Contained within the bottle with a cork and wax seal. 1.24 kg, 17 cm high

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1894,0418.2, for similar.

Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, the horse standing on a rectangular base, its stocky neck and head slightly turned to the right, ears pricked forwards, cropped mane and short, dressed tail; the separate rider seated in saddle wearing a knee-length robe, hood and riding boots, one arm held in front of his body, the other raised above his head, detailing to his face; remains of polychrome pigmentation; the upper half of the rider's body modelled separately. 1.75 kg, 32 cm high

From the R.M.Hicks OBE private collection, UK.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C106u29 from Oxford Authentication.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 54.169 and 1991.253.7a, b, for similar figures.

A symbol of military strength and social status, the horse was ever a potent mythological and symbolic animal in China. During the Tang Dynasty, both polo and hunting from horseback became fashionable for men and women. It was also during the Tang Dynasty period that female court attendants on horses appeared in art and in tomb sculpture. The fruits of China's relationship with the horse include three of the most important innovations in equestrian history: the horse collar, the stirrup and harnesses based on the breast strap. The failure of China's domestic horse breeding programmes forced them to artificially inflate the price of tea (the production of which was controlled by China), so that tea could be traded for horses from their neighbours.

The animal's head raised, mouth open and ears pricked, integrally modelled saddle, caparison, bridle and plume; tail absent. 2.85 kg, 39 cm highTail absent.

Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g65 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11701-199226.

Cf. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, Cambridge, 2002, p. 92, no. 19, for a similar horse; cf. J.J. Lally & Co., Early Dynastic China Exhibition: Works of Art from Shang to Song, New York, 26 March - 26 April 1996, no. 5.

Modelled in the round with naturalistic anatomical detailing, standing on a rectangular base, with ears pricked forwards, dressed tail; the saddle and saddle cloth decorated with elaborate polychrome stylised flowers, detailing to the eyes and eyelashes. 14.1 kg, 62.5 cm highFine condition.

Acquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.CJ162522022, issued by Laboratory Kotalla.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11362-192817.

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1938,0524.114, for a similar style of horse modelled in a different pose.

Modelled standing, wearing a floor-length courtly robe, arms folded within sleeves at the waist, stylised facial features; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 6.1 kg, 56 cm high

Acquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e80 from Oxford Authentication.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2000.662.1a, b, for similar.

Elongated piriform body with fluted panels to the chest and flanks, white and red pigment, square socket between the shoulders; restored with earlier elements. 5.85 kg, 41.5 cm wide

Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.

Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C118j1 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.203477.

Composed of three hollow conical feet, elongated body and everted rim, polychrome painted geometric motifs to body and neck. 1.4 kg, 26 cm high

Ex E. Bourke, MD, Yonkers, New York, U.S.A.
Acquired on the U.S. art market.
Ex property of a London gallery.

Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.26AG08042022 by Laboratory Kotalla.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201948.

Cf. The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 2005.20, for similar.

Painted with a nude reclining female in domestic surrounds to the interior, characters painted to side and reverse; orange cabochon to lid. 66 grams, 96 mm high

Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.

Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) OL438. 17.3 kg, 41.5 cm

Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection.
Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part).
Ex central London gallery.

Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, the oval face with delicate features showing a serene expression, elongated earlobes and hair dressed in tiers of tightly-wound spiralling curls; top and most of back of the head absent, exposing a ceramic interior; some remains of lacquer and gilding, particularly to the ears, temples and neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 6.8 kg total, 44 cm high including stand

with Nagel Auction, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006.
Acquired from Galerie Arabesque, 2014.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202173.

Possibly Buddha bhūmisparśamudrā, the facial expression signifying the attainment of enlightenment.

Composed of five collared beads with decorative piercing and hatching, possibly from further east. 54 grams total, 34-36 mm

London private collection, 1979-1983.

Carved with stylised features and the base carved with a scarab beetle flanked by two ankh symbols and a ra sign beneath; drilled for suspension. 2.71 grams, 18 mm

Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien, Volume 2, Beirut, 1976, p.397 no.1222, for similar design.