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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
.jpg "Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Lapis and Mother of Pearl")
.jpg "Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth")
.jpg "Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
.jpg "Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
.jpg "Georgian Thames Iron Forks with Bone Handles")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Two types of two-pronged forks, one with a cylindrical handle carved with a geometric band around the top; one formed with a tapering round-section handle. 59 grams total, 16.3-16.6 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Facetted hoop with fluted shoulders and large oval bezel set with a polished green gemstone, engraved with calligraphic Arabic script with floral embellishments. 28.4 grams, 34.25 mm overall, 21.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising hundreds of small cylindrical beads; each pierced longitudinally for stringing. 75 grams total, 3 mm each
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A button link with crowned hearts on a textured field. 0.96 grams, 15 mm
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s.
Cufflinks and other dress fittings such as buttons featuring crowned hearts design were originally conceived to commemorate the marriage of king Charles II of England to Catherine of Braganza in 1662, although the design continued as a general symbol of love and/or marriage.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s.
Cufflinks and other dress fittings such as buttons featuring crowned hearts design were originally conceived to commemorate the marriage of king Charles II of England to Catherine of Braganza in 1662, although the design continued as a general symbol of love and/or marriage.
.jpg "Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Picture Tile Set")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Depicting a wild bird perched in a trellis covered in fruiting vine leaves, crowned by an architectural capital, some restoration. 4.7 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Pluis, J., The Dutch Tile: Designs and Names, Leiden, 1997, p.625, for a similar set.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Pluis, J., The Dutch Tile: Designs and Names, Leiden, 1997, p.625, for a similar set.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
The tear-shaped pendant with an ornate frame and articulate bail, set with a cut and polished emerald stone engraved with calligraphic Arabic script embellished with floral sprigs; domed reverse featuring a pierced floral motif. 63 grams, 62 mm
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With beaded order and facetted star design. 3.40 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 16.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.31(e), for type.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.31(e), for type.
Comprising clasps of various types and designs, including examples with floral ornament, pricked dot designs, vegetal motifs and others. 64 grams total, 14-36 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Found Berkshire, UK.
Composed of graduated bulbs separated by granulated collars and a slender wire hook. 2.12 grams, 44 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): £117
Comprising glazes of various colours and designs, including figural vignettes, wild animals, polychrome flowering plants, landscapes and erotes. 4.5 kg total, 10.5 x 12.5 - 13.5 x 14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With D-section hoop, the inner face bearing the inscription 'I ACCEPT'. 3.49 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 16.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
English collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931.
The legend 'I ACCEPT' does not appear in Evans's catalogue although longer forms such as 'Accept my good will' are recorded there.
English collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931.
The legend 'I ACCEPT' does not appear in Evans's catalogue although longer forms such as 'Accept my good will' are recorded there.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Each carved with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; blank bases; each pierced for suspension. 9.98 grams total, 20 mm each
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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