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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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Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £683
A group of 100 gold beads of various types, including wheel, ribbed, spherical, granulated and other types. 6.49 grams total, 1-5 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Holy Land Terracotta Jug
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A bulbous terracotta jug with flared neck and integral round-section handle. 518 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £89
A watercolour painting showing three figures in a landscape, birds in the sky and on the hills beyond, one seated figure weeping, one turning towards him possibly to offer consolation, the third standing, holding a bottle; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 622 grams, 36.5 x 25.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
