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LOT 1932
Inscribed Glass Gem
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.22 grams, 23 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with five lines of calligraphic text within a wreath; signature to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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Restrung using six cylindrical beads interspersed with mainly oblate beads, four of the cylindrical beads with engraved ring-and-dot motifs; central motif an elbow bead with facetted edges and engraved ring-and dot motifs. 37 grams, 63 cm long
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Mixed Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including flasks, painted icon, neck-ring and other items. 2.14 kg total, 13-22 cm
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Georgian Silver 'And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us' Iconographic Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Flat-section hoop with incised design including cross in vesica, Calvary with cross, nimbate figure; legend in blackletter miniscule with vertical superscript slashes 'ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST ET HAVITAVIT IN NOBIS ('And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us'). 9.55 grams, 20.34 mm overall, 17.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
