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A large and impressive pair of sancai-glazed stoneware equestrian roof tiles Late Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century | 晚明十六/十七世紀 三彩人物瓦當一對

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February 22, 10:27 AM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A large and impressive pair of sancai-glazed stoneware equestrian roof tiles

Late Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

晚明十六/十七世紀 三彩人物瓦當一對

(2)


Height 57.2 cm, 22½ in.

Formerly in an English Private Collection.

The dating of this lot is consistent with Oxford Thermoluminescence Test no. C115d95.


For a similar ridge tile from the George Eumorfopoulos XCollection, see J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, no. 18.31, p. 535.