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LOT 2064
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
13 in. (3.7 kg, 33 cm).
Rectangular in plan with recessed arch, figure modelled in the half-round of Buddha wearing a voluminous pleated robe extending to fill the lower part of the arch, mandorla to the rear.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
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LOT 2064
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, one foreleg raised, head bent down and to the right, short dressed tail tied with a ribbon. wearing saddlecloth, saddle and harness adorned with bells; remaining polychrome pigmentation. 14 kg, 51.5 cm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122d29 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203476.
