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LOT 2063
Framed Watercolour Painting
PERSIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (915 grams, 37.5 x 30 cm).
Depicting a series of lavish tents erected in a green landscape, populated by a prince and men in attendance of a punishment, dark blue arboreal border, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 2063
Framed Watercolour Painting
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Carnelian Bead Necklace
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Composed of graduated polished carnelian beads of mainly biconical and annular form; hook and eye clasp. 36.2 grams, 53 cm long
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16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,300
Very heavy high-carat merchants ring with oval bezel bearing heraldic helmet and shield design with a chevron below two mullets and an eagle's head at the base; the helmet with luxurious looped mantle and crest of a human bust; to the underside, an incuse panel with reserved swan on a textured field probably a device alluding to the family name. 17.61 grams, 23.28 mm overall, 17.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
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Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection
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