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LOT 2030
Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (7.58 grams total, 13-17 mm).
Comprising: one square in plan with nasta'liq text; two octagonal with text and tendrils; one ellipsoid with nasta'liq script and tendril ornament; one discoid with text in three lines. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Large Moghul Calligraphic Jadeite Ring
Dated 1168 A.H.; 1754 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Featuring a carinated hoop with raised plaque to base and foliage around the body, large oval bezel with notched circumference, bearing a calligraphic inscription in Arabic over two lines. 19.85 grams, 34.34 mm overall, 21.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Signet Ring with Crossed Spears
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The hoop rectangular in section, octagonal bezel engraved with an armorial or pseudo-armorial design, composed of a rectangular cartouche containing a heart, flanked by (possible) animals, crossed spears or arrows above. 7.72 grams, 26.87 mm overall, 22.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 1/2, Europe 29.43, Japan 28)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Showing figures in an architectural setting, water and landscape beyond; possibly two female attendants, one holding a torch, the other keeping guard, assisting their mistress who has ventured out at dusk to meet her lover; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 528 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
