Lot 105. Property from an English Private Collection. A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a foreign groom, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 63.8 cm. Lot Sold 13,860 GBP (Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © Sotheby's

standing with arms raised in an animated position, the long coat applied with green and amber glazes, his face in commanding expression, all below a tall pointed cap.

The dating of this lot is consistent with Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis Report no.C198k7.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 16th June 1998, lot 213A.