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LOT 1422
Turquoise Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
25 1/4 - 28 3/8 in. (141 grams total, 64-72 cm long).
Composed of multiple strands of coin-shaped glass bead necklaces, interspersed with spacer beads; some examples with iridescent surfaces; cut from ancient Roman glass. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
In Byzantine style, comprising two hinged plates and a hinged loop above; obverse with nimbate figure in orans pose, Greek inscription above; the reverse with an incised cross motif, central medallion with a nimbate bust in orans pose. 128 grams, 11.2 cm high
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Puppet and Statue Head Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two wooden figure heads mounted on custom-made display stands, one a puppet-head with movable mouth, the other wearing a gilded spiked headdress; painted eye and brow detailing. 609 grams total, 28.3-29 cm high including stand
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex East Anglian private collection. -
Enamelled Bronze Candlestick
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With three feet, cylindrical stem with scale detailing and bulbous five-sided collar, lobed dish and conical spike with rounded tip, polychrome champlevé enamelling to the scrolled foliate panels in Limoges style. 205 grams, 15cm high
Fine condition.
French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. with Daguerre Auction, Paris, 18 December 2017, lot 101, with lot tag. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.
