9th Century

Lot 47. An andesite head of a deity, Indonesia, Central Java, 9th century; 22cm (8 5/8in) high. (2). Sold for €8,925 (Estimate € 3,000-4,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. The rounded face with features of heavy lidded eyes coveys a serene introspective countenance. His hair is arranged with a broad looping mukhta secured by a graduation double jewelled crown bands and a single leaf at the front and florets above the ears, stand. Provenance: Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 46. A sandstone figure of Surya, Cambodia, Kulen style, 9th century; 72cm (28 5/16in) x 70cm (27 9/16in). Sold for €75,975 (Estimate € 20,000-30,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Wearing a high cylindrical mitre backed by a small circular nimbus and both hands present lotus buds. Three incised waved lines are employed to emphasise the chest and the sampot, defined by a thick band around the waist to the knees, and a central fold dividing the legs, the entire length of fabric drawn up between the legs and... [Lire la suite]

Stele of Vishnu, West India, Rajasthan region, 12th century. Dark grey hard stone. H 79 cm. GRUSENMEYER - WOLINER at BRAFA 2021. Photo credit: Studio Asselberghs-Frédéric Dehaen Provenance: Spanish collection, acquired by the father on 30 September 1969, Oriental Antiquities Ltd, London.  Stele of Padmapani, Indonesia, central Java, 9th century. Andesite. H 28 x W 43 cm. GRUSENMEYER - WOLINER at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London, 21 October 1980. A crocodile... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A signed Abbasid slip-painted calligraphic pottery bowl, Mesopotamia, 9th century; 21 cm. diam. Estimate: £ 6,000 - 8,000 (€ 6,600 - 8,800). Courtesy Bonhams. of deep rounded form on a short foot with everted rim, decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground with a band of inscription in kufic.  Note: Inscriptions: barakah, 'amal ..., 'Blessing, the work of ... (?)'. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street, 11 June 2020, 11:00 BST

Lot 94. A small Abbasid lustre pottery bowl depicting two birds, Iraq, 9th century; 12.8cm. diam. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the earthenware body of open form with slightly everted rim on a low foot, decorated in a dark golden monochrome lustre over an opacified tin glaze, the cavetto painted with a pair of birds around a central roundel, exterior with three medallions against a background of peacock eye motifs, old Sotheby's label. Provenance: Sotheby’s Geneva, 25 June... [Lire la suite]

Lot 93. A large Abbasid tin-glazed pottery bowl, Iraq, 9th century; 9.6cm. height; 28.2cm. diam. Estimate: 40,000 - 50,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the earthenware body decorated in cobalt blue in an opacified tin glaze, with a central stylised palm tree and wave-like designs near rim on a short foot. Note: Appearing for the first time in the late eighth or ninth century, Abbasid opaque white glazed pottery is believed to be direct evidence for Chinese imported porcelain. During a period when the Islamic world’s centre... [Lire la suite]

Lot 64. A blue enamelled gold-decorated sandwich glass beaker, probably Iran, 9th century; 3¼in. (8.2cm.) high. Estimate GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000. Price realised GBP 73,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of cylindrical form with flat base, the body decorated in gilt in the 'sandwich-glass' technique with an arcade formed of lotus leaves and containing large palmetes, each palmette flanked with a small blue dot, a smaller band above with repeating smaller palmettes with occasional blue dots, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. An Abbasid polychrome lustre pottery bowl, Mesopotamia or Central Asia, 9th century; 8¾in. (22.1cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000. Price realised GBP 5,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  With rounded body on short flat foot with slightly flaring rim, the symetrical decoration in two colour lustre with a central palmette tree flanked by two large palmettes with dotted roundels, their base with six-branched stars, the rim with crescent-shape motifs, the reverse... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2. An Abbasid polychrome lustre pottery bowl, Mesopotamia, 9th century; 10¼in. (26cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 10,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of shallow rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the off-white tin-glazed interior painted in three colours of lustre with a bold panelled abstract palmette design formed of bold panels each filled with a variety of smaller motifs, the reverse with circles containing three stylized leaves... [Lire la suite]

Lot 83. A large Abbasid tin-glazed dish, possibly attributable to Muhammad al-Salah, Mesopotamia, 9th century; 3 7/8in. (25cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 35,000 - GBP 40,000. Price realised GBP 43,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the pale interior with a design of four cobalt-blue fan-like palmettes around a central dot, repaired breaks, small areas of restoration. Note: The production of opaque white glazed wares in Iraq in the late... [Lire la suite]