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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]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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LOT 2140
Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace with Glass Eye Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Chinese Tang Ceramic Standing Camel
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £585
Modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base and styled with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, its humps falling in different positions, tail held to one side of the rump, detailing to the coat, mane, eyes and muzzle. 3.55 kg, 44 cm high
From the R.M. Hicks OBE private collection, UK.
Camels symbolised the prosperity of the Silk Route, the trade routes between China, Europe, and the Middle East. This Bactrian camel, like most of the terracotta figures produced during the Imperial Tang period, was part of the funerary kit. -
Chinese Glass Warrior on Horseback Snuff Bottle, Signed Ye Zhongsan
Dated 1900-1910 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
The scene painted on the interior of one face, Chinese characters painted to the reverse, yellow cabochon to the lid. 75.6 grams, 92 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent. -
Tibetan Decorated Silver-Coloured Metal Terminals
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
From the wooden roller of a thangka; each with a domed head and incised with scrolling foliage, stylised petals to the necks. 81 grams total, 47 mm each
Ex London gallery stock.
