverlet (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th century. 75 x 76 cm
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Coverlet (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th century. 77 x 75 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 71 x 41 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 73 x 43 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 88 x 42 cm
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Pillow cover (Rumal), polychrome silk embroidery on black cotton, Swat Valley, Pakistan, 20th Century. 79 x 41 cm
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A Good Caucasian Karabagh rug, 19th century. 266 x 131 cm
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A Farahan runner, Central Persia, Circa 1930 470 cm x 168 cm
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A Kilim rug
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A Moroccan Rug, 20th century. Woven trellis design in two sections 22 cm x 150 cm
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A large Moroccan red ground, rug-20th century. Orange geometric rectangle and stylised bird designs. 285 x 197 cm
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A Moroccan Rug, 20th century. with multiple rows of geometric designs on a red field. 243 x 150 cm
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A Moroccan rug, 20th century. yellow ground with rows of stylised star designs. 200 x 140 cm
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A Moroccan rug, 20th century, with faded blue ground and orange square centre 218 cm x 128 cm
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A fringed Moroccan, Rug 20th century. Yellow and red medallion black and chequer banded border. 205 x 126 cm
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A Tibetan thanka, 19th century.
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Glass beaded auspicious hanging knick-knack, bird motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Length 50 cm
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Turkmen woman's silk Ikat dress, N. Afghanistan, 20th Century Length 114 cm
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Glass beaded bolster, geometric and bird motifs, silk brocade and felt patchwork ends. Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century Approx. 88 x 32 cm
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Glass beaded bolster, geometric and animal motifs, Kathi School, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Centruy Approx. 61 x 18 cm
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Bronze Jain altar piece, Maharastra, India, 19th century. 25.5 cm wide, 19 cm l/d, 25 cm high
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Carved wooden Hindu temple deity, probably a form of Vishnu as the upper two arms hold a conch and a fly whisk, the lower arms hold a trident (normally associated with Shiva) which is impaling a raksha or demon, South India, 20th Century. 31 cm x 62.5 cm x 12.5 cm. Weight 10kg
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Pichhavai painting on silk depicting a lively night scene with the gopis (milk maids) dancing for Krishna. Krishna, in blue, sits with his lover Radha beside him surrounded by gopi attendants and drummers. Rajasthan, India, 20th Century. 132 x 142 cm
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A rare pair of famille verte dishes, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, each one decorated in underglaze blue and vibrant enamels, with a phoenix in flight above a Qylin, beside exotic shrubs issuing from rockwork, the base decorated with a crane roundel and prunus form medallion, fitted boxes 30.5 cm diameter. Published: J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics, the Koger collection, London 1985, No. 110. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 21/7/1969, lot 204
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A rare Qingbai figure, Yuan Dynasty, 1280/1368, standing in armour, holding a sword, iron-spot glaze
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A large Archaic bronze age earthenware two-handled jar, Shang Dynasty, 2nd Milennium BCE, very well decorated with a rams horn motif in iron, Xindian Culture, Gansu province, north-west China. 40 cm. See The Ceramic Art of China, Ocs Jubilee Exhibition, V & A Museum, London, 1971, cat no 5, pl 5, for a very similar example. Also, Pottery and Jades of China's Neolithic Age, The Taiwan Antique Dealers Association 2001 Exhibition, Taipei, pl 53 and 54
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A well sculpted grey pottery Horse Head, Han Dynasty, 206BCE/220AD, perspex stand 15 cm x 17 cm
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A Stoneware Group of a Horse and Groom, Ming Dynasty, circa 16th century, each with a green and amber glaze, the figure with good irridescense 31 cm &. Height 35 cm
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A Yueyao moulded stoneware vessel, Western Jin Dynasty, 265/317AD. In the form of a bixie, 13 cm. Provenance: George Adie collection. Literature: He Li, Chinese Ceramics, Ny, 1996, pp 83, No. 108 (from the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)
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A Swatow red and green overglaze decorated saucer dish, 15th/16th century. Diameter 15 cm
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A small Cizhou brushwasher, Jin Dynasty, 1115/1234, with a silvery russet design on a bluish-black glaze and a cizhou concial tea bowl with a dark brown glaze
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A Swatow-style bowl, late Qing, early 20th century, with exotic flowers in white slip on a blue ground.
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