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LOT 1659
Western Asiatic Ring with Cabochon
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.04 grams, 25.80 mm overall, 18.32 x 16.08mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Biconvex bezel with petal detailing to the lower body, inset facetted cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Assorted Stone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising tubular, oblate, barrel-shaped and other beads in agate, amethyst, rock crystal, malachite, and other stones. 22.85 grams total, 10.76-21.85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Sogdian Silver Vessel with Animal Figures
Eastern Sogdian, 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £11,111
Sheet-silver vessel with drum-shaped body, narrow discoid repoussé base; bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath a raised collar and fluted neck and rim; rectangular-section crescent handle held by two securing hoops formed as miniature rams. 1.2 kg, 26.5 cm wide
From an old private collection. with Oxus Fine Arts Pte. Ltd, Singapore. Acquired by the current owner in London, 2012. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12288-220840.
Dr Grigoriev, in his studies on Sogdian silver artworks, has traced specific Sogdian features of metalwork prototypes on the basis of the ceramic replicas. Some of these features were distinguished on gold and silver vessels, which possess many other characteristics bringing them together. In our bucket, the style and the decoration of the flowers resemble those of the bucket with deer from Shirokovskoe (Perm, see Marshak, 1971, T,35), while the bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath the raised collar and fluted neck and rim recall the decoration of the dish with deer from Rep’evka, in Samara Province (Darkevich, 1976, n.12). -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.66 grams, 18.16 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
