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LOT 2668
Chinese Tang Style Terracotta Groom Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 in. (3.5 kg, 45.5 cm).
Modelled in the round leaning forward, wearing a knee-length tunic and trousers; much pigment remaining.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 2000s.
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LOT 2668
Chinese Tang Style Terracotta Groom Figure
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£55 (EUR 64; USD 74) +BP*
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Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Horse and Rider
Late Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, horse with integral saddlecloth and saddle, docked tail; rider with riding coat and boots, head covered with a hood, arms spread and hands pierced to accept reins (absent); pigment to coat and horse's shoulders. 1.81 kg, 37 cm high
From the collection of a deceased gentleman who worked for Bukowski & Sotherbys; acquired 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication, no.C125b44. -
Chinese Western Jin Terracotta Mythical Beast
Western Jin Dynasty, 265-317 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled as a standing quadruped supernatural animal with lowered head, three pointed horns to the neck, an S-shaped tail curled upwards, three circular bosses applied along the spine; remains of the white pigment. 1.7 kg, 30.5 cm
The Professor Conrad Harris collection of early Chinese art, formed in the late 1990s to early 2000s. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test report by Oxford Authentication no.C101u75.