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LOT 1242
Western Asiatic Turquoise Ceramic Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 1/2 in. (62 grams, 49.5 cm).
Composed of spherical turquoise-coloured beads interspersed with yellow glass and faience beads; restrung on a metal wire.
ProvenanceEx French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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LOT 1242
Western Asiatic Turquoise Ceramic Bead Necklace
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Sassanian Green Cut-Glass Cup
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Translucent with a roughly U-shaped cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets composed of larger circles to the base, followed by smaller ovals, lozenges and fan-shapes towards the neck. 185 grams, 91 mm
London art market, 1986. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11887-206403.
A bowl of this type, produced in Sassanian Persia, is displayed in the Shosoin shrine in Nara, Japan, an evidence of early trade links between Persia and East Asia. -
Western Asiatic Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
A restrung designer necklace comprising carnelian tubular beads, gold annular spacers, granulated collars, carnelian, turquoise, agate and other dangles; on a later old chain. 17.48 grams, 44.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. 280 grams total, 6-34 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
