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LOT 0320
Abbasid Three-Colour Lustre Pottery Bowl Group
10TH CENTURY A.D.
7 - 7 1/2 in. (598 grams total, 18-19.2 cm).
Of rounded form on short foot with everted lip, each with hatched decoration on the reverse; one with stylised palmettes on dense dotted and hatched ground; the other with radial composition with floral branches; restored. [2]
Provenancewith Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.142.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12723-235153.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0320
Abbasid Three-Colour Lustre Pottery Bowl Group
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Elamite Bronze Vessel with Spout
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With squat bowl, narrow stem and flared base, incised band to the shoulder with tulip motifs; narrow spout to the rim. 369 grams, 14 cm high
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12694-236253. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Chlorite 'Princess' Idol
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Carved as a human figure in three parts: body with rows of overlapping tufts of fur, shallow socket to accept the head and broad collar below; the bald head carved from marble with semi-naturalistic detailing to the face; headdress (or wig) with a flared outer flange. 1.54 kg total, 3.9-14 cm
Acquired from a gallery in France and brought to the United Kingdom in 1982; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12713-235197. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Chlorite Vessel with Lions
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With frieze of crouching lions in profile, each with sockets to the flanks to accept coloured inserts (absent); chipped rim repaired. 273 grams, 85 mm
with Surena Gallery, 1999. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 20th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12405-226712. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
