figure of a horse

Lot 24. A Chinese sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 13,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. Moulded standing foursquare on a rectangular base and covered in a rich amber glaze, its head turned to one side and its mouth slightly open. Provenance: Given to the current owner circa 1990. The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Test number C119p35  is consistent with the dating of this lot.... [Lire la suite]

  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. The result of Oxford Authentication... [Lire la suite]

Lot 234. A Painted Grey Pottery Figure of a Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 22½in. (57.2cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 8,812. © Christie's Image Limited Shown standing foursquare with the well-modeled head facing forward and ears pricked alertly, with a separate docked tail inserted into a hole in the rump, the body painted brick red and the bridle and trappings in white and red pigment. Property from the Schloss Collection.  Literature: The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A large painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 20 in. (50.8 cm.) high. Estimate 15,000 - GBP 25,000. Price realised GBP 18,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2017 The horse is naturalistically modelled with the right leg raised, the mouth open and the head turned slightly to the left. The saddle has a tasselled saddle cloth, decorated in shades of red and green with swirling patterns. Provenance: Private European Collection, The Netherlands, prior to 17 July 1996. Note: The result... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 20 1/8. in. (51.4 cm.) high. Estimate 10,000 - GBP 20,000. Price realised GBP 10,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2017 The horse is powerfully modelled standing foursquare on a short rectangular plinth, with head turned slightly to the left. The body is covered in a rich amber glaze, the unglazed saddle is set on top of a similarly unglazed blanket, and the straps are moulded with foliate appliqués highlighted in green..  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. An amber-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-906). Height 21 3/8  in., 55.4 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 22,500 USD. © Sotheby's standing foursquare, the animal's head sensitively modeled, slightly lowered and turning to the left, a runnel for the mane running down the neck and atop its back an unglazed saddle and saddle-cloth, the figure generously covered in a rich amber glaze that runs down the body and pools at the hooves and along the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 81. A 'sancai'-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-906). Height 24 3/8  in., 62 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, the well-modeled horse with its head turned slightly leftwards, bearing a docile expression, covered overall in a cream-colored glaze with vivid green splashes along the body and hooves. Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd, London, 4th January 1972. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 720. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 22 in. (55.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 149,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014. The horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with its head gently turned to the right and ears pricked forward. The saddle and halter are glazed in green and the body is covered with a rich amber glaze which runs down the legs, darkening to a deep brown. The mane and forelock are highlighted in a straw glaze, wood stand. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 180. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 21 in., 53.3 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2014. well-modeled, standing foursquare on a flat base, the head slightly lowered and turned leftward with crisply modeled features including large round eyes, open mouth and flared nostrils, the mane of neatly grooved strands of alternating cream and amber glaze, the body, amber-glazed, ornamented with tassel-hung harness... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1297. A rare large carved and painted wood figure of a horse, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 34 in. (86.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 98,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 Portrayed in mid-stride, the body carved from a single log with separately attached legs, tail, neck and head, all connected with wood dowels, the narrow head carved with sensitive eyes, pricked ears and open mouth, accented with red and black pigments, the legs with black-highlighted... [Lire la suite]