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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE HORSE SIX DYNASTIES
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Bronze and plaster
- 3.5cm
modelled in miniature scale depicting the animal standing foursquare, its head slightly leaning to one side with its neck curved, its mane marked with fine incisions to resemble hair
Provenance
Collection of Louise Hawley Stone, Toronto, no. 32.
Condition
There is loss to the gilding on the surface and two of the feet are pierced so it can be attached to the perspex stand.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A slightly larger figure of a horse, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, was included in the exhibition Arts of the Han Dynasty, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1961, cat. no. 51; and one with a slightly longer muzzle, in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was included in the exhibition Early Chinese Miniatures, China House Gallery, New York, 1977, cat. no. 69.