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The Fine Sale - May 18, 2023

Thu, May 18, 2023 11:00AM EDT
  • Property from the Joukowsky Collection
Lot 319

Two Framed Luristan Bronze Axe Heads together with a Luristan Bronze Double Axe Head

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

The Double Head 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.

9 1/4 x 12 in. frame.

6 1/2 x 13 in. frame.

Illustrated in Rolf Winkes, Love for Antiquity, Selections from the Joukowsky Collection, Brown University, 1985, pg. 13 - 25 and cat. #9 & 16.

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Condition

The double axe head with verdigris patination, nicks and wear. The spiked axe head with wear to the encrusted and rusted surface. The other framed axe head has a verdigris patination and a hole on the shaft. 

Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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The Artemis and Martha Joukowsky Collection, Providence, RI, catalog #68.B.4. Gift from Hammond. The framed short axe head upper left image.