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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique")
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]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Featuring a u-section spout with ibex neck and head modelled in the round; rivets to oval face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 140 grams, 84 wide (169 grams total, 10.4 cm wide including stand)
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.72.8, for similar.
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.72.8, for similar.
.jpg "Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.12 grams, 32 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2000s.
Important collection of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1985.357.46, for similar.
Acquired 1980-2000s.
Important collection of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1985.357.46, for similar.
.jpg "Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Necklace")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of restrung squarish lapis beads, small carnelian rounds and oblates and some glass and other bead types. 60 grams, 66 cm long
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
Silk-backed textile panel with applied metallic floral embroidery and pearls. 174 grams, 42.5 cm
London, UK, collection.
London, UK, collection.
Composed of a lions' head body adorned with filigree scrolls, blue glass beads above and below. 1.55 grams, 28 mm
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Segmented wheel with U-shaped loop; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 46 x 48 x 18. This is roughly round, compartmented, and open work except for the central star. There is a largish circle in the middle, a six-pointed star around it. and a band of 11 oblongs around the outer edge. 6 in three pairs matching the points of the stars [sic]. This is a seal from west central Asia, c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is well preserved and a largish example of its kind. There is a loop handle on the back.' 35.5 grams, 47 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.
Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.
Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising a ring surmounted by a facing ibex head with the horns extending to two beast-heads emerging from the sides of the ring; small retaining ledge to the reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 78 grams, 89 mm (224 grams total, 11.4 cm high including stand)Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex Parisian collection.
This piece likely formed part of a horse harness.
Acquired 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex Parisian collection.
This piece likely formed part of a horse harness.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Carved as a lion with stylised detailing in relief on a square-shaped plaque. 9 grams, 24 mm
Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
.jpg "Bactrian Stone Head")
Modelled with stylised facial features and shoulder-length hair; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 39.9 grams total, 71 mm including stand
English private collection, 1987.
Richard Rooney stand, 1990s.
English private collection, 1987.
Richard Rooney stand, 1990s.
Carved in the round with semi-naturalistic features, standing nude with her hands clasped together below her bust, hair dressed on top and flowing down her back. 36.1 grams, 79 mm high
From an important collection formed pre 1988, Geneva and London, by descent.
From an important collection formed pre 1988, Geneva and London, by descent.
The penannular round-section hoop with animal head terminals, likely calves or deer, with stylised detailing. 26.8 grams, 70 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.
Of conical form with flared rim. 181 grams, 12.6 cm wide
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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