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LOT 1830
Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (10.12 grams, 38 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with a pear-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1830
Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Idol
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in the half-round with stylised facial features and ring-and-dot eyes, wearing a striated headdress and long folded garment, wide neck-collar with ring-and-dot motifs. 13.7 grams, 40 mm
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Octagonal in plan with incised border and three lines of naskh text; gouge to reverse. 1.45 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Large Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With a conical lower body, broad rounded shoulder and four radiating integral pierced lugs; narrow neck and broad flat rim to the mouth. 2.2 kg, 18.5 cm wide
Acquired on the French art market, formerly in a French collection since the 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 1 May 2013, no.162. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
