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LOT 1977
Chinese Han Female Stick Figure
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
23 in. (3.15 kg, 58.5 cm).
An unglazed ceramic stick figure of a nude female with hair dressed in a pigtail, sockets to the shoulders to accept posable arms.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
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Chinese Han Terracotta Guardian Dog Statue
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Modelled in the round with forelegs set wide and head slightly tilted, integral harness with loop to the rear of the shoulders; hollow-formed. 4.65 kg, 24.5 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an inconclusive thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication no.C124d5. -
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon. wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14 kg, 51.5 cm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122d29 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.203476.
