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LOT 1849
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
20TH CENTURY A.D.
47 1/4 x 32 1/2 in. (2.5 kg total, 120 x 82.5 cm).
Comprising: landscape-format with baked earth houses, grassy plain bisected by a river with boat and palm trees. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
LiteratureSee Egyptian Landscapes: weaving from the Ramses Wissa Wassef School, The Ramses Wissa Wassef (UK) Exhibition Foundation for similar examples and discussion.
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LOT 1849
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including a ceramic portrait disc, shabti and other items; after the antique. 340 grams total, 4.9-14.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. From a gentleman's private collection. -
Post Medieval Roman Style Bronze Dedicatory Plaque
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Opening Bid: £5
Crescent-shaped plaque pierced at each end to accept a mounting ring: enigmatic inscription in three lines following the curve of the edges, in capitals: 'fvcheme cn / mrevocv verismeidm / zonino accidis solidunt'. 12.4 grams, 54 mm
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung with biconvex beads. 5.84 grams, 41 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
