ID 795465
Lot 74 | A PARTHIAN BRONZE OPENWORK PLAQUE
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
IRAN, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1⁄2 in. x 6 1⁄4 in. (14 cm. x 16 cm.)
Provenance
Anoynmous sale; Maîtres Lesieur et Le Bars, Le Havre, 26 March 2000, lot 100.
Fernand Lafarge collection, Paris, acquired from the above sale.
Fernand Lafarge Collection; Artcurial, Paris, 27 March 2019, lot 56.
Special notice
This lot has 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 |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia, Parthian Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia, Parthian Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| 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 |




