A pre-historic ceramic figure of an ox
Lot-No. 714
Proceeds : 1.500 €
Harappan civilisation/Indus Valley, 2nd millenium BC. Ceramic with black painting. Firm figure in stylised shape. At the right shoulder a small opening. H. 9,5 cm, l. 16 cm. - The result of QED Laboratoire, Aix-en-Provence, thermoluminescence test no. QED1208/FC-0308 is consistent with the dating of this lot. - Prov.: Rare Chinese Bronzes and Works of Art from an important private collection in France (Lot 700 - 721). The following group of bronzes, ceramics and jade objects are part of an old noble collection in Southern France. The collection has been assembled since the 19th cent. By an art-minded entrepreneur and has been in the estate of the family by descent ever since. The family kept manifold private and commercial relations to China and was able to build up an exquisite and important collection. A selection of these marvelous objects is now being offered and is available to the global art market for the very first time. The objects demonstrate the fascination for Chinese and Asian Art and the collecting passion of an intellectual gentleman and connoisseur.
A pre-historic ceramic figure of an ox
A pre-historic ceramic figure of an ox
Lot-No. 714
Proceeds : 1.500 €
Harappan civilisation/Indus Valley, 2nd millenium BC. Ceramic with black painting. Firm figure in stylised shape. At the right shoulder a small opening. H. 9,5 cm, l. 16 cm. - The result of QED Laboratoire, Aix-en-Provence, thermoluminescence test no. QED1208/FC-0308 is consistent with the dating of this lot. - Prov.: Rare Chinese Bronzes and Works of Art from an important private collection in France (Lot 700 - 721). The following group of bronzes, ceramics and jade objects are part of an old noble collection in Southern France. The collection has been assembled since the 19th cent. By an art-minded entrepreneur and has been in the estate of the family by descent ever since. The family kept manifold private and commercial relations to China and was able to build up an exquisite and important collection. A selection of these marvelous objects is now being offered and is available to the global art market for the very first time. The objects demonstrate the fascination for Chinese and Asian Art and the collecting passion of an intellectual gentleman and connoisseur.