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LOT 48:
Four Ornamental Amulets / Gold Pendants – The Sassoon Family Collection
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Sold for: $4,200
Start price:
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1,200
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
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Four Ornamental Amulets / Gold Pendants – The Sassoon Family Collection
Four ornamental amulets. [India, Iraq / Near East, late 19th to early 20th centuries].
1-2. Two ornamental amulets, 21K gold, stamped in the center with a two-line (Hebrew) inscription: The Holy Name Shin Dalet Yod (top line) and the Tetragrammaton (bottom line). The inscription is encircled by geometric and vegetal patterns.
Diameter: 3 cm; 3.5 cm. Suspension rings.
3. Gold amulet, 21K, to be sewn onto garment. Stamped at its center is the three-line (Hebrew) inscription of the Holy Name Shin Dalet Yod, the Tetragrammaton, and again the Holy Name.
Diameter: 3 cm. Pair of holes for sewing. Warping and blemishes.
4. Ornamental amulet, 21K gold, sawed into shape of Star of David, with the Hebrew letter "Heh" engraved into each of its six points.
2.8 cm. Suspension ring.
Provenance: Kedem, auction 52, lot 423 (formerly of the Sassoon Family Collection).
