Jewelry

A RARE POST-SASSANIAN OR EARLY ISLAMIC SAPPHIRE ICONOGRAPHIC GOLD RING

This extraordinary ring showcases a large sapphire with hexagonal diamond cuts finger ring.

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A TIMURID INSCRIBED JADE AMULET

Persia, 15th century. Of cusped drop-shape, with flattened top edge, one side carved with floral design, the other side similarly carved with central hexagonal calligraphic panel. 6 x 7 cm.

15th Century

A FATIMID CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL PENDANT

Egypt, 10th Century. Of rectangular form with separable end and two conical elements terminating in suspension loops above,the body carved with a broad band leaf with a continuous band of scrolling leafy vine terminating in trefoils.

10th Century

A PERSIAN CARVED JADE PENDANT WITH CALLIGRAPHY

LATE TIMURID OR SAFAVID PERIOD DATED 1211

13th Century

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL POWDER HORNS

Gujarat, India, 17th/18th century. The turbo shell bodies with registers around the top composed of applied mother-of-pearl forming an arcaded design, the tops with rosette motif leading to knop finials with silver stoppers attached to the body with a chain.

17th-18th Century

A SELJUK GOLD BRACELET

Persia 11th/12th century. The copper alloy core mounted in sheet gold, the band decorated with spiral fluting and tapering towards the clasp, the clasp decorated in filigree with four small domes. 7 cm. max. diam.; 24.1 g.

11th-12th Century

A FINE SELJUK TURQUOISE-SET GOLD BANGLE

Persia 12th century. The ridged, triangular section box-construction shank terminating in a double lion-head clasp, two seated lions either side of the raised conical bezel inset with a large turquoise and two small turquoises below, a pin fitting at the base of the bezel, the shank with raised lozenges and palmettes with inscription-filled cartouches between, with allover chased and granular decoration. 7.5 cm. max. diam

12th Century

A SASANIAN GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING

Circa 5th-6th century a.d. With a heavy, plain hoop, flat on the interior, rounded on the exterior, expanding slightly to the angular shoulders, the high oval bezel set with a cabochon garnet. 1¼ in. (3.5 cm.)

5th-6th Century

FIVE SASSANIAN GARNET RING STONES

Circa 4th-5th century a.d.

4th-5th Century

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN AND SASSANIAN RING STONES

Circa 1st Century B.C.-5th Century A.D.

5th Century

SIX TIMURID AND EARLY SAFAVID ENGRAVED JADE SEALS

Persia, 15th and 16th century. Comprising five circular and one octagonal examples in various shades and types of nephrite, one engraved with religious invocations forming a geometric pattern, the other five with the names of the owners, one drilled, one with slight chip largest. 1in. (2.5cm.) diam. (6)

15th-16th Century

A RARE LARGE TIMURID/EARLY SAFAVID JADE PENDANT

Persia, 15th/ 16th century. Of cusped pentagon form, in spinach green, incised and inlaid with gold, one side with an inscription-filled central roundel surrounded by floral bands, the other side with a cusped diamond-shaped rosette filled with floral and foliate motifs surrounded by floral bands and flanked by two floral rosettes, two holes pierced front both sides.

15th-16th Century

A TIMURID CARVED JADE PENDANT

Persia, 15th century. The dark green pendant with scalloped edge, upper edge with cylindrical opening for attachments and decorated, with a central cartouche containing sprays of flowers, surrounded by floral sprays and leaves.

15th Century

A SELJUK GOLD RING MOUNTED WITH SPINAL

Persia, 11th/12th century and earlier. High raised bezel form, finely incised with foliate band, set with spinal, featuring a neilo work on both side.

11th-12th Century

AN EXTREMELY RARE BUKHARA ENAMEL SILVER & GILT NIELLOED BELT ( KAMARBANDHONOR BELT)

BUKHARA UZBEKISTAN CENTRAL ASIA CIRCA 19TH CENTURY. Comprising of two fitted plaques, Large Natural Turquoise On the Central top of panel, The central panel Of Silver With Gold Plated and decorated in Niello with asymmetrical pattern of interlacing leafy scrolls and split-leaf palmettes, between two panels composed of three lobed arches each with a nielloed floral pattern, the reverse with a clasp and two large and two smaller hooks. Very Rarely encountered with Complete Set of Belt, comprising a massive two-piece buckle and Five large mounts, all of solid silver; each pierced, profiled, engraved, Enameled, nielloed and gilded en suite, mounted on a broad waistband woven of silk with borders composed of red and white chevrons.

19th Century

A MUGHAL WHITE JADE PENDANT

16th century. A Mughal white jade pendant mughal india, dated 17th century ad Of Round shape, the jade surface carved and inscribed of extremely elegant nasta'liq with occasional floral flourishes, the centered with ALLAH-o-Akbar as usually used in mughal coins, rimmed with silver through the round cirlce to a 19th century silver mount decorated in repoussé with a floral spray issuing flowerheads and fleshy leaves.

16th Century