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LOT 0412
Chinese Tang Pair of Courtly Ladies
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
11 3/8 - 11 7/8 in. (2.98 kg total, 29-30.2 cm high).
A group of two hollow-formed ceramic figures: one a courtly lady sitting on a stool with right foot crossed over the left knee, holding a small goblet in both hands, cat beside her right foot; the other sitting with right foot raised to the seat of the stool, grape held between the fingers being raised to the mouth. [2]
Provenance
Ex Hong Kong collection.
London Mayfair gallery, UK.
Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k22, for one of the figures.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11698-199215.
Literature
See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similar figures and discussion.
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LOT 0412
Chinese Tang Pair of Courtly Ladies
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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