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LOT 1107
Painted Enamelled Plaques of The Iranian Royal Family
19TH CENTURY A.D.
20 x 19 3/4 in. (3 kg total, 50.5 x 49 cm).
Group of portrait miniatures on glass discs including two males in military uniform, a close-up female face, female bust in three-quarter view, Iranian royal badge of an advancing lion wielding a sword with the rising sun on its back, and cinquefoil with lion-and-sun motif to the centre; mounted in a glazed wooden frame with gilt edging.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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.
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Monumental Sasanian Cut Glass Goblet
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Comprising a trumpet-shaped base with baluster and conical stem, gently flared body with wheel-cut facetting to the sidewall; restored. 567 grams, 26.4 cm
Private collection, Switzerland, since the 1960s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous two page illustrated cataloguing note. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.DAA0105.687.LL. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12720-235460. 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. -
Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Standing Bird
Circa 500-100 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Discoid with a standing bird to the centre and loop to the rear; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 24 x 24 x 13 mm. This is a flat disc cut from sheet metal with a pierced handle from the same material fixed on the back. It is round. The design shows a standing bird in the centre, something not yet identified in front of it and above it a crescent and to the side a hatched shape. The whole design is put within a circle of intertwining band. This is a rare seal from wets central Asia, c. 500-100 B.C. It is in excellent condition.' 7.9 grams, 25 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Scorpion
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With incuse frieze including a frond, scorpion and other images; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.37 grams, 17.87 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.) 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.