ID 727257
Lot 22 | AN EARLY ISLAMIC BRONZE EWER
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
PROBABLY KHORASSAN, NORTH EAST IRAN, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY
The inverted drop-shaped body on hoofed tripod feet with a band of fluting around the shoulder, the lightly waisted tubular neck with vertical flutes and a cusped everted rim, the S-shaped handle surmounted with a pomegranate thumbpiece, the curving spout with a rosette flange at the mouth
12 1⁄2in. (32cm.) high
Provenance
London trade, 1989
Anon. sale in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 35
Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, sold
Special notice
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.
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940), Umayyad dynasty (661-1031) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940), Umayyad dynasty (661-1031) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| 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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