Auction Highlights
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Egyptian Stela Representing a False Door
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
A limestone stela fashioned as a simplified ‘false-door’ - a symbolic portal originally carved into or painted onto a tomb wall to allow the Ka (spirit) of the deceased to venture from his/her burial chamber and partake in offerings of food and drink; the raised torus border framing the central scene and texts still retaining traces of an alternating yellow, red and white block decoration, above the frame a cavetto-style cornice highlighted with similarly coloured vertical and horizontal bands; the deceased wearing a short white kilt with a prominently-pointed front, secured by a narrow belt, the free end of which projects from the waist, wearing a short black wig, his outstretched left arm with an open palm, a gesture of veneration, while his bent right arm points to his wife standing behind him; the wife’s left arm outstretched and her hand resting on his shoulder, while her right arm hangs down at her side and holds a long-handled bag(?), wearing a long white strap dress which leaves her breasts exposed; between the man and woman a simple offering table with a red-painted jar and two incense pots with long wicks (or kohl-pots with long-stemmed applicators); to the man’s right two sandals shown side on ‘floating’ above the baseline; the man standing before a rack with shelves, four incense cones to the top together with meat, vegetable, and fruit offerings; two tall tear-drop-shaped vessels painted red with white stoppers both supported on collared rings stands on the shelves; four sandals to the right of the rack, drawn as viewed from above, arranged vertically; above the pictorial scene three horizontal lines of hieratic text written in black ink on a yellow ground, the few signs that remain in the top register present the opening of an offering formula, invoking the king and the jackal god Anubis (with some of his epithets) to grant food offerings to the owner of the stela; mounted on a custom-made display stand. -
Greek Attic Black-Figure Kylix Eye-Cup
Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
A terracotta black-figure kylix composed of a D-section bowl and stemmed foot, bowl exterior decorated with a winged figure of Eos, goddess of the dawn, running right between two stylised eyes, repeated on both principal faces, two integral handles curving upwards, each embellished with vine motifs; gorgoneion to the interior base. -
Roman North Africa Oinophoros Redware Wine Jug with a Satyr
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
An unusual short-necked jug in the shape of a satyr head with pointed ears, short fringe, closed mouth, wide oval eyes, hooked nose, base smooth and flat; two-handled amphora on top of the head, decorative vulva motifs arranged in a single row to the back of the head. -
Roman Gold Liturgical Spoon with Silver Dolphin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
A gold liturgical spoon composed of an oval bowl, two applied volute scrolls to each side of the handle; the lower part of which is formed as a silver dolphin with stylised detailing; applied balustered stem with bulbous finial, decorated with friezes of filigree spirals between bands; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. -
Byzantine Theodosian Type Corinthian Capital
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
A marble capital of Theodosian type, the foliate base covered with small acanthus leaves followed by a row of eight drooping thorny acanthus leaves, placed between the smaller acanthus leaves arranged below the circular kalathos, wide abacus above, decorated with a foliage frieze of intertwining branches and vines. -
Byzantine Cosmatesque Mosaic Panel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
A rectangular marble floor panel recalling similar workmanship to the floor of the Sistine Chapel, comprising a large central panel composed of a chequerboard design of alternating geometric floral motifs with speckled porphyry squares, surrounded by four green and porphyry roundels, each with a bicolour border composed of interlocking triangles; each corner with an L-shaped panel displaying a unique geometric design composed of alternating square, lozenge-shaped and small rectangular tiles. -
Proto-Bactrian Decorated Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
A dark schist bowl with broad rim decorated with strips of triangular inlays in cream, red and dark grey stone, interspersed with circular recesses, one with inlay present; gently tapering shallow bowl with pedestal foot. -
Achaemenid Gold Bracelet with Lion Protomes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
A gold bracelet with animal head terminals, crafted by bending a piece of heavy gold sheet into an oval band with an in-swing in the hoop opposite the terminals; concave to the top side to receive rectangular strips of lapis lazuli inlay, still extant in parts; terminals formed as the forequarters of two lions, heads turned to look along their backs, open jaws revealing teeth, hatching decoration suggests the texture of their manes, delicate details to their heads and faces; mounted on a custom-made stand. -
Chinese Neolithic Epigraphic Jar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
A highly important ceramic jar with piriform body, tall tubular neck, everted rim to the mouth and two integral loop handles below the shoulder, decorated with a dense painted ornamental scheme; exhibiting in multiple iterations the archaic Chinese pictogram tian for "field" in Banpo script, the earliest form of writing in China. -
Urartian Helmet with Serpents
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
A broad, conical bronze Urartian or Assyrian helmet hammered from a single sheet, the front with a raised abstract linear motif, three circumferential ribs above the brim, the arched ribs on the front with round terminals shaped as stylised snake heads and arranged in groups of three, forming linear motifs which simultaneously represent apotropaic eyebrows, flanking a central rib running down from the apex of the helmet and terminating with a stylised animal head; pierced holes to the sides for fastening a leather lining and cheek-pieces; mounted on a custom-made display stand. -
Roman Gladiatorial Shield with Medusa Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
A discoid gladiatorial or cavalry shield with shallow domed central panel, adorned with a circular boss bearing a stylised Medusa head in raised relief, snake heads emerging from her hair, their tails spiralling at ear height; two flat-section rectangular straps running parallel on the reverse, a perspex cylinder fixed between the straps, serving as a display base. -
Viking Sword with Silver Inlaid Hilt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
A Viking period sword comprising: a 9th century high-status silver-covered lobed pommel and cross guard consisting of a Petersen Type D/E pommel composed of a broadly conical body with elliptical cross-section and rounded ends, the lower part formed as a plain broad band, the upper section with a scalloped and domed silhouette, divided into three decorative segments with detailed inlay to both faces, including diagonal hatching, faux ropework and solid angular forms contrasted with fluid interlace, seemingly creating an overall zoomorphic scheme; the cross guard with remains of the original silver-covered design, elliptical in cross-section, also with rounded ends; a contemporary 9th century Geibig type 1 variant tanged, pattern-welded blade with rounded tip and shallow fuller to both faces, the fuller with additional (worn) inlay; whilst all components are 9th century in date, the heavy pommel and cross guard were originally intended for a broader hacking blade which was seemingly replaced with this slender thrusting blade at an unknown date. -
Medieval Limestone Statue of the Virgin and Child
Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
A large carved limestone statue of the standing Virgin Mary carrying infant Jesus on her raised left arm; wearing a high crown with flowers and a veil, beautifully carved oval-face with delicate facial features and downcast eyes, framed with wavy locks emerging from underneath the veil, dressed in a belted tunic and voluminous coat falling in supple drapes around her body; the infant dressed in a long tunic and holding a bird in his left hand; traces of pigment and gilding; mounted on a custom-made stone base. -
Medieval Marble Relief of an Angel and a Donor
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
A Pentelic marble relief depicting a kneeling donor and angel; the donor wearing a pleated tabard split along the sides and belted at the back, over-shirt gathered above the elbow; schematic facial features; angel facing right, wearing flowing robes, textured feather detailing to the wings, downcast head with naturalistic facial detailing; background of lozenges occupied by stylised foliate motifs, likely imitating a cloth of honour; traces of gilding on the hair of the angel and drilling for pupils of the eyes; traces of polychrome. -
Medieval Gold 'In Good Faith' Decorated Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
A gold ring with slightly concave hoop with French inscription '* Par bon foy' (in good faith) in Gothic black-letter, stylised flowers between; remains of black inlay. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Kings of Kent - Eadberht Praen - Canterbury / Eahdeneh - Variant Three Line Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Obv: EAD / BEARHT / REX in three lines with last HT ligated with pelletted lines between. Rev: EAH / DENEH in two lines for the moneyer Eahdeneh at Canterbury mint with central cross and foliate side ornaments and pellets below.
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1250 B.C.
Lot No. 0001
Sold for (Inc. premium): £442
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, 1069-943 B.C.
Lot No. 0002
Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,170
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, 1069-943 B.C.
Lot No. 0003
Sold for (Inc. premium): £780
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, 945-720 B.C.
Lot No. 0004
Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,300
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, 1069-943 B.C.
Lot No. 0005
Sold for (Inc. premium): £520
22nd Dynasty, circa 800 B.C.
Lot No. 0006
Sold for (Inc. premium): £325
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 665-525 B.C.
Lot No. 0007
Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,235
30th Dynasty-Ptolemaic Period, circa 380-31 B.C.
Lot No. 0008
Sold for (Inc. premium): £416
21st-29th Dynasty, circa 950-400 B.C.
Lot No. 0010
Sold for (Inc. premium): £598
19th Dynasty, 1303-1200 B.C.
Lot No. 0011
Sold for (Inc. premium): £2,860
Late Period, circa 500 B.C.
Lot No. 0012
Sold for (Inc. premium): £208
New Kingdom, 1569-1081 B.C.
Lot No. 0013
Sold for (Inc. premium): £624