| 中文版 English

具体要求

其它要求

-
关闭
AN UMAYYAD OR EARLY ABBASID BRONZE EWER, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
奥地利
2024年12月17日 开拍
拍品描述
AN UMAYYAD OR EARLY ABBASID BRONZE EWER, 8TH-9TH CENTURY

Persia. The globular body rising from a short, flared foot to a tubular neck incised with stylized lotus bud design between lappet bands, the braided handle applied with a pomegranate thumb-rest. The lower body cast with two opposing indentations.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, casting flaws, small dents, signs of weathering and erosion, corrosion, and encrustations., possibly inherent to the manufacture. The bronze with a smooth, naturally grown, dark patina with extensive malachite encrustations.

Weight: 1,383 g
Dimensions: Height 32.3 cm

The shape and design of this ewer, comprising a globular body and long tubular neck with incised lotus bud and pomegranate decoration harks to a shared Roman, Byzantine, and Sassanian origin.

The period from 800 to 1000 marked the beginning of a great tradition of Islamic metalwork in which Iran played an important role. This ewer was cast as a single piece using sophisticated metalworking techniques. It is a prototype that became increasingly elaborate in the following centuries. The shape of the vessel, the beading on its handle, and the pomegranate form that served as a thumb rest were repeated in later periods.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Iranian bronze pitcher, dated 800-1000, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number B68B3.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 9 April 2014, lot 109
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 18,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An Umayyad or early Abbasid bronze ewer, Persia, 8th/9th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar pomegranate thumb-rest.

本场其它拍品

  • 竞价阶梯
  • 快递物流
  • 拍卖规则
  • 支付方式
竞价区间 加价幅度
0
10
50
50
600
100
1,600
200
4,000
500
8,000
1,000
16,000
2,000
40,000
5,000
80,000
10,000
160,000
20,000
+

流拍

价格信息

拍品估价:2,000 - 4,000 欧元 起拍价格:2,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

拍卖公司

Galerie Zacke
地址: Sterngasse 13, 1010 Vienna, Austria
电话: 0043-1-5320452
邮编: 1070
向卖家提问