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LOT 2660
Chinese Tang Bronze Horseman Pendant
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.2 grams, 43 mm).
Openwork pendant of a merchant horseman modelled in low relief with a loop attached to the head, arms held at the lap, saddlecloth to the horse's back, sinuous curved tendrils beneath the horse's hooves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Portobello Road, London, in 1996.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2660
Chinese Tang Bronze Horseman Pendant
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
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From a West Country collection, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Seated Buddha Figure
China, early 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round seated cross-legged on a tiered lotus-flower base, holding the bumpa in his lap. 266 grams, 93 mm
From an old Carmarthen, Wales, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Attendant Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled standing and wearing a long cloak and trousers with a long tunic beneath the cloak, a hood or a headdress covering the head; mounted on a display stand. 175 grmas total, 19.8 cm high including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
