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LOT 0438
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
14 1/2 in. (1.2 kg, 37 cm high).
Modelled standing facing on a rectangular base with chamfered corners, one hand held within a voluminous sleeve and clutching at her breast, the other gathering her floor length robe at the waist, her hair gathered in an elaborate style on the top of the head.
ProvenanceEx Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1979.108, for a comparable example.
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LOT 0438
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled standing facing on a rectangular base with chamfered corners, one hand held within a voluminous sleeve and clutching at her breast, the other gathering her floor length robe at the waist, her hair gathered in an elaborate style on the top of the head. 1.2 kg, 37 cm high
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
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Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
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Finely modelled.
Acquired 1990s-2000. Ex D.N. collection. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate no.C122f60 issued by Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate no.CJ10255222022 issued by Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11249-189440.