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LOT 1934
Gold Byzantine Style Pendant with Garnet
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.63 grams, 32 mm).
Composed of a discoid body and loop with pelletted border, granulation to the face in expanding-arm cross pattern with small interstitial crosses, in a 6th-7th century Byzantine style; central cell with cabochon garnet insert. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in the 1980s.
Ex property of a retired sculptor.
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Mixed Glass Bead Group
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising mainly mosaic spherical beads with a fusiform bead and fragments. 69 grams total, 10-41 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Framed Watercolour Painting by Nezami
Persia, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Showing two figures seated facing in a landscape, beneath a tree, the older male figure reading from a book to the younger, possibly his son, gilt embellishments to their rich clothing and books, signed Nezami bottom left under the seated man; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 503 grams, 31 x 23.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Silver Reliquary Pendant
17th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £514
Presenting a scalloped frame and bifacial black enamelled detailing: one side with the Crucifixion scene, niello 'IC XC' in the field, two saints at the foot of the cross, scrolling borders; the reverse with 'IC XC / NI KA' over two lines with cross between; articulate and facetted loop. 30.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A small reliquary pendant, possibly containing the remains of cloth or bone of a saint. The relics had to be kept in containers that expressed the dignity of their contents: chests, cases and, of course, reliquaries. This also applied to personal relics, often in the form of pendants, which were sometimes made in gold and silver.
