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LOT 1138
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bird Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
14 1/2 in. (37.7 grams, 37 cm).
Restrung necklace of irregular garnet oblate beads with interspersed lapis lazuli beads carved in the form of a perching bird.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold tubular and pomegranate beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials. 37 grams, 58 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12269-221973. -
Large Polished Stone Ritual Object
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Columnar and tapering in form with rounded ends, reserved vertical rib and circle forming a 'phi' symbol. 3.52 kg, 34 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Islamic Manuscript, 'Explanation of the Astrolabe Al-Manadam' by Al-Hakim the Physician Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Iskandarani
1289 A.H. (1872 A.D.)Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Hardback with quarter-calf binding and cloth-covered boards; title page with naskh script text in a triangular block; text pages typically 18 lines of loose black-ink script inside hand-drawn bilinear frames with red titles and diacritics, ru'qah script headings, text figures, diagrams, numerical and text tables, perpendicular text-blocks; usage wear. 468 grams, 20.3 x 25.6 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12276-220409.
Astrolabes were used to make astronomical measurements, specifically to determine the altitudes of celestial bodies, but over time astrologers and travellers devised many different uses for the instrument. They were especially useful to navigators in order to determine position when out of sight of land. This text explains the book 'The Astrolabe' and several ways in which the device could be deployed.
