Islamic Ewer Valued At £100 Fetches £3m
09/10/2008 04:42
London A rare crystal
jug that was mistakenly valued in January at
£100 sold for more than £3 million at
auction.The ewer, made for the Fatimid rulers of Egypt in the 10th century and carved from one piece of rock crystal, was believed to be a cheap French pitcher when it was first put up for sale in Somerset. It fetched £220,000 but the sale was declared void.
The ewer was sold yesterday to an anonymous bidder at Christie’s in London for £3,177,250, including the buyer’s premium. It is believed that only seven such pieces survive. This was the first to be offered on the open market.
SINC SAYS:
Just look at the skills required to make something like this and to think that it was over 1,000 years ago that it was crafted. It boggles the mind.
