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Lot 429

An Italo-Islamic marble roundel (patera), 12th-13th century, square form carved in deep relief...

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Lot 429

An Italo-Islamic marble roundel (patera), 12th-13th century, square form carved in deep relief...

Price Realised: £57,200

Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 429

Description

An Italo-Islamic marble roundel (patera), 12th-13th century, square form carved in deep relief with a central roundel featuring a bird of prey attacking a rabbit, 29.9cm. diam. (VAT charged on hammer price)

 

This magnificent emblematic panel would originally have been set into the wall of a grand building, either a public edifice, or a private residence belonging to a wealthy, high-status individual. 

A south Italian or Sicilian provenance is reinforced by an abundance of stylistically-related artworks of the period: notably, near-identical birds of prey with rabbit to be found in the muqarnas section of the painted ceiling of the Capella Palatina, Palermo, dating to the mid-twelfth century and attributed to Fatimid craftsmen from North Africa (see Grube, E., and J. Johns, The Painted Ceilings of the Cappella Palatina, Genoa-New York, 2005). Parallels can also be drawn with animals depicted on a group of Siculo-Arabic carved ivory caskets and oliphants from the eleventh century.

Furthermore, the motif appears in luxury textiles, which acted as one of the chief media for the dissemination of designs in the early Islamic period. Iberian textiles often used decorative motifs associated with earlier Sassanian fragments, such as bird motifs and pearl roundels, as well as drawing inspiration from contemporary works of art from Fatimid Egypt, Sicily and southern Italy.

See Sotheby's 9 April 2008, Lot 85.

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

Export of goods

Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain whether an export licence is required before bidding. Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing Unit. Details can be found on the ACE website www.artscouncil.org.uk or by phoning ACE on 020 7973 5188. The need for import licences varies from country to country and you should acquaint yourself with all relevant local requirements and provisions before bidding. The refusal of any such licences shall not permit the cancelling of any sale nor allow any delay in making full payment for the lot.

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