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LOT 0390
Kashmir Gold Earring Pair
INDIA, 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (12.39 grams total, 70-78 mm).
Matched pair of earrings, each comprising a hoop with bulb flanked by small scrolls, a triangular plaque with repoussé pelta-shaped scrolls and openwork elements, beaded band and base with graduated chains ending in sheet-gold vine-leaf motifs with granule finals; mounted in a lined presentation case. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12815-241414.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Holcomb, M., Jewelry; The Body Transformed, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2019, pp.24-25, pl.1.
FootnotesThe matching necklace is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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LOT 0390
Kashmir Gold Earring Pair
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000€20,880 - 27,840 (for guidance only)$24,300 - 32,400 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Terracotta Idol Head Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Hollow-formed with applied facial details. 442 grams total, 4-12.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Kashmir Gold Earring Pair
India, 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Matched pair of earrings, each comprising a hoop with bulb flanked by small scrolls, a triangular plaque with repoussé pelta-shaped scrolls and openwork elements, beaded band and base with graduated chains ending in sheet-gold vine-leaf motifs with granule finals; mounted in a lined presentation case. 12.39 grams total, 70-78 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12815-241414. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The matching necklace is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. -
Large Indian Diamond Earrings with Enamel
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Each an ellipsoid plaque with black enamel base and filigree collar, inset table-cut diamond; in a lined presentation case. 8.49 grams total, 16 mm each
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12818-241429. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.