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LOT 2231
Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 3/4 in. (6.85 kg, 45 cm high).
Hollow-formed and sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais with left hand resting palm-upward in the lap to accept a bumpa vessel.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 5.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11712-199349.
Cf. similar in the collection of the Asian Art Museum under accession number 1994.131.
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LOT 2231
Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Tang Ceramic Mounted Musician
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £4,500 - 6,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,400
On a rectangular base; the horse standing 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). 2.65 kg, 39 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.13CM180321 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11366-192805. -
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Hollow-formed and sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais, cradling a vessel in his left hand and touching the earth with his right hand in the Bhumisparsha mudra at the instant of his enlightenment. 1.5 kg, 22 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon. wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14 kg, 51.5 cm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122d29 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.203476.
