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Nine Glass Vessels and a Swizzle Stick, Circa 1st / 12th Century A.D.
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Nine Glass Vessels and a Swizzle Stick
- Heights 2 1/4 to 5 in. 5.7 to 12.7 cm.; Length of swizzle stick 7 1/8 in. 18.1 cm.
comprising an amber glass date flask, two globular jars with flaring mouths, a jar with straight flaring sides and flaring mouth, an unguentarium with indented body, a bottle with ribbed cylindrical body, a bowl with vertical sides, an aryballos with ancient bronze bells attached to the handles (one attachment loop appearing ancient), a cobalt-blue bottle with panels of scrolling vine in sunk relief, and a swizzle stick with spiral decoration.
Provenance
acquired in Israel in the 1960s/1970s
Condition
Generally good and intact, except: A tiny hole in the date flask, a long hairline crack in the bowl, and restoration to much of the upper neck of cobalt-blue bottle.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.