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LOT 2042
Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D
6 1/2 in. (345 grams, 17 cm wide).
Broad and rounded in profile with carinated flange to the rim, basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Soldier
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.DEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
Hollow-formed unglazed statue of a guard with armoured panels to the shoulders, chest and hips, crested helmet; right arm bent and hand pierced to accept the staff or hilt of a weapon. 6.05 kg, 52.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+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. -
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Jar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With piriform profile, flared foot, two lateral loops supporting ring handles, slightly domed lid with three zoomorphic loops. 2.85 kg, 29 cm including lid
Ex Desmond Morris collection, Oxford, UK.
