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LOT 1460
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (43.3 grams total, 18-27 mm).
Comprising seven rings, each with a decorative bezel, one fragmentary. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK
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Large Amlash Bronze Spouted Libation Vessel
Circa 1200-1000 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £2,200
One of the largest known examples, comprising a thin-walled body and flaring foot, a separately made long spout rivetted to the body; the U-shaped spout resembling the beak of a bird with stylised linear feather detailing to the gracefully curving neck, eleven domed rivets to the edges; the base of the foot with concentric circle decoration. 735 grams, 46 cm
Believed to have been acquired in the 1960s-1970s. From the collection of Mr Jay Gluck (1927–2000) and Mrs Sumi Hiramoto Gluck. Malter Galleries Inc., Auction 80, The Gluck Collection of Ancient Art, 7 April 2002, no.54. Alexander Ancient Art, Netherlands. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13314-257665.
Jay Gluck (1927–2000) was an American author, art historian, and orientalist who spent much of his life in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. A passionate collector and scholar of Asian art and culture, he is perhaps best known for his landmark publication Japan Inside Out (1964), and later A Survey of Persian Handicrafts (1977), co-authored with his wife Sumi Hiramoto Gluck, a Japanese-born artist and cultural collaborator who shared his deep engagement with Eastern art traditions. Together, the Glucks assembled a distinguished collection reflecting their combined expertise and decades of firsthand engagement with the arts of Asia and the ancient world. Items from their collection are held with great regard for the couple's scholarly rigour and the depth of provenance they represent. -
Luristan Bronze Goat Statuette
Circa 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled standing with its legs splayed, long curving horns and projecting eyes, a collar around the neck and pierced through the shoulders. 13.5 grams, 36 mm
Ex A.H.B. collection, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides and a cylinder seal impression on the short face. 214 grams, 76 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
