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LOT 0362
Aquamarine Gemstone with Mughal Princess in Gold Ring
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (8.26 grams, 25.37 mm overall, 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Ellipsoid in plan intaglio showing a profile female bust with elaborate tiered headdress and collars; set in a later gold ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Rev. Nathaniel Evans, Worthing, Sussex, UK, thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12934-245934.
See for a similar portrait (not on a gemstone), the portrait of a Mughal princess in the Art Institute of Chicago, made between 1601 and 1799, accession no.1929.890.
FootnotesThese portraits, realised on objects of minor art like glyptics, give a glimpse of the type of jewels and gems realised during the Mughal era. They illustrated the gem connoisseurship of the Mughal Era at its pinnacle.
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LOT 0362
Aquamarine Gemstone with Mughal Princess in Gold Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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Renaissance Gold and Enamel Ring with Ruby
Western Europe, late 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Comprising a slender round-section hoop, expanding shoulders with scrolled tendrils, a quatrefoil bezel with D-shaped ornamented panels, set with a table cut ruby; retaining traces of white enamel. 5.48 grams, 23.29 mm overall, 17.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12995-246010. -
Egyptian Style Stone Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including a tortoise with segmented shell and other items. 1.3 kg total, 6-11 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Grand Tour Bifacial Tile in Wooden Frame
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Square limestone panel with low-relief carvings on both broad faces: one side depicts the god Ptah wearing the characteristic tight-fitting skull cap, with a uraeus to the brow, and a collar with a fringe of teardrop pendants; the other side showing a male official with a wig of dense curly hair, a large lentoid eye, and a tiered collar of teardrops, triangular, pellet, and other elements in radiating bands; mounted in a bespoke wooden frame with stand. 1.38 kg total, 24 x 27 cm including stand
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
