PAIR OF GARNETS BRACELETS
Silvery metal and garnets.
Width 56 mm and 50 mm

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PAIR OF GARNETS BRACELETS Silvery metal and garnets. Width 56 mm and 50 mm

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PAIR OF GARNETS BRACELETS Silvery metal and garnets. Width 56 mm and 50 mm

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Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Six books of furniture literature consisting of: 1) Die Welt von Charles und Ray Eames, Vitra Design Museum 1997, 2) Möbeldesign des 20. Jahrhunderts von K.-J. Sembach, G. Leuthäuser und P. Gössel, Taschenverlag n.d., 3) Thonet Bentwood & other Furniture, the 1904 illustrated Catalogue, Dover Publications Inc., New York n.d., 4) Industriemöbel, Prototypen der Moderne, published by MAK Vienna, Verlag für moderne Kunst 2011, 5) Bent-Wood and Metal furniture 1850-1946, edited by Derek E. Ostergard, The american Federation of Arts 1987, format max. 4°, original paperback, normal signs of age and study.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 600 EUR

A PAIR OF AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND DROP EARRINGS the foliate style earrings set with rose cut diamonds, suspending an oval cut aquamarine drop, no assay marks, 4.1cm, 4.1g.

Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 EUR

SHOTO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A WILD BOAR SHOTO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A WILD BOAR By Shoto, signed Shoto 松涛 Japan, Iwashiro Province, mid-19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) A superbly carved wood netsuke, of compact design, depicting a recumbent long-snouted boar with a wild hairstyle and meticulously engraved fur. The eyes are inlaid in dark horn encircled with gilt metal, which is typical for the school of Hidari Issan, whom this carver is associated with. The underside shows the beautifully carved feet which are folded underneath the body, the asymmetrical himotoshi, the smaller hole ringed in stained bone, and the signature within an oval reserve underneath the right haunch SHOTO. LENGTH 4.5 cm Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. Literature comparison: The artist was a rare follower/pupil of Hidari Issan and only a few of his netsuke are recorded. A wood netsuke depicting a dragon clutching a tama, signed Shoto, published in Barker & Smith (1976), Netsuke: The Miniature Sculpture of Japan, no. 247 and located in the British Museum, accession no. F. 296. further illustrates this point. Auction comparison: Compare to a wood netsuke of a boar, by Hidari issan, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art including Selections from the Collection of Ruth and Carl Barron, 16 September 2014, New York, lot 2074 ( sold for 5,625 USD).

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Mesopotamian Copper Double Rein Guide for a Chariot. Circa mid 3rd millennium B.C. In the form of an advancing stallion on a plinth, holding its head high and gazing to the right; short standing mane with incised detailing, and a long tail extending to the plinth; recessed eyes, likely once inlaid, drilled nostrils and open mouth; the plinth joined at a right angle to two connected rings atop three parallel rods, the rods joined at the bottom to an arching bar with side lugs. See a similar terret ring in Muscarella, O.W.,Bronze and Iron, ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, no.466; Basmachi, F., Treasures of Iraq Museum, Baghdad, 1976, pl.90; for a similar terret in silver and electrum at the British Museum, from Ur, see Crouwel, J.H., ’Wheeled Vehicles and their Draught Animals in the Ancient Near East – an Update’ in Raulwing, P., Linduff, K.M., Crouwel, J.H., Equids and Wheeled Vehicles in the Ancient World, Oxford, 2019, pp.29-48, fig.6; for the mounting on chariots and carts see Stillmann, N., Tallis, N., Armies of the Ancient Near East, 3000 BC to 539 BC, Worthing, 1984, pp.119-121, figs.56-58. 603 grams, 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). This magnificent chariot fitting was cast in one piece, probably made in arsenical copper in Mesopotamia in the Early Dynastic Period (ED). The reins were connected to the head harness and then passed through the rein ring, that was connected to a yoke pole. The purpose of the rein ring was to prevent the multiple reins snarling and also added an element of control for the driver. The lower concave bar was tied onto the pole by rope or leather, while the hooks served to secure the ends. These rein rings were not only practical instruments, but also ornamental elements of royal vehicles. A well-known example of this type is a terret crowned by an equid figure that was associated with Pu-abi’s sledge in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, today at the British Museum, inv.121438. Acquired from Toufic Arakji, Hamburg, Germany, 14 January 1997. with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12160-218627. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

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