Auction 10
FINE ISLAMIC, INDIAN & CHINESE ART
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 14, 2024
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 35:
ABBASID BRONZE PERFUME BOTTLE
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Sold for: £300
Start price:
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300
Estimated price :
£450 - £900
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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ABBASID BRONZE PERFUME BOTTLE
Ca. AD 900.A bronze bottle with an apple-shaped body, resting on a tall, flaring foot. The neck of the flask gracefully extends from the body, adorned around its upper part with an interlocking band. The funnel-shaped spout leads to a mouth decorated with a horizontal register of protruding knobs. The flat shoulder of the bottle is inscribed with text, while the main body is embellished with decorative roundels and a tendril band. The foot is inscribed with additional text, framed by wave-pattern bands.Size: L:125mm / W:80mm ; 210gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
