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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 201

Two Early Chinese Pottery Horses with Saddles

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Tang dynasty or Tang style, comprising: horse painted in red, white, and black pigment, with removable saddle painted in red, white, and black, feet with felt pads, 14-1/4 x 15-1/2 in.; horse painted in red, white, and black pigment, with textured removable saddle painted in red, feet with felt pads, 14-5/8 x 15-1/4 in. [Asian Ceramics]

Provenance: Accompanied by receipt from Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. dated April 29, 2002 for an Early Tang Dynasty Horse with removable saddle, sold for $14,000, possibly referring to one of the horses in this lot; The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

loss to pigment, scattered cracks and chips to surface, cracks to undersides of saddles