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拍品 704
A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED IVORY CASKET
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
已結束2012年2月10日
成交價
GBP 55,250
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A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED IVORY CASKET
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED IVORY CASKET
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
SICULO-ARABIC, 12TH CENTURY
With traces of gilt decoration to the lid: the front with the remains of two eagles in roundels, the reverse with a bird in an elaborately decorated mandorla and foliate gilt decoration to the corners; the lockplate possibly associated; losses, repairs and replacements
4 1/8 x 8½ x 4¾ in. (10.5 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm.)
Sotheby's London, 7 Jul. 1994, lot 10.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
R. H. Randall, Masterpieces of Ivory from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1985, nos. 230-234.
R. H. Randall, Masterpieces of Ivory from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1985, nos. 230-234.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
專家說明
See also the note to lot 776.