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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
19 1/2 in. (51 grams, 49.5 cm).
Composed of barrel-shaped carnelian beads interspersed with corner-less cubed lapis lazuli beads and spherical gold beads; central feature comprising two large delicate flattish oval-shaped carnelian beads flanking a rectangular gold-clad pendant set with four garnets, the core made of deep blue glass, four pendants below; a restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceLondon art market before 2000.
Private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12064-214177.
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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Graduated group of oblate, cuboid, annular and other beads with barrel-shaped centrepiece. 46 grams total, 51 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Signed Bronze Calligraphic Vessel
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With basal ring, tall tubular neck, flared rim; scroll foliage detailing to the rim and shoulder, fluted neck, interlace roundel and calligraphic band to the equator; base restored, rim partly absent, holes to shoulder and lower body; base restored, possibly a marriage. 3.1 kg, 37 cm
Fair condition, base restored, rim partly absent, holes to shoulder and lower body.
Property of a Hampstead gentleman; from his family collection formed since the 1970s. -
Sassanian Stone Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With stylised quadruped resting with head bowed and legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.5 grams, 22 mm
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
