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LOT 1209
Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (3.16 grams total, 4-7 mm).
Comprising annular collars of various types. [8]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Trumpet Terminals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular round-section hoop with opposed clubbed terminals. 20.16 grams, 59 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Islamic Leather Bound Chinese Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Rebound as a hardback with full leather binding, central arabesque foliage panel and foliage frame to front and back covers; title and end pages with liquid gold frame enclosing a pattern of geometric and floral blocks with Kufic script lozenge above calligraphic text; text pages with red-outlined rectangular panel and typically five lines of bold black-ink text with red diacritics and headers. 310 grams, 16.5 x 22.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
The text is a Chinese version of the Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25. -
Achaemenid Bronze Lotus Phiale Mesomphalos
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £131
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé lotus-leaf panels, central domed roundel. 230 grams, 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
