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22 décembre 2019

A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907)

A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 21. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907); 33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Price realised GBP 47,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.

Modelled standing on a rectangular base, the head raised upwards and mouth held open, wearing a saddle cloth on its back, covered in a rich glaze of streaked green, amber and buff tones.

ProvenanceThe Ortolani Collection, Montevideo.
Acquired by the current owner in 1990s.

The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Test number C119p36 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Christie's. A South American Private Collection, London, 5 December 2019

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