Asian Art II - 15th November 2016

Lot 343

A CHINESE POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADY TANG DYNASTY 618-907 AD Standing with her robes flaring...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £800

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Description

A CHINESE POTTERY FIGURE OF A LADY

TANG DYNASTY 618-907 AD

Standing with her robes flaring towards the base, her hands clasped before her, a shawl wrapped around her shoulders, a paper label for Bluett & Sons London, raised on a hardwood stand, 31cm. (2)

Provenance: purchased by Bluett & Sons from Sotheby's, London, 28th June 1938, lot 95, for £3:10. The collection of Basil Drewe, purchased from Bluett & Sons, 7th October 1938, for £7:10, and thence by descent.