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LOT 1869
Large Persian Fruit Wood Sherbet Spoons
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 - 11 7/8 in. (103 grams total, 28.7-30.2 cm).
Each with a carved bowl, carinated on the underside and lentoid in plan, with a flat handle; one with an openwork design of foliage with incised birds; one similar with geometric ornament; one with teardrop handle with openwork flowers and tendrils. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1869
Large Persian Fruit Wood Sherbet Spoons
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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