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THB20th C. Afghani Glass & Silver Necklace + Earrings
Lot 63
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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$500 - $750
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 17, 2022
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2022-02-17 10:00:00
2022-02-17 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/clearance-ancient-ethnographic-art-8898
Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $300**
Central Asia, Afghanistan, ca. mid-20th century CE; West Africa, Mali, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. This necklace and matching earrings are bold statement pieces comprised of an assortment of antique and vintage beads of glass, silver, nickel-brass, and stone. The necklace is strung with 4 biconical 96.9% to 97.5% silver beads, likely originating from Mali, 2 ribbed aqua green glass trade beads also from Mali, and barrel shaped blue howlite beads. Towards the sterling silver hook clasp are red disc shaped Afghani beads etched with Dhikr script etched into the center. Modern spacer beads of nickel-brass, glass, and green magnesite are dispersed along the length to balance the piece. The earrings are large glass trade beads capped by nickel-brass spacer beads and red glass seed beads, all on a modern sterling silver ear hook. Size (necklace): 21.5" L (54.6 cm); (largest bead): 1.5" L x 0.8" W (3.8 cm x 2 cm); silver quality: 96.9% to 97.5%; (earrings): 2.25" L x 0.5" W (5.7 cm x 1.3 cm); (largest bead): 1" L x 0.65" W (2.5 cm x 1.7 cm); total weight: 100 grams
Provenance: ex-private Southern California, USA collection, in the USA since 1997
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167402Beads are an assortment of antique and vintage that are all strung in modern times with modern sterling silver components and nickel-brass spacer beads, and all pieces are wearable. Minor nicks and surface wear to all beads from prior use, all are intact and very good.Condition
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