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LOT 1992
Bactrian Style Turquoise and Lapis Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/4 in. (4.52 grams, 46.5 cm).
Group of small lapis lazuli and other seed beads with irregular lapis lazuli centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Candle Stick
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising a large openwork drum-shaped base and a thick stem; a band of running felines around the stem, and medallions with mythical animals to the body; three low feet to the base. 1.23 kg, 21.5 cm wide
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Female Dancer Painting, Attributed to Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
An unfinished painting of a dancer in vividly coloured costume, signed in pencil to the lower left hand corner 'Bakst 1912'; stamped to the reverse ' Alber, Maurin Carrof, 87 Rue Michelet, Alger'. 73 grams total, 45.7 x 38 cm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cased Collection of Civil War and Other Artefacts from Excavations at Newark and Leicester Siege Sites
Circa 1645-1646 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: clay pipe stems; clay pipe bowls; pistol and musket balls; lead whorls and other items; thimbles, and domestic items; fragments of glazed pottery, bellarmine jug, tiles and other items; in an 18th century or later wooden display box with six compartments above and sliding drawer with four more compartments, brass escutcheon to obverse; brass hinges to lid, frontal plate with two lateral pivoting reeded panels, each engaging with peg on the underside of the lid; brass drop-handle to each endwall; brass lock (no key); lid with reserved panel, heater shield with arms featuring hatched bars and a vertical arrow; old collector's paper note with legend 'Artefacts excavated from camps and fortifications along the circumvallation from the 3rd siege of the toun [sic] of Newark 1645-1646 from Beacon Hill - Leicester's camp - Marlborough old line - backoly - Molly Hornwork Kings line - See R. Clamps plan' 18.4 kg total, box: 45 x 31 x 16.5 cm
Excavated from camps and fortifications from the 3rd siege of Newark (1645-1646); Beacon Hill, a Leicester camp; Marlborough old line, Backely; and Molls Hornwork, Kings Line. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
A hornwork was a defensive construction, a flat face between two bastions.
