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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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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]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Broad bell-shaped body with slightly everted rim, band of impressed points below the rim; cracked. 1.4 kg, 24 cm wide
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
Formed as a standing beast with decorative panels to the hips and shoulders, holes to the chest and head, bar with spur and second beast-head. 21.3 grams, 50 mmVery fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With openwork domed filigree cell set with a capsule-shaped banded carnelian stone bead, ribbed collar and openwork bulb above for suspension. 1.42 grams, 23 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Bulbous bodied with everted rim, painted frieze of chevrons, concentric bands and other forms to the upper body, neck and rim. 395 grams, 12 cm high
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Displaying raised flowering vegetation; applied to a canvas backing, stretched across a wooden frame. 530 grams, 48.5 x 22 cm
London collection.
London collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Written on two faces of the tablet; lentoid cross-section; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: '3 Cassite Babylonian letters, 1600-1200 B.C.' 50.6 grams, 49 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Accompanied by a hand written note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Accompanied by a hand written note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
Composed of a hollow-formed c-shaped body with six rows of conical bosses and four filigree ropework bands. 5.03 grams, 30 mm
Part of a collection acquired around 1900; and thence by decent 1940s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1984.175.43a,b., for similar.
Part of a collection acquired around 1900; and thence by decent 1940s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1984.175.43a,b., for similar.
The circular bezel formed from coiled wire and embellished with a central cross of pellets within a pellet border, supported by a tripartite hoop. 7.98 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 16.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Carved in the round as a bald male with stylised features; drilled for suspension with a later gold pin and loop. 3.92 grams, 22 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.
The discoid bezel displaying a stylised flower head in relief, supported by a quadripartite hoop. 11.13 grams, 25.27 mm overall, 19.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of restrung with a central cylindrical agate bead with later cream-coloured shell(?) Heidhi style beads punctuated by clusters of black beads. 14.5 grams, 58 cm longFine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
Round-section tapering shank, addorsed scrolls finial, lozenge plaque with herringbone ornament. 45 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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