Lot 427. A group of 'Yue' figures, Tang dynasty (618-907). The largest: 11cm, 4 3/8 in. Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot Sold 875 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

comprising: a lion seated on a lotus base; a seated lion; a figure of Guanyin; a horse standing four-square; and a sea-horse, all covered in an olive-green glaze. Quantity: 5.

Provenance: Sidney L. Moss, London (seated lion, according to label).

Exhibited: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 24 (lion on base), 25 (seated lion), 44 (Guanyin), 43 (horse) and 45 (sea-horse).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London