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PROPERTY OF A SWISS GENTLEMAN
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A LARGE BROWN AND GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A 漢 陶馬
HORSE AND A CARRIAGE 來源:
THE POTTERY HORSE HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220), THE
CARRIAGE AND FITTINGS PROBABLY LATER 美國私人珍藏, 1984年(傳)
紐約Flores and Ivea Arts and Antiques, 2000年11月24日
The horse is shown standing foursquare with head facing forward, its ears
pricked, nostrils fared and teeth bared, covered overall with glazes of green 歐洲私人珍藏, 於2004年購自紐約Flores and Ivea Arts and Antiques
and brown tones with details of hair picked out in black. The horse has a 瑞士私人珍藏
U-shaped ftting on its back carrying a separately-made carriage, elevated by
此器經牛津熱釋光測年法測試(編號PH 004/792), 證實與本圖錄之斷代符合
two large wheels. The coachman sits in the open compartment of the carriage
with both hands raised as if to hold the reins.
46Ω in. (118 cm.) high
£60,000-80,000 US$75,000-100,000
€68,000-90,000
PROVENANCE:
By repute, Private American Collection, 1984.
Flores and Ivea Arts and Antiques, New York, 24 November 2000.
Private European Collection, acquired in 2004 from Flores and Ivea Arts and
Antiques, New York.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. PH
004/792 is consistent with the dating of the horse.

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