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LOT 2005
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 1/2 in. (65.07 grams, 52 cm).
Composed of large cylindrical beads with spiral-decoration, interspersed with large spherical beads, central feature a melon bead; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
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 2005
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Clasped Hands
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D-section hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands, the mani-in-fede motif. 2.73 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stuart Period Gold Memento Mori Ring with Jewelled Skulls and Crossed Bones
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
Comprising a hefty hoop with scooped upper face, alternating applied skulls and crossed bones on the upper face decorated with white enamel, the eyes, noses and mouths of the skulls set with diamonds(?). 10.99 grams, 27.06 mm overall, 15.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12771-237884. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th and 17th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Post Medieval Child's Glass Marble Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including aqua and other types, some with inked collector's label. 59 grams total, 14-26 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
