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LOT 2171
Chinese Tang Terracotta Hanging Bust
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
6 7/8 in. (220 grams, 17.5 cm).
Formed as a shoe-shaped plaque with a raised head at one end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.
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LOT 2171
Chinese Tang Terracotta Hanging Bust
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Chinese Han Style Terracotta Horse and Rider
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, horse with integral saddlecloth and saddle, crupper, bridle and harness, rider with riding coat and boots; head with cap modelled separately. 3 kg total, 34 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Charger
Kangxi Period, late 17th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Lotus charger with central dense chrysanthemum and tendril pattern, radiating panels with blossoming trees; the outer rim with three foliate branches and the base with a leaf within a concentric circle; two Chrysanthemum collection stickers to base. 1.55 kg, 38.5 cm wide
Private collection, UK.
Blue-and-white porcelains of the Kangxi period continued a centuries-old decorative tradition, but far from appearing a jaded ornamental medium, cobalt-blue in the hands of the Kangxi painter presents a radiant new face. Kangxi blue has often been described as having a sapphire hue, and in its finest examples-set off by an almost faultless white background-this pure, deep, luminous blue does have that precious stone's quality.
