Lot 786. A pair of painted grey pottery figures of horses and riders, China, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220);  26 ¼ in. (66.7 cm.) high. Estimate $18,000 - $25,000. Price Realized $47,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each horse shown standing foursquare facing forward with mouth open and decorated with painted trappings, each separate rider made to sit astride the horse and with sockets within the ends of the sleeves of his tunic for the insertion of hands, all detailed in dark red, orangey red and black pigments.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1996.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.