Auction 11
FINE ANCIENT ART - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 15, 2024
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 267:
BACTRIAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH AGATE AND GOLD BEADS
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Sold for: £1,300
Start price:
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Estimated price :
£1,500 - £3,000
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BACTRIAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH AGATE AND GOLD BEADS
Ca. 2300 - 1800 BC.A gorgeous 22.5 ct wearable necklace composed of a barrel shaped agate bead with gold terminals, set in an ancient twisted gold necklace. The agate grades from creamy white sharply to dark brown. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2375, Ancient Jewellery, Lot 306.Size: 440mm x 15mm; Weight: 25gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche' Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 45. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
