A Chinese painted pottery figure of a horse
Tang dynasty, 618-907; China
With a 1999 TL test report from Daybreak / Archaeometric Laboratory Services
Naturalistically modelled with its right leg raised, the mouth opened with the head slightly turned to the left, with custom stand
Figure: 18.5" H x 23" W x 8" D; Stand base: 1" H x 25.25" W x 12.75" D
Provenance: The Chelsea Collection, Chelsea, MI
The Collection of Walter and Nesta Spink, Ann Arbor, MI, acquired from the above, May 21, 2009

Other Notes: This lot is accompanied by a TL test of December 29, 1999, stating "1920 +/- 670 years before the present date," from Daybreak / Archaeometric Labratory Services, Guilford, CT. It also includes a copy of a invoice with accompanying treatment report for minor restorations by John Steele, via an affiliation with the Conservation Services Laboratory, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, dated August 22, 1999. Lastly, it is also accompanied by a receipt for the abovementioned purchase approximately ten years later.

All four legs have been repaired and reattached. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.