Sale 3758
New York
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28 - 29 July 2015
Price realised
USD 1,125
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A PAIR OF CHINESE GRAY POTTERY MODELS OF RECUMBENT BOARS, SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD/ EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH/7TH CENTURY, each hollow-molded and realistically modeled in a recumbent position atop a shaped base, with finely detailed features and gently rounded bodies 6 ½in. (16.5cm.) long
Provenance
Purchased, Sotheby's, London, Mid-1990s. In the collection in the USA prior to 1997.
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Pre-Lot Text
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