Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 6 March 2017
English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 120 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 113 680
About this Item
An amber-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang Dynasty
standing four-square on a rectangular base, its head turned slightly to one side, the unglazed saddle with amber-glazed splashes, the saddle-cloth, mane and forelock with pale-green glaze, with aperture for the tail, firing cracks, glaze fritting chips, with restorations,49cm high
Accompanied by a Thermoluminescence Certificate from the University of Hong Kong, Laboratory number 114.92, 14 August 1992.
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