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LOT 1769
Post Medieval Bronze Key Group
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/8 in. (61.4 grams, 35-53 mm).
Including a key-bow with running scroll ornament. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
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Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Brass Spouted Lota
Mughal, 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Composed of a squat body with raised medial bands, vertical ribbing above and below, broad neck with everted rim, splayed foot and collared spout; maker's mark or other motif to base. 1.2 kg, 17 cm wide
Fine condition.
Christie's South Kensington, 29 April 2005, no.369. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Gemstones
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Slender hoop with three roundels to each shoulder, each set with a blue glass cabochon; tiered round bezel with inset blue glass intaglio profile portrait female bust; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.33 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 18.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
