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LOT 1175
Levant 'Cocked Hat' and Pinched Oil Lamp Group
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 6 1/4 in. (733 grams total, 11.6-16 cm).
Group of three oil lamps, each hemispherical with pinched and folded profile. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1175
Levant 'Cocked Hat' and Pinched Oil Lamp Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Matched pair, crescentic with chamfered profile, granule cluster to the apex. 5.48 grams total, 18-19 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Each composed of a plano-convex bow, balustered arms with one knop-style head and one curved catchplate, round-section pin with coiled wire collar, bow decorated with the addorsed forequarters of two felines with stylised markings and facial features. 22.3 grams total, 30 mm each
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Timurid Engraved Iron Bowl
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With rivetted sidewall and base, incised herringbone hatching, four roundels each with rosette to the centre and inscribed arch; repaired. 636 grams, 19.5 cm
Fair condition, with later repair.
Formerly acquired in the 1980s. From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman.
