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LOT 1927
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
25 5/8 in. (33.9 grams, 65 cm long).
Composed of chamfered coin-shaped beads together with annular beads, interspersed with gold-coloured spacer beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx W.J. collection, 1990s.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed mainly of quatrefoil, tubular and small spacer beads. 31.5 grams, 82 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Tudor Period Bronze Key
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Openwork bow with volute scrolls and waisted silhouette, integral suspension loop to apex, collared and balustered neck, round-section stem with bulbous finial, rectangular bit with arrow-shaped void and two side notches. 74 grams, 12.2 cm
From the collection of an EU gentleman formed around 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. -
Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Bird
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rectangular bezel with stylised bird above foliage within a border, geometric detailing to the shoulders. 5.18 grams, 22.86 mm overall, 19.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.