Auction 186
Islamic Art, Judaica and Asian Art from the Estates of Yossi Benyaminoff and Dr. Eliyahu Yuval
By Hammersite
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Sep 4, 2018
Tagore 40 st. Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Hammersite is proud to present items from the fabulous Islamic collection of the late Yossi Benyaminoff. Most of the items in the auction were exhibited and on loan at the Islamic Art Museum, The Israel Museum and other museums around the world.
Also featured in the auction is a collection of spice containers and other Judaica items from the Dr Eliyahu Yuval
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LOT 25319:
A Pair of Magnificent 18-21K Gold and Enamel Earrings, Iran, Qajar Period, 18th-19th Century
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Sold for: $3,200
Start price:
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2,600
Estimated price :
$4,000 - $6,000
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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A Pair of Magnificent 18-21K Gold and Enamel Earrings, Iran, Qajar Period, 18th-19th Century
Description: Attached from the oval wire suspension hook is a six-lobed leaf, filigree motif. From the bottom of the loops suspended one of top of the other are three graduated hemispheres intricately enameled with flowers in shades of blue, red, yellow and green on the inside. Each hemisphere terminates in band of suspended natural pearls.
Length: 8.1 cm
Total weight: 28.5 gr
Provenance: The Yossi Benyaminoff collection estate.
Exhibitions:
"Schmuck Der Islameschen Welt", Museum fer Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, Feb-Apr, 1988, item, 2-33
The Museum of Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1986-2016.
Literature: For an very similar example see: Chason, Rachel "Later Islamic Jewelry", Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 31
