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LOT 1627
Khorasan Silver Inlaid Brass Tray
CIRCA 1200 A.D.
12 x 7 3/8 in. (740 grams, 30.3 x 18.6 cm).
Rectangular with a central octagonal recess area, engraved and inlaid with silver and brass with inscriptions on a scrolling floral ground interspersed with floral medallions around the border, each corner with palmette design, two rectangular panels bearing inscriptions in elongated kufic on a scrolling floral ground flanking a central medallion bearing lattice motif in the centre.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13548-262859.
Cf. The Louvre, item number MAO 498.
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LOT 1627
Khorasan Silver Inlaid Brass Tray
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising mainly D-shaped seals in a variety of materials with designs including a tamga, advancing beast, and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 12-14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,900
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with a muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap recalls that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Handled Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Bulbous in profile with deep everted rim; and small loop handle underside with pinched raid 'seam' running the full length from the underside of the handle to the opposed seam, with two similar seams parallel for half this distance and a similar perpendicular seam. 1.22 kg, 24 cm wide
Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s.
