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LOT 2191
Chinese Tang Terracotta Rhinoceros
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
20 in. (5.35 kg, 51 cm wide).
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
See Schafer, E.H. The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics Berkeley, 1963, pp. 83–84 for discussion of rhinoceros hunting and habitat in China.
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Chinese Large Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
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From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.47CM180321 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.12457-226137. -
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Thai, 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Squat in profile with flared base and mouth, small lateral loop handles; old dealer's label to base. 173 grams, 72 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
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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.
