Tang dynasty Pottery sold at Sotheby's New York, 28 June 2024
Lot 56. Property from the Barbara and Lester Levy Collection. A large green-glazed pottery jar, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 27 cm. Lot Sold 5,790 USD (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024
Provenance: Orientique, Hong Kong, 29th April 2004.
Lot 65. Property from a New York Private Collection. A pair of straw-glazed pottery camels, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 42.8cm. Lot Sold 22,800 USD (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024
Provenance: Bluett and Sons Ltd., London.
Private Collection, acquired prior to 1997, and thence by descent.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test nos C122c84 and C122c85.
Lot 66. A painted pottery figure of a prancing horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 42.8cm. Lot Sold 7,200 USD (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024
Provenance: Christie's New York, 22nd March 1999, lot 243.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of Oxford thermoluminescence Ltd. test no. C199q70.
Lot 67. Property from the Jean Hart Kislak Collection. A painted pottery figure of an archer, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 38.8cm. Lot Sold 5,400 USD (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 22nd-23rd March 1999, lot 355.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of Oxford thermoluminescence Ltd. test no. C97f35.
Lot 68. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Lokapala, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 84.4 cm. Lot Sold 7,800 USD (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024
Provenance: Lannan Foundation.
Sotheby's New York, 3rd December 1986, lot 105.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Daybreak Inc. thermoluminescence test no. 151A49.
Sotheby's. China/5000 Years, New York, 28 June 2024.