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LOT 2020
Large Sassanian Style Silver-Gilt Decorated Kashkool Vessel
19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (1.38 kg, 34 cm).
Lentoin in plan with facetted surface, alternating plain and gilt sections; underside with frieze of reserved birds, segmented foot.
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12444-226862.
Literature
See Welch, A. Shah ʹAbbas & the Arts of Isfahan, New York, 1973, p.134.
Footnotes
The kashkool is a beggar's bowl used by itinerant dervishes in Iran and elsewhere.
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LOT 2020
Large Sassanian Style Silver-Gilt Decorated Kashkool Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
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