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LOT 1966
Tibetan Agate Prayer Bead Necklace with Glass Buddha Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 3/8 in. (60.4 grams, 60.2 cm).
Restrung group of discoid, fusiform and other beads in banded agate, bone and other materials, with centrepiece pendant of seated Buddha on a dark stone backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1966
Tibetan Agate Prayer Bead Necklace with Glass Buddha Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Framed German Expedition to China Medal Certificate
1901 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Certificate of participation in the German expedition against China, dated 17th September 1901, issued to Karl Rennebaum and stamped by the 'Kaiserliche Marine'; in glazed wooden frame. 831 grams total, 38.5 x 31 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mixed Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a Chinese cash coin; a polychrome glass gaming piece(?) with gold cap; a bead shaped as a pig; a turtle-shaped pendant; a stone sphere; a pipe bowl; and others. 198 grams total, 1.2-10.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Bronze Fire Strikers
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Both with two large arched loops for fingers; one with a triangular, the other with a rectangular striking peen; profile formed as a ship with pointed stern and the bow ending in a volute, engraved wave pattern along the hull; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 190 grams total, 18.5 cm wide including stand
German art market, before 2008. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00014409.
These fire strikers represent one of the typical shape during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were shaped with two bows, and were often decorated with a series of ornamental strokes on the side.
