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LOT 1815
Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone in Gold Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.75 grams, 22.83 mm overall, 18.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Polished carnelian bearing a calligraphic Arabic inscription with floral flourishes, set into a 20th century flat-section hoop supporting an oval bezel.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
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Post Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: a decorative lock escutcheon, bodkin; seal ring bearing pricked dot design to bezel and pipe tamper to the hoop; ring with screw-fitted pipe tamper. 60.6 grams total, 4.3-12.5 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK. -
Watercolour Painting Group
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Four bifacial manuscript pages, each with multiple lines of text to recto and a painting between panels of text to the verso, including animal and figural scenes in architectural and landscape settings. 5 grams total, 15 x 10 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Framed Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Indian, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Depicting a dense column of men holding shields and banners, standing at the foot of a lavishly-clad elephant carrying three men in a howdah, advancing right, panel of text to left and right; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 895 grams, 36.8 x 29.5cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
