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Eight Glass Vessels, Circa 1st/6th Century A.D.
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Eight Glass Vessels
- glass
- heights from 2 3/4 to 5 in. 7 to 12.7 cm
comprising a blue green bottle with mold blown concentric circles on the body, a blue green unguentarium with pear shaped body, an amber glass bottle with pincered decoration on the globular body, an aquamarine jar with globular body and flaring neck, a greenish bottle with cellular pattern on the globular body, a blue green patella cup with wide flaring mouth, a green unguentarium with domed body, and a pale blue green bowl with wide flaring mouth.
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, June 8, 1994, lots 227 (Mozes S. Schupf Foundation), 479 (Mr. and Mrs. John J. Slocum, Newport, R.I.), 467, and 466 (two of three in the lot)
Condition
All intact except for the patella cup which has repairs and losses.
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.