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LOT 2000
Large Chinese Han Terracotta Kneeling Figure
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
16 1/2 in. (7.35 kg, 42 cm high).
Wearing a floor-length robe and moon slippers, the hands enclosed in the concertinaed folds of the sleeves, long hair gathered in knot to the rear; restored.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e85 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11371-192659.
Cf. kneeling figures forming part of a dance and music ensemble from the Han period, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 1994.605.85a-c.
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LOT 2000
Large Chinese Han Terracotta Kneeling Figure
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Property of a Middlesex lady. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Court Lady Pair
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Estimate: £3,200 - 4,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,700
Each hollow-formed, standing on an integral polygonal base and dressed in a loose-fitting floor length robe with V-shaped opening at the neck, chignon, dressed hair, painted facial detailing; cloud-slippers protruding at the base; painted pigmentation remaining, including some decorative patterns on the clothes. 7.65 kg total, 49.5 cm high
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C124a5 from Oxford Authentication for one of the figures. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12096-213519.
