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LOT 2141
Chinese Tang Terracotta Standing Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
9 3/8 in. (414 grams, 23.6 cm).
Hollow-formed in riding clothes with a shoulder-length hood, cross-over coat held by a girdle, long riding boots; both hands modelled open to accept separate objects. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
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Sitting on a low folding chair, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, wearing a draped robe with green floral detailing, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing her delicate hands; puppy at her foot. 1.6 kg, 29 cm
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South East Asian Sawankhalok Glazed Decorated Vase
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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.
