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LOT 2167
Chinese Tang Terracotta Polo Player
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
16 1/4 in. (5.78 kg, 41.5 cm).
The horse in a static pose with its head turned to the left, on a rectangular base; the female rider bent at waist with her left arm held low and her right held at shoulder height; painted detailing to the saddle blanket, crupper and robe.
ProvenanceEx London gentleman, previously from Hong Kong collection.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C125q39 by Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13006-246346.
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From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
