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LOT 2616
Chinese Tang Guardian Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 in. (440 grams, 23 cm).
Modelled in the round as a male wearing thigh-length robes with broad sleeves, baggy trousers and wide boots, with a small socket above the hands.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, 1990s.
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Chinese Tang Style Terracotta Groom Figure
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Modelled in the round leaning forward, wearing a knee-length tunic and trousers; much pigment remaining. 3.5 kg, 45.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Chinese Tang Dwarf Figure
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A hollow-form figure of a crouching male with a protruding round belly and bendy legs, mature age indicated by a deeply grooved forehead. 314 grams, 12.8 cm
Ex West Country collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: squat bowl with random geometric ornament; diffuser with crackle-glaze finish, calligraphic legend; hollow-formed glazed ceramic pixiu. 1.04 kg total, 8.5-12 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
