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LOT 1850
Egyptian Style Lapis Lazuli Scarab Bead Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (9.98 grams total, 20 mm each).
Each carved with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; blank bases; each pierced for suspension. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Georgian Silver 'IN BUEN ESPOER' Clasped Hands Ring
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Post Medieval Stained Glass Panel Group with Trumpeting Angels
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With two lines of a poem, permitting a view into a grand architectural setting, populated by falconers, musicians, attendants and others entertaining a prince seated beneath a pagoda, hilly landscape beyond the walls, broad stylised floral border to three sides, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 38.6 x 25.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.