To Be Sold With No Reserve Two large openwork copper alloy feline...
To Be Sold With No Reserve
Two large openwork copper alloy feline finials,
Khorasan, Northeast Iran, 12th century,
Possibly of incense burners' handles, Each with its chest with interlocked tendrils highlighted with incisions, with round head, one with remnants of a turquoise inlay to an eye, the underneath with drop-shaped opening, with bulbous and incised baluster sections
18cm high and 27cm. long; and, 17cm. high and 26.2cm. long (2)
Provenance: Private UK Collection acquired prior to 1979
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To Be Sold With No Reserve
Two large openwork copper alloy feline finials,
Khorasan, Northeast Iran, 12th century,
Possibly of incense burners' handles, Each with its chest with interlocked tendrils highlighted with incisions, with round head, one with remnants of a turquoise inlay to an eye, the underneath with drop-shaped opening, with bulbous and incised baluster sections
18cm high and 27cm. long; and, 17cm. high and 26.2cm. long (2)
Provenance: Private UK Collection acquired prior to 1979
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