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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 3/8 in. (16.56 grams, 31.5 cm).
A mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Elamite Silver-Gilt Pendants with Carnelian Beads
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Restrung group comprising fusiform carnelian beads, silver spacer beads, hollow-formed domed pendants with rosette detailing, second loop beneath for use on a two-tiered necklace. 54.53 grams, 57 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Style Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird of Prey
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Hollow-formed and modelled in the round with guilloche bands to the tail and wing feathers, silvered prancing ibexes to the tail, chest and shoulders, band of silvered calligraphic text to the neck; hook with knop finial behind the head. 2.37 kg, 31.2 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.