Ending 7th Jan, 2025 12:00
The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction
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AN IRAQI SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE AND A LIDDED BOX
Basra or Omara, Iraq, second half 20th century
AN IRAQI SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE AND A LIDDED BOX
Basra or Omara, Iraq, second half 20th century
Comprising an elongated and curved rectangular cigarette case, with rounded corners, the front lid decorated in niello with a stylised version of the Tomb of Ezra, located in Al-ʻUzair in the Qal'at Saleh district, in the Maysan Governorate of Iraq, on the western shore of the Tigris river, and a typical dhow sailing boat with palm trees, engraved with an irradiating sunburst medallion on the upper left corner with Arabic inscription and a possible Gregorian calendar date (1985?), the reverse embellished with the Lion of Babylon, a 2,600-year-old basalt statue and one of the most celebrated archaeological artifacts in the history of Iraq, and underneath it a stylised signature; and a lidded square silver box, lined in wood, the front decorated with a central medallion with Taq Kasra (the Ruins of Ctesiphon) and four other roundels with Iraqi landmarks or important archaeological sites and typical sailing boats, stamped on the side of the lid '90' and a partial maker's name (..han?).
The cigarette case 14cm x 8.5cm, 152 grams
The square box 10.5cm x 11.7cm x 3cm, 259 grams
Sold for £394
AN IRAQI SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE AND A LIDDED BOX
Basra or Omara, Iraq, second half 20th century
Comprising an elongated and curved rectangular cigarette case, with rounded corners, the front lid decorated in niello with a stylised version of the Tomb of Ezra, located in Al-ʻUzair in the Qal'at Saleh district, in the Maysan Governorate of Iraq, on the western shore of the Tigris river, and a typical dhow sailing boat with palm trees, engraved with an irradiating sunburst medallion on the upper left corner with Arabic inscription and a possible Gregorian calendar date (1985?), the reverse embellished with the Lion of Babylon, a 2,600-year-old basalt statue and one of the most celebrated archaeological artifacts in the history of Iraq, and underneath it a stylised signature; and a lidded square silver box, lined in wood, the front decorated with a central medallion with Taq Kasra (the Ruins of Ctesiphon) and four other roundels with Iraqi landmarks or important archaeological sites and typical sailing boats, stamped on the side of the lid '90' and a partial maker's name (..han?).
The cigarette case 14cm x 8.5cm, 152 grams
The square box 10.5cm x 11.7cm x 3cm, 259 grams
Auction: The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction, ending 7th Jan, 2025
The first Online Only sale of Azca Auctions has landed.
We will accompany you through the Christmas holidays with some extravagant, quirky, and sparkly lots. The auction is entirely online, and bidding begins on the 11th December and closes on the 7th January 2025.
Collections are taking place from 188 R Hammersmith road, W6 7DJ once the sale closes.
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