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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Tile Group with Stars
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
26 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (3.7 kg total, 67.5 x 49.7 cm).
A mixed group of glazed ceramic floor tiles: 16 small star-shaped examples with blue glaze finish; 12 square ones with a step to each corner, white glaze finish with design of turquoise roundels and dark blue stars; ten similar stepped half-tiles; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Sarmatian Gold Hinged Bracelet
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A substantial gold bangle with hinged clasp, composed of two conjoined oval-section hoops, gusseted loops to each terminal and closure pin. 65 grams, 85 mm wide
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Western Asiatic Decorated Bowl
19th-20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A copper-alloy bowl raised from a single sheet of metal, with a squat tapering body and broad everted rim, the interior punch-decorated with a band of five-pointed stars within roundels to the rim and geometric floral motifs to the bowl, encircled by stylised flowerheads and circlets. 468 grams, 27 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
A ceramic chalice composed of a bowl with convex wall, everted rim and splayed foot; painted with a frieze of geometric motifs to the exterior and rim interior. 1.3 kg, 25 cm wide
Fine condition, base repaired.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
