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LOT 1941
Post Medieval Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (18 grams total, 14-23 mm).
Comprising: a gilt base-metal finger ring with quatrefoil; similar with inset cameo; white metal ring with two amethyst cabochons, stamped '925'; button with enamelled 'S' motif; back glass intaglio with profile bust of Alexander the Great. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Composed of six men wearing turbans, seated in a landscape, text above and below; 17 rows of text to the reverse; mounted in a bifacial reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1.5 kg, 41.5 x 30.7 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Post Medieval Glass Perfume Bottle
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Of miniature size with a flask-shaped body; iridescent surfaces. 12.1 grams, 35 mm high
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With two lines of a poem, permitting a view into a grand architectural setting, populated by falconers, musicians, attendants and others entertaining a prince seated beneath a pagoda, hilly landscape beyond the walls, broad stylised floral border to three sides, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 38.6 x 25.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.