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LOT 0785
Parthian Blue Glazed Flask
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (560 grams, 19.7 cm).
With a flattened discoid body and a short neck with flared mouth, two applied handles.
ProvenanceEx London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
Cf. The Brooklyn Museum, item number 77.132.
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LOT 0785
Parthian Blue Glazed Flask
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Kiliya Idol Head Collection
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
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with Gorny & Mosch Auction, Munich, 11 July 2006, nos.612.1, 613.1 & 613.2. -
Greek and Later Artefact Collection
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Opening Bid: £180
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