A pair of Chinese painted pottery standing so... Lot n° 86

Each figure is modelled standing wearing long robes and a hat, with his right hand held in front of him and his left hand held at his side. With traces of pigments. Each with a perspex stand. The result of Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence test no. C109g33 on the figure with the bluish robe is consistent with the dating of this lot. Condition: One: there are a few rows of dots in red pigment across the front of the chest. The other: there is a fine firing crack to the underside of one shoe; there are two drill holes to the reverse. Flaking to the pigments. Small chips to the edges. Origin: China Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD) Sizes: 46.50 cm. H 18.31 in. H