Mounted Warriors Bien HOA - Ceramic - Vietnam - 20th century





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Set of three ceramic wall plaques depicting horsemen, from Vietnam, circa 1930–1960, signed and stamped with the Bien Hoa factory mark, each measuring about 28 cm high by 40 cm wide by 8 cm deep, produced by the Bien Hoa School of Applied Arts and in overall reasonable condition with minor cracks on plaques 2 and 3 and old breaks visible on the reverse.
Description from the seller
Set of 3 Bien Hoa ceramic wall plaques—riders on horseback.
Vietnam (Indochina) ca. 1930-1960—signed & stamped
These pieces were manufactured in the mid-20th century by the renowned Bien Hoa School of Applied Arts in Vietnam.
This specific set is highly collectible due to the distinctive marks on the back: each plaque features the pressed square Bien Hoa factory stamp sealed with a rare handwritten artist's signature in Latin script.
CONDITION REPORT:
The figures and all their accessories—the swords and shields—are fully intact on the front and not broken.
Plaquette 1: in excellent, complete condition.
Plaquette 2: has a light hairline crack across the chest / foreleg of the horse
Plaquette 3: shows an old structural crack through the hind leg and the cloudy area.
On the back there are visible old cracks
The crack lines close tightly together and can be easily stabilized or professionally restored
Otherwise in excellent condition.
Belgian private possession
Seller's Story
Set of 3 Bien Hoa ceramic wall plaques—riders on horseback.
Vietnam (Indochina) ca. 1930-1960—signed & stamped
These pieces were manufactured in the mid-20th century by the renowned Bien Hoa School of Applied Arts in Vietnam.
This specific set is highly collectible due to the distinctive marks on the back: each plaque features the pressed square Bien Hoa factory stamp sealed with a rare handwritten artist's signature in Latin script.
CONDITION REPORT:
The figures and all their accessories—the swords and shields—are fully intact on the front and not broken.
Plaquette 1: in excellent, complete condition.
Plaquette 2: has a light hairline crack across the chest / foreleg of the horse
Plaquette 3: shows an old structural crack through the hind leg and the cloudy area.
On the back there are visible old cracks
The crack lines close tightly together and can be easily stabilized or professionally restored
Otherwise in excellent condition.
Belgian private possession

