ID 859348
Lot 69 | A PARTHIAN BRONZE OPENWORK PLAQUE
Estimate value
£ 1 200 – 1 800
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 is offered without reserve.
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.
The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.
| 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 |
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