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LOT 2037
Indo-Persian Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 5 3/8 in. (182 grams total, 6.5-13.6 cm).
Including a broad, crescentic, flat axehead with bifacial silver inlay, and stylised figure of a horned animal. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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AUCTIONS:
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Mixed Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a Chinese cash coin; a polychrome glass gaming piece(?) with gold cap; a bead shaped as a pig; a turtle-shaped pendant; a stone sphere; a pipe bowl; and others. 198 grams total, 1.2-10.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Large Armenian Glazed Ceramic Storage Vessel with Religious Scenes
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Bulbous in profile with raised rim, three iterations of a scene depicting a central nimbate Jesus with right hand raised flanked by two nimabate winged angels with a sword held aloft, twelve disciples blow and nimbate Mary beneath; lustrous finish with text between the panels. 2.18 kg, 23.2 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gem
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With a broad, vertically banded hoop in a rectangular bezel; gilt cell with inset cloison, dense calligraphic script with floral ornament. 20.30 grams, 28.52 mm overall, 21.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)
Private collection, UK.
