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LOT 2537
Chinese Han Dynasty Style Painted Terracotta Court Lady
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 in. (1.24 kg, 37.5 cm).
Standing erect on a rectangular base, with dressed hair and wearing an open-fronted robe and riding boots; arms folded within the sleeves clasping her hands to her chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2537
Chinese Han Dynasty Style Painted Terracotta Court Lady
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Style Bronze and Silver Utensil Group
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Opening Bid: £5
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Armoured Knight Cast Iron Fireside Companion
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the half-round and hollow to the reverse, model suit of armour with gauntlets clasped at the waist and with vertical hole to accept hearth tools; securing screw to rear of helmet; mounted on a tiered stand. 6.15 kg, 65.5 cm
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