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LOT 2197
Chinese Large Terracotta Female Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
29 1/2 in. (11.3 kg, 75 cm high).
Han style, modelled in the round dancing and wearing a floral headdress, gathering her pleated floor-length gown at the wait with one hand.; free-standing.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.
Cf. a similar figure in the The Sichuan Museum, China.
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LOT 2197
Chinese Large Terracotta Female Figure
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Ordos Animal Belt Buckle Group
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
The trio composed of openwork rectangular bodies retaining their fitting knops, displaying mythical winged animals prowling left, two within decoratively notched frames; each with two perforated mounting lugs to reverse. 72 grams total, 61-65 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Chinese Crystal Carved Snuff Bottle
19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Displaying a figural scene in relief, deep pick cabochon to lid. 74 grams, 87 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by decent. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Modelled in a kneeling pose wearing a floor-length cross-over coat, hollow to the underside, hands absent. 5.5 kg, 41 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
