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LOT 1984
Western Asiatic Style Carved Stone Animal Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 - 7 in. (1.94 kg total, 12-18 cm).
Comprising: a horse protome modelled as the foreparts of a leaping horse; a bull's head with large curving horns. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Metal-Thread Embroidered Silk Panel with the Tughra of Sultan Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire, circa 1808-1839 A.D.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
Rectangular in plan, the lime green silk field with two large roundels of red silk tied by a tassel in the rococo style, signature of Sultan Mahmud II contained within a mosque lamp, ten smaller roundels of alternating cream, orange and cream silk; large central rectangular panel and two bands above incorporating inscriptions in Thuluth, tughra of the Sultan framed by swags in lower part of field, ground richly decorated with floral swags and vegetal motifs, backed. 17.8 kg, 294 x 179 cm
Acquired before 2000. Private collection, UK. with Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, no.216 (est. £80,000 - £120,000). This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12741-235157. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The inscriptions comprise: in two horizontal cartouches: Qur'an, surah al-Ahzab (XXXIII, verses 45-46) inscription contained in mosque lamp; the signature of Sultan Mahmud Il in the two large roundels: the Shahadah in the six roundels above central rectangular panel; the names of the four Orthodox Caliphs, and the Imams Hasan and Husain in the central panel; Quran, surah al-Baqarah (Il), verse 255, ayat al-Kursi in the six side panels; the names of the companions of the Prophet in the lower part; the tughra of Sultan Mahmud. -
Stuart Period Silver-Gilt Buckle
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With rectangular plate, fixed loop, scooped tongue; low-relief frieze with facing mask flanked by putti. 33.4 grams, 86 mm
Ex European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambrigeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: a Chinese style courtly lady figurine; a glass cup with wide foot; a piriform wooden bottle with incised geometric decoration; a weaved bracelet; a speckled glass bottle; a large ceramic jar with two handles. 728 grams total, 5.7-17 cm
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s. From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent. From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
