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LOT 0956
Western Asiatic Ceramic Chalice
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (2.6 kg, 25.5 cm).
Broad trumpet-shaped bowl, short stem with flared collar and flat discoid foot; restored.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Qur'an Cover
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Comprising: two bronze plates and a slightly curved spine hinged along both long edges; backplate with ropework edges and small bun feet to the corners; spine with dense gilt ornament; front cover with raised ropework border and dense gilt detailing. 1.73 kg, 31 x 25 cm
Fine condition.
From a private Tokyo collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11222-188147. -
Western Asiatic Geometric Iron Age Ceramic Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural panels, frond motif and various coloured bands; repaired. 2.4 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection.
