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AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTONIRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ...... PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LORD JACOBS
Price realised GBP 162,500
Estimate GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
DETAILS
AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 in. (28 cm.) high
PROVENANCE
Madame Ansari, Geneva.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 12 December 1983, lot 88.
with Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London.
Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931- 2014) collection, London, acquired from the above.
LITERATURE
Exhibition catalogue, Trésors de L'ancien Iran, Musée Rath, Geneva, 1966, p. 102, no. 488, pl. 16.
EXHIBITED
Trésors de L'ancien Iran, Musée Rath, Geneva, 8 June-25 September 1966.
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.
AN AMLASH POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Price realised GBP 312,500
Estimate GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
AN AMLASH POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high
PROVENANCE
Sam Dubiner (1914-1993), Canada and Israel, acquired prior to 1966.
with Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London.
Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931- 2014) collection, London, acquired from the above 4 November 1981.
LITERATURE
Exhibition catalogue, Amlash: The Art of the Amlash, from The Collection of Galerie Israel Limited, Tel-Aviv, Israel, National Antiques Show, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1966, no. 3.
EXHIBITED
Amlash: The Art of the Amlash, from The Collection of Galerie Israel Limited, Tel-Aviv, Israel, National Antiques Show, Madison Square Garden, New York, 22 February-3 March 1966.
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.
AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Price realised GBP 43,750
Estimate GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
DETAILS
AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
PROVENANCE
with Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London.
Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931- 2014) collection, London, acquired from the above in 1981.
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.
AN AMLASH POTTERY STEATOPYGOUS FIGURE
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Price realised GBP 137,500
Estimate GBP 7,000 – GBP 9,000
DETAILS
AN AMLASH POTTERY STEATOPYGOUS FIGURE
IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
PROVENANCE
with Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London, acquired prior to 1980.
with Sakae Art Gallery, Japan.
Lord Anthony Jacobs (1931- 2014) collection, London; acquired from the above 3 August 1995.
LITERATURE
G. Fehe´rva´ri et al., Art of the Eastern World, Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London, 1996, p. 28, no. 11.
SPECIAL NOTICE
