In the late 19th century, the jewel was acquired by Sansyzbay Umutkor, a man of high social status in Kargyzstan, and passed down the family line before it was exported to Slovakia in 2013. It will form the centrepiece of Sotheby's Old Master Sculpture &

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In the late 19th century, the jewel was acquired by Sansyzbay Umutkor, a man of high social status in Kargyzstan, and passed down the family line before it was exported to Slovakia in 2013. It will form the centrepiece of Sotheby's Old Master Sculpture &

In the late 19th century, the jewel was acquired by Sansyzbay Umutkor, a man of high social status in Kargyzstan, and passed down the family line before it was exported to Slovakia in 2013. It will form the centrepiece of Sotheby's Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art sale on 3 December 2014, where it is estimated to sell for £200,000-300,000.