Lot Essay
A clear bottle with cut glass decoration similar to two of the three in this lot is in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (LNS 7 KG).
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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
THREE CYLINDRICAL GLASS BOTTLES
FATIMID EGYPT OR SYRIA, 9TH OR 10TH CENTURY
Details
THREE CYLINDRICAL GLASS BOTTLES
FATIMID EGYPT OR SYRIA, 9TH OR 10TH CENTURY
The first of light blue glass and cylindrical form with narrow neck, facet-cut with angular and circular patterns; the second of narrow cylindrical form with four moulded horizontal bands around the body; the third cylindrical in form tapering to the foot, which is now missing, the neck also missing, the body with straight sides facet-cut with angular patterns
3 1⁄8in. (8cm.); 2 7⁄8in. (7.3cm.); and 1 1⁄4in. (3.2cm.) high
FATIMID EGYPT OR SYRIA, 9TH OR 10TH CENTURY
The first of light blue glass and cylindrical form with narrow neck, facet-cut with angular and circular patterns; the second of narrow cylindrical form with four moulded horizontal bands around the body; the third cylindrical in form tapering to the foot, which is now missing, the neck also missing, the body with straight sides facet-cut with angular patterns
3 1⁄8in. (8cm.); 2 7⁄8in. (7.3cm.); and 1 1⁄4in. (3.2cm.) high
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection, by repute from F. R.Martin (1868-1933); sold Sotheby's, 6 October 2010, lot 103
Brought to you by
Barney Bartlett
Junior Specialist
A clear bottle with cut glass decoration similar to two of the three in this lot is in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (LNS 7 KG).