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LOT 2278
Chinese Terracotta Courtly Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
14 3/8 in. (1.18 kg, 36.6 cm).
Standing erect on a rectangular base, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher to the cheeks, dressed in a draped long pale blue robe, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves clasping her hands to her chest.
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £75
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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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
