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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 5/8 in. (78.4 grams total, 2-14 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, red jasper, rock crystal, glass and other materials.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Francis, P. Jr., ‘Glass Beads in Asia. Part I. Introduction’ in Asian Perspectives ol. 28, no. 1, 1990, University of Hawaii Press, pp.1-21, pl.I, for similar.
FootnotesGlass is the premier bead material. Invented in the Middle East around 2500 B. C., glass making spread slowly. There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire. Once the bead is built up, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mould, or decorated with other colours of glass.
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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Islamic Leather-Bound Manuscript, Discovery and Science of Chemistry and the Stars by Ali bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ta'ifi al-Makki
Mecca, 996 A.H. (1588 A.D.)Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Rebound laid paper manuscript with full leather binding, drypoint border to covers and central impressed arabesque foliage panel; conserved, with usage wear and many marginal notes and five-point stars in red and black; usage wear to edges repaired and restored, with feint drypoint lineation; title page with red and black naskh script triangular text-block framed with annulets; text in blocks of typically 23 black-ink lines per page with red underscoring and titles. 252 grams, 14.3 x 19.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12271-220416.
The text is 'Kashf al'asrar fi hatk al'astar' (the discovery of science and chemistry) written by Ali Shalby Zadeh. This copy was written by Alin bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ta'ifi al-Makki in front of the Holy House at Mount Ajyad in Mecca in the year 996 A.H. -
Post Sassanian Cut Glass Bottle with Bronze Lid
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Squat in profile with drum-shaped body, broad shoulder and six facets to the flared neck; bronze lid with dipper. 137 grams, 73 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Circa 6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types with melon centrepiece. 12.4 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
