Sale 4914
London, South Kensington
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27 April 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
A PAIR OF GILT EARTHENWARE BOTTLES ASYUT, EGYPT, CIRCA 1880-85 With burnished red rounded body and tall flared neck, with bands of carved and impressed decoration on the shoulder and neck, the gilt shoulder marked by protruding flanges between palmettes, minor restoration to rim, otherwise intact Each 8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) high (2)
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Similar bottles attributed to Asyut circa 1880-85 are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (No 116-1885) (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O221203/bottle).
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