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LOT 2078
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/4 in. (31.7 grams, 47.5 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads interspersed with metal spacers, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 2078
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Intaglio of Three Wrestling Erotes in Later Silver Ring
1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
D-section hoop with widening lozenge-shaped shoulders supporting two discoid bezels; one with orange stone intaglio of three winged erotes, two engaged in a wrestling competition; a mirror image in gold below. 16.07 grams, 29.75 mm overall, 17.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Victorian Marble and Lava Cameo Collection
19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a grey cameo with a low-relief profile bust of a bearded man with a wreath on his head; an orange mottled stone cameo with a youthful male bust in three-quarter view, resembling the portraits of Alexander the Great. 5.68 grams total, 21-24 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Tudor Period Knight's Gilt-Bronze Belt Mount Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Matched pair of rectangular mounts with low-relief floral decoration flanked by pelletted borders and openwork finials. 8.9 grams total, 35-43 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
