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LOT 2437
Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Painted Terracotta Figure of a Court Lady
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (340 grams, 22 cm).
Hollowform figure of a standing lady dressed in a long gown tied at the waist with a narrow belt, her hands held together at the chest, repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2437
Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Painted Terracotta Figure of a Court Lady
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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