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LOT 1452
Black and Other Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
26 in. (120 grams total, 66 cm long each).
Restrung; composed primarily from ancient glass fragments. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1452
Black and Other Glass Bead Necklace Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Gold Ring with Chalcedony Cabochon
Late 18th-early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Flat-section hoop with applied filigree rims, undulating striptwist median band, ellipsoid bezel with claw setting and filigree pelta motifs, applied filigree loops to the underside, inset chalcedony cabochon; probably from South East Asia. 7.13 grams, 26.17 mm overall, 16.49 x 18.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Hebrew Vellum Manuscript Scroll
18th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Over three meters long with dense blocks of Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri) script on rectangular panels folded or sewn together at the lateral edges; the script with niqqud diacritics, part of the Book of Esther. 157 grams, 3.2 m
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s. From a Suffolk, UK, private collection. -
Renaissance Gemstone with Mercury
Circa 1600 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Carnelian with intaglio profile bust of Mercury wearing the petasos traveller's hat; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
