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LOT 1959
Intaglio Gemstone with Bust
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 in. (1.65 grams, 15 mm).
The biconvex obsidian cabochon with intaglio profile female bust of a matron with neatly dressed hair; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent.
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Framed Watercolour Painting by Nezami
Persia, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
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. -
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