19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A PERSIAN BRASS WINE JUG WITH LID
Possibly Khorasan, North Eastern Iran or Central Asia, 12th - 13th century or later
A PERSIAN BRASS WINE JUG WITH LID
Possibly Khorasan, North Eastern Iran or Central Asia, 12th - 13th century or later
Of typical shape with a globular body resting on a short, splayed foot, rising to a wide, cylindrical neck, surmounted by a dome-like, removable, pierced lid, with a C-shaped handle on the side surmounted by a lion thumb-rest, the exterior densely engraved with overlapping horizontal decorative friezes including two epigraphic bands in pseudo-Kufic script against scrolling foliage, and a wide band with deer running against the same scrolling vegetal motif, further meanders and sprays on the lid and foot, all set against a hatched ground.
21.5cm high
Provenance: Millon & Associes (auction house), Paris, France, 19 December 2024, lot 91.
Sold for £738
A PERSIAN BRASS WINE JUG WITH LID
Possibly Khorasan, North Eastern Iran or Central Asia, 12th - 13th century or later
Of typical shape with a globular body resting on a short, splayed foot, rising to a wide, cylindrical neck, surmounted by a dome-like, removable, pierced lid, with a C-shaped handle on the side surmounted by a lion thumb-rest, the exterior densely engraved with overlapping horizontal decorative friezes including two epigraphic bands in pseudo-Kufic script against scrolling foliage, and a wide band with deer running against the same scrolling vegetal motif, further meanders and sprays on the lid and foot, all set against a hatched ground.
21.5cm high
Provenance: Millon & Associes (auction house), Paris, France, 19 December 2024, lot 91.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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