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LOT 2182
Chinese Tang Terracotta Camel Fragment Group
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
1/2 - 10 1/2 in. (1.77 kg total, 1.2-26.5 cm).
Including fragments of the camel's body, saddle and other elements. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Chinese Sancai Tang Glazed Statuette
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed standing figure in calf-length robes with hands laid flat on the hip and chest; glazed finish. 315 grams, 22.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Rhinoceros
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
Modelled in the round in an alert pose with raised head, flaring nostrils and pricked ears, the folds on the body indicated in red pigment. 5.35 kg, 51 cm wide
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. From a London, UK, collection. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.01C26042024 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12453-226134. -
South East Asian Stone and Other Terracotta Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including head with cap, small dog and other types, some on a ceramic base. 647 grams total, 2.8-11 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
