Lot 93
GROUP OF FIVE SANCAI WARES
MING DYNASTY
£454
Auction: 12 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
明 三彩男俑、供桌、魚供盤、衣箱及衣架（共五件）
comprising: a standing male guardian figure; an offering table laden with various offerings of pig head, bread, rooster, fruit, stacks of cakes; a fish on offering plate; a large chest; and a robe rack/temple stand (5)
Dimensions
the offering table: 33.5cm wide
Provenance
Private English collection, Brighton.
The figure was purchased from Fortune Arts Company (福昌工藝), Hong Kong on 6 April, 1995, with an original receipt;
The offering table with fruits was purchased from Maxsheen Curios Furniture & Wood Carvings (文興家具文玩木刻), Hong Kong on 15 April 1995, with an original receipt; also comes with a Certificate of Antiquity (no. 49900) issued from Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited (香港藝術商品協會) stated the piece is dated to the Ming dynasty;
The fish on offering plate was purchased from Ming House Antiques & Arts (宗明坊), Hong Kong on 1 October 1994. with an original receipt;
The chest was purchased from Wing Tat Hong (永達行), Hong Kong on 1 October 1994, with an original receipt;
The robe rack/temple stand was purchased from Fortune Arts Company (福昌工藝), Hong Kong on 1 April, 1995, with an original receipt.
