A PAIR OF WHITE-GLAZED FIGURES OF HORSES, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. Each modeled in mirror image as a recumbent horse with one front leg stretched out and the other three legs tucked under the body. With large bulging eyes, pricked funnel-shaped ears, and a long thick mane falling over the neck. Covered in a thick white glaze with a pale bluish tinge darkening in the recesses, the base left unglazed. Provenance: From a private collection in the United Kingdom. Condition: The left ear of one horse and two legs of the other with old repairs. Minor wear, occasional light scratches. The wood stands with few minor chips. Weight: 908.6 g and 928.4 g Dimensions: Length 24 cm (excl. base) and 26 cm (excl. base) Each with a fitted and carved Chinese hardwood base, most likely of the period. (4) Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related pair of white-glazed figures of horses, also dated to the 19th century, at Christie's New York, in The Portanova Collection, on 20 October 2000, lot 315, sold for USD 3,055. 清代一對白釉臥馬 中國，十九世紀。臥馬前腿伸展而其他三條腿都藏在身體下方。大眼睛，豎著耳朵，長而粗的鬃毛披散在脖子上。 通體施一層厚厚的白釉，凹處呈淡藍色調，底部未上釉。 來源：英國私人收藏 品相：一匹馬的左耳和另一匹馬的兩條腿有舊時修補。 輕微磨損，局部有輕微劃痕。 木底座上有輕微小開片。 重量：分別為908.6 克 與 928.4 克 尺寸：長24 厘米 (不含底座) ，26 厘米(不含底座) 各自配置中國硬木底座，可能是來自同一時期。 (4) 拍賣結果比較：比較一對十分相近的白釉馬像，十九世紀，見紐約佳士得The Portanova Collection 2000年10月20日 lot 315, 售價USD 3,055。