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LOT 2064
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Attendant
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
9 7/8 in. (438 grams, 24.5 cm).
Modelled standing with the right hand inside the sleeve, left hand held to the chest holding a trumpet; on a tiered base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorth Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureSee Bower, V., From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M.Solomon in the Harvard Art Museum, Yale, 2002.
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Pair of Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Musicians
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Two mounted musicians comprising: the horse standing on a rectangular base with painted harness, bridle and saddle detailing; the integral rider in loose coat and riding boots, wearing a floppy cap and playing a p'i-p'a (Chinese lute); the other similar, playing a ling-gu tambour held in the left hand. 5.35 kg total, 38.5 cm high each
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.13CM180321 from Laboratory Kotalla for one of the figures. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11990-209554. -
Large Chinese Ming Green Glazed Attendant Pair
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Each modelled in the round, standing with arms held within voluminous sleeves in front of the body, with semi-naturalistic facial features and dressed in floor-length courtly robes, one supporting a small dog and the other a broad dish; heads separately modelled; hollow-formed hexagonal-section green-glazed tiered bases. 14.5 kg total, 76-77.5 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. -
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Chinese Bronze Tomb Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A discoid miniature Tang style table with scrolled rim, five zoomorphic legs, openwork pendants, enamelled image of two fenghuang birds on a field of vegetation. 488 grams, 22cm wide
Fair condition.
Ex Hong Kong gallery. From a West Country, UK, collection.
