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LOT 0418
Chinese Northern Qi Caparisoned Horse
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577 A.D.
15 3/8 in. (2.85 kg, 39 cm high).
A large ceramic figurine of a horse with head raised, mouth open and ears pricked, integrally modelled saddle, caparison, bridle and plume; tail absent.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g65 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.11701-199226.
Cf. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, Cambridge, 2002, p. 92, no. 19, for a similar horse; cf. J.J. Lally & Co., Early Dynastic China Exhibition: Works of Art from Shang to Song, New York, 26 March - 26 April 1996, no. 5.
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LOT 0418
Chinese Northern Qi Caparisoned Horse
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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