Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018

Lot 120

A Seljuk bronze bird incense burner Persia

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £4600

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Description

A Seljuk bronze bird incense burner

Persia, circa 11th - 12th century AD

modelled as a standing partridge with a large square aperture to the chest and with a pierced and foliage engraved body, with a plume crest,

15.5cm high.

Provenance

David Aaron, Berkeley Square, London.

Dr J S Gordon collection.