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LOT 1904
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (38.9 grams, 43 cm).
Restrung with barrel-shaped and cylindrical beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung designer necklace with large cylindrical and spherical beads and interstitial groups of annular beads. 35.9 grams, 44 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Willis Woodbines Advertisment in Original Frame with Cigarettes
1920s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Original printed image of a seated female with one leg crossed over the other, smoking a cigarette; ivory-coloured reveal with 'Will's "Wild Woodbine" / Cigarettes 5 for wd. 10 for 4 d.; in glazed wooden frame; offered with original pack of five cigarettes. 2.25 kg total, 44 x 56.5 cm, cigarettes: 68 x 39 mm
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Palindrome Ring
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Comprising D-section hoop with mane-in-fede motif to underside, incised segments and cross to each shoulder, rectangular bezel with incised apotropaic palindrome 'SATOR / AREPO / TENET / OPERA / ROTAS', the text admits four symmetries and may be read: top to bottom, bottom to top, left to right, right to left, and can be rotated 180 degrees and still be read the same way. 13.40 grams, 27.84 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. Accompanied by a previous original handwritten collector's cataloguing page.
