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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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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The flat relief and the stylistic refinement of the images place the execution of the plaque towards the end of the 17th century, with some artistic parallels with the Romanian silversmiths of Chiprovatzi. -
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Crowned CVR
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Scrollwork to the shoulders, square bezel with impressed crown above incised 'CVR monogram. 4.25 grams, 22.75 mm overall, 19.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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German Military Pin and Badge Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including 'Deutscher Flotenverein', two-headed eagle and other designs. 64 grams total, 18-62 mm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
