A fragment of amorphous form, decorated in relief with scrolling tendrils and anthemion, painted egg-and-dart ornament above, surmounted by moulded bands and a frieze of meander and chequerboard panels; remains of red and black painted pigment.

Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base.

Comprising a rectangular plate, richly decorated with embossed laurel leaves in a grid, framed with raised bosses, the buckle loop comprising opposing dragons with open mouths, holding a spherical tongue-rest, another pair of smaller dragon heads to base, the tongue with a smaller pair of punch-decorated dragon heads.

Hemispherical in form, repoussé interior displaying graduated concentric registers of stylised and mythical animals within tessellating cartouches; a low relief mesomphalos decorated with rosette at centre; geometric ornament around the rim.

Displaying a corrugated rim above and below; two advancing soldiers, each striding forwards over the headless body of a dead enemy, carrying a severed head in each hand; the soldiers shown bearded and each wearing a pointed and segmented helmet with a recess to accommodate the ears, a cuirass and thigh-length tunic, with a bow over one shoulder and a sword slung from a waist belt; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Of penannular form with expanded sections at the centre and to both shoulders.

Comprising a rectangular headplate with two panels of chip-carved Style I ornament, flanking a beast-head with triangular muzzle and two pellet eyes, raised three-sided frame and outer band of pellets above beast-heads with lentoid eyes; the shallow bow with raised median rib, flanges to the edges and punched pellet detailing; footplate with beast-head between curved pellet lines, pierced horse-head lappets, lozengiform central panel with knot of Style I limbs; two lateral discs, one pierced to accept a stud and the other with a domed stud in place; the finial a disc with human mask inverted; pin-lug and part of catch to the reverse.

Displaying chased panels populated with Style I zoomorphs and geometric forms, borders of annulets, raised masks to the upper corners of the headplate; applied discoid boss to bow decorated with a rosette, addorsed beast heads below; extensive remains of gilding; pin lug and catchplate to reverse and remains of ancient repair, lower part absent.

Comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels, each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif; cleaned and conserved.

The weeping Virgin with her head bowed to the left and hands raised to her chest on a dotted gilt background, an expression of pain on her delicately formed face; wearing a white veil and a black long-sleeved robe, the veil arranged as a headdress and covering her hair; on wood and mounted in a later carved wooden architectural frame.

Shown beneath an arcade, offering his cloak on the end of his sword to the beggar at his feet; polychrome detailing; repaired with lead cames and held in a wooden frame.

Composed from irregular painted panels bearing mainly foliage designs and figural elements; Mary crowned and enthroned with infant Jesus on her knee, in a lobed vesica-shaped panel held with lead cames; mounted in a wooden frame with modern replacements.

Carved in the half-round with a frieze composed of interlaced foliage with two rows of acanthus leaves and foliage scrolls, framing a lion's head on one side and a human head on the other, remains of lion's mane to the third; drilled holes to the raised surfaces and sockets for the insertion of decorative stones.

The bar with central D-shaped block pierced vertically by a stud surmounted by the suspension loop, with four pierced flanges to the underside; the frame in two sections, the larger a U-shaped rod with pivot for the bar, the smaller pivoting within the inner face, both pierced on the inner face; the block inscribed to one face with capital S and to the other with intersecting Vs; the bar inscribed to one face in capitals 'A DOMINI TECVM' and to the other in coarsely incised capitals 'AVEMARIA G[R]ACIAPLE[NA]'; the smaller rod inscribed in capitals 'CREATOREN CELI ET TERRE ET IN [IES]VN'; the larger inscribed with a band of scrolled decoration and the text in Lombardic capitals 'SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA'; the accompanying letter discusses the texts (1) Ave Maria G[r]acia ple[n]a Dominus Tecum 'Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord [is] with thee'; (2) Soli Deo Honor et Gloria 'Honour and glory to God alone'; (3) Creatorem celi et terrae et inferum 'creator of heaven and earth and in Jesus'. The intersecting Vs may form a monogram for A[ve] M[aria]; the 1847 letter describes the findspot as 'found at Kirkleavington near Yarm in the sill of a brook' in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Gold hoop and discoid bezel with incuse ropework border; incuse image of a bird of prey perching with wings spread and head turned; blackletter incuse and reversed inscription in an arc above the bird's head and pinions '·al : for : ye : best ·' (all for the best); repair to hoop.

Or a leg ring inscribed '+Earle of Rutland' in derivative black letter script, for a female merlin or sparrow hawk (due to the youth of Edmund Plantagenet who died aged 17); the ring with a convex interior face.

Displaying large flower heads, foliage and a skull to the outer face, enhanced with black enamelling; interior inscribed in a cursive script 'In god alone wee two are one', together with possible maker's stamps 'D' and 'F' in two rectangular cartouches.

Composed of a gently carinated hoop, the interior inscribed in cursive script 'Love is the bond of pease'.

Composed of a decoratively notched hoop divided into chased rhomboidal panels displaying foliate tendrils and horizontal hatching alternately; the interior inscribed in Roman capitals with the Latin phrase: 'x x x x VIVE x VT x VIVAS'.

Set comprising gold five pounds, two pounds, sovereign and half sovereign. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP legends. Revs: St George and dragon; date in exergue; with original Royal Mint hinged red leatherette case of issue.

Obv: PAO KANHPKI legend with Kanishka standing left, holding trident in left hand and sacrificing over altar to left. Rev: AQPO with Athsho (Hephaistos), bearded, standing left, wearing diadem and cloak with flames emanating from his shoulders, holding filleted diadem in right hand and tongs in left; tamgha in left field. 16.46 grams.

Very fine.

Ex David Harthill collection, UK.

Group comprising: mixed World and European pre-euro issues, including come British; held in stack of ten plastic trays. 5.8 kg total, tray stack 30 x 25 x 14 cm

Generally very fine and better; some lustrous.

Ian Roper collection.

San Francisco mint. Obv: profile bust dividing IN GOD WE - TRVST with LIBERTY above and date below. Rev: eagle standing on rock inscribed PEACE dividing ONE - DOLLAR with 'small S' mintmark lower left and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM in two lines above. 26.64 grams.

Good very fine; lightly toned reverse.

Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

Obv: profile bust with date below and ALFONSO XII REY DE ESPANA legend. Rev: crowned arms between pillars with small DE - M at lower sides and LEY 900 MILESIMAS 40 PIEZAS EN KILOG 5 PESETAS legend. 25.00 grams.

Near extremely fine.

Acquired Abbey Auctions. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Group comprising: two pvc folders each holding a Vatican City 10000 lire coin, with information and certificate produced by Robil L Danziger. 184 grams total, 19 x 14 cm

Uncirculated.

Acquired Robert A. Danziger. Property of an Essex gentleman, by inheritance.

Obv: VEIC bale mark dividing date. Rev: ٢ (value) above inscription with date below, 6.47 grams.

Near extremely fine; cleaned.

Acquired Spink USA Auction (with coin ticket). Property of a Kent gentleman.

Obv: cross with PHILIPPVS REX legend. Rev: chapel with TVRONVS CIVIS legend. 0.94 grams.

Good fine.

Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Obvs: arms with supporters and ISLAND OF SULTANA legend with dates below. Revs: inscriptions or large flower with dates; with tickets. 96.02 grams total.

Very fine; cleaned. Second scarce.

Acquired Spink USA Auction. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Group comprising: Hungary, mixed types (3); Latvia, Riga (1); with descriptive packets. 13.12 grams total.

Fine and better.

Acquired Surrey Auctions. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Obv: profile bust with date below and EMANVEL II PORTVG ET ALGARB REX legend. Rev: crowned arms within wreath with 500 REIS below. 12.46 grams.

Good very fine; toned.

Ex David Harthill collection, UK.

Sumatra. Obv: arms with supporters and EAST INDIA COMPANY legend with date below. Rev: inscription with date 1219. Pulan Percha. Obv: inscription. Rev: inscription with date 1247. Sakeping. Obv: bale mark with date below. Rev: inscription with date 1202. Trumon (2). Obvs: inscription. Revs: inscription with date 1251; with tickets. 14.88 grams total.

Very fine; cleaned.

Acquired Spink USA Auction. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Obv: inscriptions. Rev: inscriptions. 11.34 grams.

Near extremely fine.

Ex David Harthill collection, UK.