Lot 23. A Chinese sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.

Moulded standing four-square on a rectangular-base plate and covered in amber glaze, the head slightly turned to one side with its mouth open, with a matched unglazed pottery sattle.

Provenance: Acquired from Marchant & Son, London, late 1970s/early 1980s.