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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Oval-shaped, displaying bust of the god Hercules in profile left, shown with a muscular neck and full beard. 0.88 grams, 12 mm
Altstetten collection since 1969.
Altstetten collection since 1969.
Complete with sprung pin and catchplate to reverse; the rectangular plate with reserved scroll decoration on enamelled fields. 2.98 grams, 29 mm
Part of a collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
Ex private UK collection.
Part of a collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
Ex private UK collection.
Composed of various shades of green glass beads, including annular, spherical and barrel-shaped beads together with other types; restrung. 13.9 grams, 73.5 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
Complete with pin and catchplate to reverse; geometric composition comprising a discoid head over a rectangular bar with lobed trefoil below. 5.9 grams, 47 mm
Acquired from York Antiques Centre.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Edwards.
Acquired from York Antiques Centre.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Edwards.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A restrung designer necklace composed of graduated beads. 15.7 grams, 68 cm longFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
Composed of a cylindrical body with suspension loop to top, single and pyramid granule clusters and wavy filigree wire to body. 3.19 grams, 35 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Displaying figures at a banquet (symposium) in relief, reclining on couches and being attended by servants; a centaur on the right; repaired. 358 grams, 30 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Francis, J., ‘Late Roman C Ware/Phocean Red Slip Pottery from the Cilicia Survey Project (Misis) Turkey’ in Gürtekin-Demir, R.G., Cevizoğlu H., Polat Y. and Polat G., Keramos, Ceramics: a cultural approach, Izimir, 2001, pp.73-82, figs.3a-3b, p.271.
Possibly part of a flanged rectangular vessel, like some specimens found in Cilicia. The presence of a centaur in the scene could evoke the famous mythological fable of the centaurs at the banquet of the Lapiths, when the latter, together with the Athenian hero Theseus, offended by the immoral behaviour of the centaurs who had attempted to kidnap the women, slaughtered them all.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Francis, J., ‘Late Roman C Ware/Phocean Red Slip Pottery from the Cilicia Survey Project (Misis) Turkey’ in Gürtekin-Demir, R.G., Cevizoğlu H., Polat Y. and Polat G., Keramos, Ceramics: a cultural approach, Izimir, 2001, pp.73-82, figs.3a-3b, p.271.
Possibly part of a flanged rectangular vessel, like some specimens found in Cilicia. The presence of a centaur in the scene could evoke the famous mythological fable of the centaurs at the banquet of the Lapiths, when the latter, together with the Athenian hero Theseus, offended by the immoral behaviour of the centaurs who had attempted to kidnap the women, slaughtered them all.
Piriform with slender tubular neck and everted rim; some iridescent surfaces. 15.5 grams, 98 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Comprising: a cruciform mount with concentric crosses and remains of four mounting lugs to reverse; a quatrefoil mount composed of lunate forms radiating from a central circle, four mounting lugs to reverse. 27.4 grams total, 29-42 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Broadly spool-shaped with a squat body, tapering cylindrical neck and flared rolled rim. 43.7 grams, 63 mm
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1953,0825.23, for similar.
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1953,0825.23, for similar.
Composed of a bulbous body and inverted rim. 2.17 kg, 19 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Of unusual style, similar to the Hod Hill type with a rectangular plate, two bulbs above and below, integral spring and pin to the reverse; below the plate a fine extension returned beneath to form the catchplate. 6.56 grams, 50 mm
Acquired 1970s-1980s.
From a London brooch collector.
Acquired 1970s-1980s.
From a London brooch collector.
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