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LOT 1980
Chinese Hardstone Plaque Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (46 grams, 56 x 43 mm).
With high-relief scene, pixiu and coiled foliage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris gallery, 1980-1990.
From a Parisian collection.
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Watercolour Painting Group
Persia, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Three bifacial pages, each with recto with multiple lines of text and verso with watercolour painting between panels of text, including mounted riders in hunting, sports and battle scenes. 4 grams, 15 x 10 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung; composed of translucent blue glass beads interspersed with umber-coloured spacer beads. 8.01 grams, 76 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Roman Style Marble Torso with Lionskin
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Modelled as a muscular nude torso with lionskin draped over the left shoulder. 508 grams, 14 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an interesting European collection of marbles. Property of a European gentleman.
Probably intended to depict Hercules, who customarily wore a lionskin.
