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LOT 2121
Agate and Glass Bead Necklace String with Elephant Amulets
20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/4 in. (44 grams, string: 82 cm long).
Restrung on a string with bead finials and a sliding 'bead clasp'; central bead feature composed of graduated beads and two turquoise-coloured elephant amulets, large etched biconical bead to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2121
Agate and Glass Bead Necklace String with Elephant Amulets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted border to the inner rim, the outer face painted with a two-storey house in a hilly landscape, vegetation surrounding, the opposite side with a small island. 44 grams, 75 mm
Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Nanking shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
On Monday 3rd January 1752, the Dutch East India Company ship Geldermalsen, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. The cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province. The cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985. -
South East Asian Rhyolite Idol
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of pigment. 752 grams, 86 mm
Acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. Ex property of a UK gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Showing Buddha or Bodhisattva standing beneath a chaitya arch, dressed in a long robe with carved folds, hands in a mudra position. 3.3 kg, 33 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
