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LOT 1573

Estimate
GBP (£) 3,000 - 4,000
EUR (€) 3,580 - 4,770
USD ($) 3,880 - 5,170

LARGE CHINESE TANG FIGURE OF A FAWN
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
23 in. (7.5 kg, 58.5 cm high).

A ceramic model of a fawn or lamb standing with head erect, traces of pigment detailing; restored.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122f88, from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11363-192804.

LITERATURE:
See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similarly styled figures and discussion.

CONDITION
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