ID 727143
Lot 35 | A FATIMID BRONZE BUCKET
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 10 000
EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
Of cylindrical form, the straight sides engraved with a band of kufic above a series of stylised roundels, losses to side and base
3 7⁄8in. (9.9cm.) high
Provenance
Private Italian Collection since 1982
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Fatimid dynasty (909-1171) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Fatimid dynasty (909-1171) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



