Banfi Castle, Poggio alle Mura, 1998
Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - 2 bo…

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Banfi Castle, Poggio alle Mura, 1998 Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - 2 bottles (bt), 1997 and 1998 vintages. Level: lower neck (BN). Condition report: label and capsule in perfect condition.

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Banfi Castle, Poggio alle Mura, 1998 Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - 2 bottles (bt), 1997 and 1998 vintages. Level: lower neck (BN). Condition report: label and capsule in perfect condition.

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Starting price 800 EUR

DELCOURT Christophe TAK model dining table in stained oak, the rectangular top darkened with a slate-tinted metal plate, resting on four square-section uprights joined by bars. (wear and tear) Height 76 cm - Width 200 cm - Depth 84.5 cm Acquired from Christophe Delcourt - 76 bis rue Vieille du Temple - 75003 PARIS on October 6, 1998

Estim. 120 - 160 EUR

1 Bottle BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA "POGGIO AL VENTO Year : 2004 Appellation : Col d'Orcia ------------------ 1 Bottle I.G.T TERRE DEL VOLTURNO Year : 2009 Appellation : Nanni Cope Remarks : (e.l.a; damaged back label) ------------------ 1 Bottle I.G.T COSTA TOSCANA "GORGONA" White Year : 2015 Appellation : Frescobaldi

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

A BACTRIAN LIMESTONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC A BACTRIAN LIMESTONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC Published: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, page 48, fig. 44. Oxus Civilization. The column of cylindrical form slightly flaring to the foot, the top and base with a crescent-shaped central groove which run down the sides of the body. The brown stone with fine ferrous veins. Provenance: By repute Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, showing expected old wear and traces of use, few obvious losses, chips to the edges, and natural fissures. Weight: 10,420 g Dimensions: Height 29 cm The Oxus Civilization or Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC’s urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950–1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi’s excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi’s work began to be translated in the 1990s. Several stone objects of this shape have been excavated at sites of the Oxus Civilization. However, it is still unknown what purpose they once fulfilled. It is suggested that these miniature columns at some point entered the rituals of the Oxus funerary practices, having previously performed a practical function that involved strong laces running around and causing intensive wear to the grooves. The present object belongs to a group of shorter, heavily polished columns with one central groove along the top and bottom. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2004, lot 183 Price: EUR 7,170 or approx. EUR 11,200 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bactrian marble column idol, 2nd millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the related form. Note groves to the side and the size (29.5 cm).

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A BACTRIAN MARBLE VESSEL, LATE 3rd TO EARLY 2nd MILLENNIUM BC A BACTRIAN MARBLE VESSEL, LATE 3rd TO EARLY 2nd MILLENNIUM BC Oxus Civilization. The well hollowed pear-shaped body supported on a domed base and rising to an everted rim. The polished natural marble of creamy-gray tones suffused with alternating white and black swirls. Provenance: Gabriele Romiti collection, Italy. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, minor chips, and some natural fissures which have developed into cracks overtime. With thick encrustations to one side. Weight: 477.9 g Dimensions: Diameter 7.3 cm The Oxus Civilization or Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC’s urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950–1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi’s excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi’s work began to be translated in the 1990s.

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