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LOT 1558
Decorated Aubergine Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
24 3/4 in. (17 grams, 63 cm long).
Restrung; composed of translucent tubular beads of graduated size, including decoratively twisted examples and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung group of disc beads with interstitial tabular and tubular types. 25.9 grams, 44 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung group of graduated polyhedral, fusiform tubular and other beads with a large poppy-head bead to the centre. 28.6 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mixed Gemstone Collection
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £59
The group comprising: two facetted olivine gems with a handwritten label 'Olivine, Egypt'; cushion-cut peridot with a handwritten label 'Peridot, Egypt'; a round-cut spessartite garnet with a handwritten label 'Spessartite garnet, Burma, £1-10/-'; an oval lapis lazuli intaglio; an oval light green turquoise intaglio; a rectangle-cut smoky quartz; a round-cut red glass gem; two black onyx(?) intaglios, one round and one rectangular. 7.86 grams total, 4-16 mm
UK private collection formed 1970s-1990s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
