拍品 142
- 142
A MONUMENTAL SAFAVID TINNED-COPPER FOOTED BOWL, PERSIA, DATED 1134 AH/1721-22 AD |
估價
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- 24.7cm. height; 44.7cm. max. diam.
the body engraved with a central register of quadrupeds, including elephants, gazelles, deer, leopards, hares and lions amidst floral scrolls, upper register engraved with a fine nasta'liq inscription
來源
Ex-collection Professor Simon Digby (1932-2010), former Honorary Librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society and Assistant Keeper in the Department of Eastern Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Condition
The interior of the bowl with some discoloration and spots of oxidisation, the external surface rubbed revealing the copper, some minor hairline scratches throughout surface as consistent with age and use, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
inscriptions
Call on God to bless the Fourteen Innocents
Central cartouche partly deciphered: '[...] Shah 'Ali Akbar'
Call on God to bless the Fourteen Innocents
Central cartouche partly deciphered: '[...] Shah 'Ali Akbar'