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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Assyrian Bronze Relief Fragment")
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]")
Composed of an annular hoop with convex outer face; held in a jewellery presentation box. 9.4 grams, 64 mm wide
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Rectangular bezel with advancing warrior holding a sword and shield. 2.62 grams, 22.50 mm overall, 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 454, for type.
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 454, for type.
Displaying a facing female mask featuring hatched hair and naive features. 1.39 grams, 17 mm
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market, 1970-1980.
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market, 1970-1980.
The penannular round-section hoop terminating in opposed couchant pantheresses, their heads turned in opposite directions. 30.8 grams, 75 mm
UK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
UK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Comprising a vine-leaf finial from an item of furniture; a P-shaped bow-brooch with pellet detailing; a bronze bow-brooch with lateral flanges. 41.8 grams total, 41-53 mm
Found near Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s.
Found near Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s.
Displaying pale blue enamel panels to the shoulders, blue glass bead to the bow and elliptical lug to the footplate; partial remains of pin lug and catchplate. 18.7 grams, 56 mm
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, before 2012; item 2049.
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, before 2012; item 2049.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising a rock crystal cloison with intaglio scene of a winged kneeling male with outstretched arms receiving a winged baby from a seated winged female; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.42 grams, 21 mm
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
Piriform in shape with cylindrical neck and flange rim. 24.2 grams, 10 cm high
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.33, for a similar example.
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.33, for a similar example.
Featuring an inverted shoulder, shallow rim and splayed foot. 518 grams, 18 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
The section comprising square and rectangular tesserae set into Roman cement; held in a wooden frame with identification plaque. 4.1 kg, 33.3 cm wide
From a 19th century collection based on the bone plaque and frame.
From an old collection of antiquities built up by a family in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
This floor section was originally found presumably near the the site of Ad Pontem, a large walled Roman town on the outskirts of Newark.
From a 19th century collection based on the bone plaque and frame.
From an old collection of antiquities built up by a family in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
This floor section was originally found presumably near the the site of Ad Pontem, a large walled Roman town on the outskirts of Newark.
Modelled in the round with recurved tail forming a suspension loop; its front paws raised to its mouth, holding food. 35.4 grams, 42 mm
Found Suffolk, 1997.
See Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, nos. 1155 and 617; see also Mills, N., Celtic & Roman Artefacts, no. RB144 (M77), for a similar example.
Found Suffolk, 1997.
See Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, nos. 1155 and 617; see also Mills, N., Celtic & Roman Artefacts, no. RB144 (M77), for a similar example.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From the upper part of a vessel with two hippocampi (one partial) and a standing figure of a Nereid, floral and foliage decoration to the field, ornamental upper border; repaired. 77 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 697, for similar fragment.
The complete vessel probably represented scenes linked with the cult of Poseidon and Amphitrite. The riches of the sea and the dangers of navigation were merged by the ancients into a myth of great fame known as the wedding procession between Poseidon - brother of Zeus and Hades, god of the sea and the Nereid Amphitrite. The Nereids were the divinities of the sea, grandchildren of the ocean. Like the nymphs, all the Nereids were beautiful young women who spent their time singing or weaving. Also involved in the procession were the tritons and hippocampi, who provocatively played shells or were ridden by Nereids.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 697, for similar fragment.
The complete vessel probably represented scenes linked with the cult of Poseidon and Amphitrite. The riches of the sea and the dangers of navigation were merged by the ancients into a myth of great fame known as the wedding procession between Poseidon - brother of Zeus and Hades, god of the sea and the Nereid Amphitrite. The Nereids were the divinities of the sea, grandchildren of the ocean. Like the nymphs, all the Nereids were beautiful young women who spent their time singing or weaving. Also involved in the procession were the tritons and hippocampi, who provocatively played shells or were ridden by Nereids.
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