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An Islamic Gold and Garnet Necklace
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$2,250
Timed Auction
Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical
Size
Length 17 inches (43.18 cm); High karat gold; 51.5 dwt.
Description
An Islamic Gold and Garnet Necklace
Circa 9th-11th Century A.D.
Length 17 inches (43.18 cm); High karat gold; 51.5 dwt.
Provenance
Provenance: Mehdi Mahboubian (1921-2005), New York and London.Patti Cadby Birch Collection (1923-2007), New York, acquired from the above in the 1940s-1970s.Important Private Collection, New Jersey, acquired from the above in the 1970s.For similar necklaces see F. Falk, Jewelry From Persia: The Collection of Patti Birch (Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Exhibition Catalogue), 1974, nos. 112, 113.
Quantity
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