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LOT 1509
Byzantine Aqua Glass Mould-Blown Vessel
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (25 grams, 77 mm).
Bulbous body and a funicular neck, irregular wrinkle decoration on the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK art market, acquired before 1980.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 1509
Byzantine Aqua Glass Mould-Blown Vessel
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
