Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 2140
Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace with Glass Eye Beads
20TH CENTURY A.D.
35 1/2 in. (318 grams, 90 cm long).
Composed of graduated banded agate beads interspersed with spacer beads of different types, including agate spheres, sheet-metal bulbs embossed with floral motifs and glass eye beads; large central agate pendant bead inlayed with multiple eye motifs; hook-and-eye clasp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2140
Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace with Glass Eye Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
RELATED LOTS
-
Chinese Han Terracotta Seated Lady
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With dressed hair, ample sleeves, layered robes and painted face. 1.7 kg, 36.5 cm high
Finely modelled.
Acquired before 2000. Collection of an American lady living in London. -
Chinese Columnar Stone Seal with Beast
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The cylindrical-bodied soapstone seal engraved with landscape scenes and characters within a roundel, dragon clutching flaming pearl finial carved in the round; seal to base formed as a flower head with central character. 697 grams, 15 cm high
Acquired from a UK auction house. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Chinese Ordos Style Bronze Decorative Plaque with Buddha and Beasts
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Displaying two central grappling beasts and a Buddha figure within an arched niche, birds in the field. 503 grams, 17.5 cm
Fair condition.
Acquired on the European art market circa 2000. Private British collection, London, UK, early 2000's.
