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LOT 1144
Achaemenid Silver Bracelet Pair
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (44 grams total, 58 mm each).
Group of two penannular bracelets, each a round-section bar with clubbed ends. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Core Formed Glass Bird
12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With curved and tapering body decorated with dragged and marvered trails, applied lugs for the wings, eyes and beak, domed green glass foot. 118 grams, 72 mm
Acquired in London, 1992. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Red Agate Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of two large oval beads and an oblate-shaped bead; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 27.20 grams, 48 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold-clad tubular and pomegranate beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials. 37 grams, 58 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12269-221973.