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LOT 1889
Egyptian Style Faience Scarab Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (15.2 grams total, 11-15 mm).
Each decorated with blue glaze and displaying semi-naturalistic detailing; each featuring hieroglyphs to the base and pierced for suspension; one possibly displaying a fish to the upper face. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Framed Watercolour Painting with Male Figures Engaged in Conversation
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With extensive use of liquid gold; polychrome painted scene of three male figures within a building engaged in conversation; three passers-by outside with faces raised to another figure on the roof; panels of calligraphic nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 689 grams, 37 x 26.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Ottoman Copper Gourd Coffee Pot
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Formed of two gourd-shaped tiers, the uppermost forming the lid, facetted spout with beast head terminal, decoratively twisted handle, splayed foot. 1 kg, 28.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Signet Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Hoop expanding to decoratively hatched shoulders, sub-circular bezel displaying enigmatic armorial design. 6.49 grams, 23.87 mm overall, 20.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
