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LOT 2053
Chinese Wei Terracotta Figure
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
12 1/2 in. (1.2 kg, 30.5 cm).
Standing female figure in cross-over jacket and floor-length robe, hands clasped to the chest inside her capacious sleeves; dorsal column.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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LOT 2053
Chinese Wei Terracotta Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Wei Terracotta Figure
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Standing female figure in cross-over jacket and floor-length robe, hands clasped to the chest inside her capacious sleeves; dorsal column. 1.2 kg, 30.5 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Chinese Gilt Bronze Zoomorphic Belt Hook
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £65
With D-section neck and hook finial, ovid plaque with grotesque mask and animal body detailing. 45.9 grams, 87 mm
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. -
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Large Chinese Han Terracotta Hui
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Sturdy globular body with thick foot, broad shoulder and wide neck with carinated rim; frieze of painted ornament to the shoulder, incised horizontal bands. 3.3 kg, 29.5 cm high
Ex Ma Gallery, Bath, UK. From the collection of the late Michael O’Hara.
