19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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TWO TURKMEN TEKKE TRIBE CARNELIAN-SET PARCEL-GILT SILVER LONG CEREMONIAL NECKLACES
Turkmenistan, 20th century
TWO TURKMEN TEKKE TRIBE CARNELIAN-SET PARCEL-GILT SILVER LONG CEREMONIAL NECKLACES
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Turkmenistan, 20th century
Comprising two elaborate Turkmen necklaces, each with lobed parcel-gilt silver pendants inset with polished, table-cut carnelians, attached to multiple strands of silver chainlets on either ends, with stylised foliate and rosette-like links, both examples with their original fastening chains, exemplifying traditional Turkmen jewelry craftsmanship, the carnelian stones traditionally believed to have protective properties and used in amulets and ceremonial adornment indicating the possible function of these accessories.
Respectively 77cm and 85cm long
Overall weight 554gr.
Provenance: purchased by the present vendor's family when stationed at the Foreign Office in Tehran, Iran, from 1970 until 1972, during a trip to Turkmenistan and Samarkand.
Sold for £492
TWO TURKMEN TEKKE TRIBE CARNELIAN-SET PARCEL-GILT SILVER LONG CEREMONIAL NECKLACES
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Turkmenistan, 20th century
Comprising two elaborate Turkmen necklaces, each with lobed parcel-gilt silver pendants inset with polished, table-cut carnelians, attached to multiple strands of silver chainlets on either ends, with stylised foliate and rosette-like links, both examples with their original fastening chains, exemplifying traditional Turkmen jewelry craftsmanship, the carnelian stones traditionally believed to have protective properties and used in amulets and ceremonial adornment indicating the possible function of these accessories.
Respectively 77cm and 85cm long
Overall weight 554gr.
Provenance: purchased by the present vendor's family when stationed at the Foreign Office in Tehran, Iran, from 1970 until 1972, during a trip to Turkmenistan and Samarkand.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
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18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
