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LOT 0217
Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Stands
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 - 10 in. (1.7 kg total, 16-25.2 cm).
A pair of copper-alloy oil lamp stands with ornamental stems. [2]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 0217
Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Stands
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter
Late 6th-early 7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A fragment of a leather document, likely a letter, written in Avestan cursive script; folded. 1.72 grams, 11 cm
Fair condition.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery, acquired c.1994. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only.
Damage to the centre; seemingly preserves the outer edges of a document written up to the edges of the sheet, was folded over and sealed. The letter comprised nine lines of text, of which significant proportions of the upper and lower three remain, while the middle three are less-well preserved. Beyond the damaged area would once have been a flap. -
Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £89
A watercolour painting showing three figures in a landscape, birds in the sky and on the hills beyond, one seated figure weeping, one turning towards him possibly to offer consolation, the third standing, holding a bottle; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 622 grams, 36.5 x 25.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Achaemenid Ribbed Phiale Mesomphalos
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £457
A copper-alloy bowl with omphalos and fluting. 264 grams, 19 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
