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LOT 0264
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 1/2 in. (107 grams, 52 cm long).
Restrung group of graduated size square cushion-shaped beads with small squat carnelian biconical bead spacers.
ProvenanceAnonymous sale; Francois de Ricqles, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 25-26 September 1998, lot 74.
with Christie's London, 2 May 2013, lot 129.
Important North West London collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11967-210481.
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LOT 0264
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Manuscript Fragment
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular paper leaf with a block of text to each side in nastaliq script, black ink with red ink captions and diacritics; mounted in a bifacial glazed panel. 213 grams, 18 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Restrung; composed primarily of polished stone and shell beads of various types, including decoratively ribbed examples. 16.2 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle with Prunts
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Bell-shaped frosted glass vessel with flared neck and flange collar; applied trail detailing to the neck and mouth; applied trails to the shoulder in zigzag above groups of three prunts with blue glass ornament; two circumferential applied trails to the lower body with crenellated band between. 304 grams, 15.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1980s. with Christopher Sheppard, London, UK. Acquired from the above in 2007. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11973-210908.