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LOT 1883
Western Asiatic Pale Blue Glass Calligraphic Gem
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.35 grams, 10 mm).
Plano-convex in section with incuse line of Kufic text; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1883
Western Asiatic Pale Blue Glass Calligraphic Gem
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black oblate bead with white trail decoration; a black tubular bead with red-and-white rosettes. 19 grams total, 20-36 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Holy Land Terracotta Jar
Bronze Age, circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Globular body with a tubular neck. 334 grams, 11.7 cm high
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Kutahya Glazed Terracotta Vessel Stand
Turkiye, circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Of octagonal form, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, green, red, black and yellow, a central stylised flower motif at the top flanked by four holes leading to tubular supports, the outer face with eight keyhole archways surrounded by painted decoration. 791 grams, 15 cm wide
From an old Bath, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
