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LOT 2587
Chinese Han Terracotta Sleeping Dog
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (118 grams, 12.4 cm).
Hollow-form figure of a guardian dog with a stocky body, the head resting on its forepaws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Denis Young Antiques and Books, Perthshire, UK, in the 1990s.
From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.
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Yuan Style Blue Splash-Decorated Bowl
Probably 19th-20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Broad and squat in profile with chamfered rim, ornament to inner face. 362 grams, 16.3 cm wide
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Sogdian or Semitic Groom
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Modelled in the round on a square base, standing wearing a cross-over riding coat closed with a sash at the waist and knee-length boots; hair gathered at the crown of the head; black, pink and other pigments. 2.44 kg, 44 cm
Formerly in the collection of M.D. O'Hara collection, 1980. Ex collection of an Israeli gentleman.
