Lot 45. A green-glazed stoneware vase, hu, Vietnam, Han-Viet period, 1st-3rd century. H. 25 cm. Estimate €500 - €700. Sold for €1,088 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Note: Vietnam was under Chinese rule for a thousand years until the establishment of the Ngô dynasty (939), the first unified dynasty in North Vietnam. Ash-glazed pottery, such as the offered vase, was produced under the influence of the Han dynasty. Covered with a vegetable ash glaze with a high iron oxide content which, during the reductive firing process, gives this soft greyish green colour, enhanced by those large, thicker, vitrified green drops. Although the form and production technique are the same as in Southern China, the glazed drop decoration is unique to Northern Vietnam.

Lot 46. A group of four stoneware vases, Vietnam, 11th-15th century. H. 9 cm to 24 cm. Estimate €500 - €800. Sold for €704 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 47. A crackle glaze stoneware ewer and cover and a crackle glaze stoneware ewer, Vietnam, 11th-13th century. Ewer & cover: h. 16 cm, l. 20 cm; Ewer: h. 20 cm, l. 13.5 cm. Estimate €1,300 - €2,300. Sold for €2,048 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 48. An important ivory-glazed stoneware vase, Vietnam, 14th-15th century, with incised and iron oxide underglaze decoration. H. 56 cm. Estimate €5,000 - €7,000. Sold for €57,550 inc. premium. Photo Bonhams.

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 49. An ivory-glazed stoneware basin, Vietnam, 14th-15th century, with incised and iron oxide underglaze decoration. H. 56 cm. Estimate €1,500 - €2,500. Sold for €3,200 inc. premium. Photo Bonhams.

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 50. A group of twelve brown-glazed stoneware vases, Vietnam, 13th-15th century, comprising a rare catfish-shaped handle kundika ewer, eleven dishes and bowls; together with two jarlets, Thailand (Sawankhalok) and Khmer. Ewer: h. 17.5 cm, l. 19 cm; Dish and bowls: diam. 10.3 to 17.4 cm; Jarlets: diam. 6 cm; 9.4 cm. Estimate €1,000 - €1,500. Sold for €1,280 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

 Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 51. A 'Bát Tràng' stoneware lime pot and a 'Quảng Đức' stoneware lime pot, Vietnam, 14th-15th; 17th-18th century. H. 15 cm each. Estimate €500 - €700. Unsold. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Note: Lime pots were used to store powdered lime, one of the necessary ingredients for the practice of betel chewing. The shapes of these two lime pots presented in this sale are very popular. Directly Inspired by a Vietnamese legend, recounting the traditional origins of betel nut chewing, the design of the lime pot is meaningful, it incorporates three essential elements to betel nut chewing: the spherical or ovoid shape of the stone used to hold the lime (mixed with ground betel nut), the handle that becomes a betel palm (or betel nut), the source of the nut, and the betel nut vine that surrounds it. The betel nut and tendrils are moulded into the base of the handle and scattered over the spout of the pot.

Lot 52. A celadon-glazed stoneware ewer, Vietnam, 13th-14th century. H. 16.7 cm, l. 18 cm. Estimate €400 - €600. Sold for €1,280 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 53. A group of three celadon-glazed stoneware, Vietnam, 14th century, comprising one ewer and cover, one bowl and cover, and one bowl, painted with iron oxide underglaze decorations. Ewer: h. 17.5 cm, l. 17.5 cm; Bowl & cover: h. 13 cm, diam. 19.5 cm. Estimate €800 - €1,200. Sold for €2,816 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 54. A group of four stoneware moulded bowls, Vietnam, 13th-15th century. The biggest: diam. 15.5 cm, h. 10.5 cm. Estimate €800 - €1,200. Sold for €4,864 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 55. A group of eight cream-glazed stoneware bowls and a small white-glazed stoneware dish, Vietnam, 13th-14th century, including a very rare octagonal bowl. Diam. 11.8 to 18.5 cm. Estimate €600 - €800. Sold for €896 inc. premium. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Lot 55. A group of twelve green-glazed bowls, China and Vietnam, 13th-15th century, including four Vietnamese bowls, of which a rare 14th century iron oxide-glazed bowl, seven Chinese bowls, and one Champa bowl. Diam. 10.5 to 20 cm. Estimate €600 - €800. Unsold. © Bonhams 2001-2023

Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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