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LOT 2288
Uzbek Silver Earring Pair
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (14.8 grams total, 51-57 mm).
A matched pair of earrings with hoop and crescent of openwork ring-and-dot decoration, attachment hoop formed from a ribbed coiled wire. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
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Stone Carved Panel of a Horse Attacked by a Large Snake
Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Carved as a standing saddled horse biting a large snake entangled around its body; mounted on a rectangular stand. 1.94 kg total, 15.9 cm wide including stand
From a West London collection and formerly in a Mayfair gallery. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibex
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A jar with the remains of four pierced lug handles with frieze of ibex to the shoulder, to the body alternating male ibex and partridge. 429 grams, 14.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 155, lot 1468. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Ibex and Bird
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A mammiform vessel with everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of a crouching ibex and a pecking bird with pellet-and-circles to the field. 98.60 grams, 82 mm
Fine condition.
From the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative, during his retirement. A plaque to David and his brother was unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.
