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A rare Fatimid armlet, Syrian or Egyptian (gold with emerald & glass)

6373208 A rare Fatimid armlet, Syrian or Egyptian (gold with emerald & glass) by Fatimid school (11th century); diameter: 14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The twisted band of the hinged bracelet with lines of calligraphy on alternate facets, the interior with continuous knotted strapwork, the bezel with a cruciform motif set with an emerald and green glass beads, the interstices of the cruciform with three fligree domes surrounded by small pearls, attachment pin through the centre of the bezel); Photo © Christie's Images

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Gold at sea (colour litho)

2783572 Gold at sea (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold at sea. France has long been providing for the repatriation of the gold deposited in the basements of American banks. During one of the recent landings, in Cherbourg, of barrels full of golden ingots, a chain broke, and a lot of gold, alas!, he fell overboard. The damage seems to be ten million. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 6 March 1932.); © Look and Learn

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A selection of the Princes gifts, 1876

A selection of the presents made to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his Royal Progress through India in 1875-6. They have been arranged in the India Museum, South Kensington. The collection was opened to the public and visited by nearly 30, 000 persons within a week. Objects illustrated include a copper lotah, inlaid with silver; a gold surahi; gold-mounted antelope horns; khus-khus grass water bottle; hookah; filigree atardan; scent-holder in silver box; candelabrum; inkstand; gold vase; silver casket; silver surahi.
1876

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