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LOT 1577
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (25.9 grams, 44 cm long).
Restrung group of disc beads with interstitial tabular and tubular types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Polished Banded Agate Bead Group
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Comprising mostly spherical banded agate beads, with four cylindrical types and nine spherical in haematite or dark agate; all pierced for stringing. 67 grams total, 7- 33 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Tudor Period Bronze Signet Ring with Spread Eagle Over Device
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, inside linear decoration to each shoulder; oval bezel with a spread eagle over a device on textured field. 6.78 grams, 21.93 mm overall, 18.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
French Silver 'Consider the End' Memento Mori Skull Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
D-section hoop with lobed flanks to the shoulder and inset garnet cloisons; discoid bezel with inscribed skull on a stand with snake twined round the stem and legend 'avis la fin' (consider the end) 14.59 grams, 25.38 mm overall, 18.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
