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LOT 1211
Western Asiatic Gemstone Necklace Pendant Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 3/4 in. (12.8 grams total, 10-18 mm).
Comprising polished stones of various shapes, pierced for suspension; the stones are: quartz, pale amethysts, banded hardstone and blue chalcedony. [10]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
The cylindrical socket displaying three raised dot-in-ring motifs running vertically to both faces, crescentic adze-head to one side, axehead to the other with channel to upper face and slightly flared blade. 621 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex-Architect Moshe Kaufman collection, Tel Aviv. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bead Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: one spherical with six radiating holes each with a socket, slots and triangular holes; one barrel-shaped with loop above. 36 mm total, 30-34 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Silver Decorated Bracelet
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Hollow-formed with rattle inside, D-shaped in section with running zigzag to each lateral face, raised transverse crests with punched annulet, rosette and other ornament. 61 grams, 91 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.