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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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Elamite Necklace with Gilt Silver Pendants
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
A restrung necklace of fusiform carnelian beads with silver-gilt spacers, seven hollow-formed silver pendants each with a domed upper face and repoussé rosette motif, second loop to the lower edge. 54 grams, 36 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1990. Central London gallery. Private collection of a North West London lady. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
1st century B.C. and laterEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Composed of barrel-shaped carnelian beads interspersed with corner-less cubed lapis lazuli beads and spherical gold beads; central feature comprising two large delicate flattish oval-shaped carnelian beads flanking a rectangular gold-clad pendant set with four garnets, the core made of deep blue glass, four pendants below; a restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp. 51 grams, 49.5 cm
London art market before 2000. Private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12064-214177. -
Sassanian Silver Ring with Animal Gemstone
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With tapering D-section hoop and gold oval-shaped bezel, holding a glass cabochon with intaglio design of advancing lion; gold bead to the edge of bezel marking the orientation of the gemstone; possibly reset. 16.4 grams, 27.93 mm overall, 19.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
