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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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Hollow-formed male bust with stern features, a victor's laurel wreath in the tousled hair, thick neck and shoulders; mounted on a stand. 14 kg total, 56 cm high including stand
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Property of a gentleman, Tokyo, Japan.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Property of a gentleman, Tokyo, Japan.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The shallow ovoid bowl stamped to the upper face with the letters W W M and a swan over 'NB' within a roundel, collared finial with apex knop. 64 grams total, 17.5 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Showing a prince seated in a courtyard, receiving another figure whilst others stand in attendance, panel of text above; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1 kg, 41 x 33.5 cmVery fine condition, backboard absent.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Showing scene composed of a figure being transported by four winged mythical creatures, two groups of onlookers seated in the landscape below; two columns of text below; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1 kg, 48 x 30.2 cmFine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising a waisted and perforated pipe connected to a squat, spherical sound box with circular sound hole, integral suspension loop to the end; decorated with a stylised floral design consisting of lines and pellets. 7.64 grams, 37 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. LON-57D94D, for similar.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. LON-57D94D, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The hoop rectangular in section, octagonal bezel engraved with an armorial or pseudo-armorial design, composed of a rectangular cartouche containing a heart, flanked by (possible) animals, crossed spears or arrows above. 7.72 grams, 26.87 mm overall, 22.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 1/2, Europe 29.43, Japan 28)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Comprising one necklace composed of eight graduated necklace strings, each composed of glass 'plaques' made from bottle glass, interspersed with annular spacer beads. 386 grams total, 80 cm long each
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Stamped 'W D 50 HENRY POTTER & CO 30. CHARING CROSS LONDON C&M 1888'; scratched graffiti near the mouth reading 'N.Irish Horse'; decorative fabric cord. 648 grams, 43 cm
Acquired from The Antiques Storehouse, UK, 2015.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the invoice and other information.
Produced for the North Irish Horse (60th Imperial Yeomanry) regiment and was presented to a Colonel at some stage in its history. The NIH is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War.
Acquired from The Antiques Storehouse, UK, 2015.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the invoice and other information.
Produced for the North Irish Horse (60th Imperial Yeomanry) regiment and was presented to a Colonel at some stage in its history. The NIH is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War.
Composed of a translucent polygonal body of polished agate, the upper face inscribed with talismanic Arabic script, possibly extracts from the Qur'an. 84 grams, 11 cm wide
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
The hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel, ornamental dashing to the shoulders and inscription over three lines to the bezel. 5.33 grams, 22.39 mm overall, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
See Bequest, F., Catalogue of the finger rings Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Mediaeval and later, London, 1912, no.610, for the typology.
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
See Bequest, F., Catalogue of the finger rings Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Mediaeval and later, London, 1912, no.610, for the typology.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mainly comprising rectangular mounts with scalloped corners and mounting lugs to reverse, single initials including S; H; M; C and conjoined initials engraved in a variety of lettering styles. 500 grams total, 36-67 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Found Berkshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Displaying a polychrome glazed caged canary across four tiles. 768 grams total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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