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LOT 2269
Ottoman Style Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Blue Cabochon
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.31 grams, 30.32 mm overall, 20.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders decorated with geometric motifs within raised borders, set with a blue cabochon, possibly sodalite. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrior English collection of Mr A.H.D.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.
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LOT 2269
Ottoman Style Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Blue Cabochon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Large Framed Book Plate with Egyptian Amulets
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Large-format engraved plate illustrating amulets of various types (figures of Bes and Pataikos, multiple wedjat, Taweret with dorsal pillar, etc.), from the book series La Description de l'Egypte published after the French army's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Book A, Volume V, plate 88; mounted in a modern glazed frame. 3 kg total, 70.6 x 53 cm including frame
Private collection, London, UK.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Terminal
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Stylised lion-head terminal with ribbed collar to the socket and loop beneath the chin. 227 grams, 71 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. -
Ottoman Style Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Cabochon
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Keeled hoop with foliate motifs on the shoulders, raised bezel set with an agate. 8.88 grams, 37.80 mm overall, 18.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired from bid2antique, Bangkok, Thailand, on 8th May 2008. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
