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LOT 1573

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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LOT 1573

Large Chinese Tang Figure of a Fawn

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

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