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LOT 1586
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Miniature Box
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (27.9 grams, 41 mm).
Heater-shaped in plan with door and sliding retainer to the upper face, tongue-shaped inner drawer; decorated with reserved entwined bands, Kufic legend to the sidewall.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1586
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Miniature Box
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Frieze depicting a standing figure with knife in one hand and the other gripping the foreleg of a rearing ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.45 grams, 21.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Early Arabic Inscribed Stone Fragment
North or West Africa, 13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Irregular fragment of sedimentary rock with six short lines of carefully incised calligraphic text; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.31kg total, 42.5 cm high including stand
Previously in the private collection of Joseph Knopfelmacher (1923-2019), a collector of Saharan artefacts, acquired by at least 1995. -
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal Group
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each with a lightly incised geometric motif. 19.27 grams total, 16.02-20.47 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
