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LOT 2173
Chinese Han Style Bronze Weight
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (447 grams, 10.9 cm).
In the form of a chimera, with a tortoise-like shell, dragonesque head and claws and flaming tail; hollow-formed.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-1990s.
From a West Country collection.
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LOT 2173
Chinese Han Style Bronze Weight
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Dragon
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
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. -
Chinese Qing Glazed Ceramic Pony and Attendant
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, the animal saddled with baskets or water pitchers, a female attendant standing at the animal's side; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 945 grams, 19 cm wide
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
Chinese Tang Horse with Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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.
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.
