Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic statuette of a courtly lady in draped robe with elongated sleeves, elaborately dressed hair, hands extended to the waist and held with index fingers pointing upwards, slippers emerging from beneath the robe. 3.4 kg, 48.3cm (19"). From a West Country, UK, collection; formerly in a Hong Kong gallery, 1990s; accompanied by a positive Kotalla Laboratory thermoluminescence report no.39CM180321; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10834-178523.