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LOT 0395
Silver-Gilt Tiara with Diamonds
ALGERIA, 1860-1910 A.D.
9 in. (100 grams, 22.7 cm).
Comprising five parcel-gilt panels, each a rectangle with openwork floral motif to the centre and frame with hinge knuckles, gilt crescent above, set with eleven later diamonds (one absent); two pendant trefoils below each panel, each with an inset diamond; crescent-shaped clasp at each end; mounted in a lined presentation case.
Provenance
Acquired in 2015.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12823-241419.
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.
Literature
Cf. General Government of Algeria, Catalogue Descriptive & Illustré des Principaux Ouvrages D'Or et D'Argent, Algiers, 1900, no.3.
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LOT 0395
Silver-Gilt Tiara with Diamonds
Estimate £12,000 - 17,000€13,920 - 19,720 (for guidance only)$16,200 - 22,950 (for guidance only)
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