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  • Egyptian Fishtail Flint Knife
    Egyptian Fishtail Flint Knife

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150

    Knapped bifacial tan knife with fishtail butt to receive a hilt; the rounded tip tapering and flaring along the edges; with a custom-made display stand.





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  • Egyptian Stone Scarab Inscribed for Tutankhamun
    Egyptian Stone Scarab Inscribed for Tutankhamun

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500

    Naturalistically modelled and coloured blue, hieroglyphs on base; pierced for suspension.





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  • Greek Marble Funerary Anthemion Stele
    Greek Marble Funerary Anthemion Stele

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,550

    Comprising a tall, plain body with two rosettes; crowned by an elaborate palmette and volute design with shallow acanthus stalks and small rosettes; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Corinthian Black-Figure Aryballos with a Lion
    Corinthian Black-Figure Aryballos with a Lion

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

    The squat oil flask with slender neck and broad everted rim, painted with rosette petals around the mouth and base, spots encircling the rim, horizontal stipes to the strap handle, vegetal motifs and the forequarters of a roaring lion to one face of the body.





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  • Greek Tarentine Terracotta Head of a Youth
    Greek Tarentine Terracotta Head of a Youth

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720

    Possibly depicting Ganymede or Paris, wearing a soft Phrygian cap with everted brim, the hair swept back from the face; almond-shaped eyes with pronounced eyelids, straight nose and fleshy lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Campanian Red-Figure Neck-Amphora with Cavalryman
    Campanian Red-Figure Neck-Amphora with Cavalryman

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400

    The piriform body with broad, stepped rim and two round-section handles; red-figure frieze depicting two standing women facing, wearing a himation and stephane; the other side with a nude standing warrior wearing an Apulo-Corinthian helmet, holding the reins of his horse, acanthus leaves, ovolo and wave motifs to the neck and lower body; probably from a Cuma workshop.





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  • Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Lapis and Mother of Pearl
    Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Lapis and Mother of Pearl

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £19,500

    Comprising a shallow disc with central flower motif inlaid with carnelian and lapis lazuli, surrounded by a beaded border, the outer pearled border inlaid with mostly replicant lapis lazuli, and mother of pearl inserts; three pendants to the lower edge, two with chain and carnelian bead, the central pendant formed as a miniature amphora with filigree, repaired; housed in a custom-made display box.





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  • Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth
    Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200

    Tousled curly hair, strong aquiline nose and full mouth; the deep eyes marked by raised eyelids and prominent semi-circular eyebrows; the hair arranged in overlapping rows of locks; repaired; mounted on a later porphyry plinth.





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  • Roman Terracotta Foot Lamp
    Roman Terracotta Foot Lamp

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

    Mould-made and shaped as a sandaled left foot, filling-hole surrounded by a ridge in the ankle area, the sandal with two leather straps tied together near the ankle, wick-hole in the big toe; inscription 'ƩΑΛΣΙϹ' to the base, heel chipped.





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  • Roman Polychrome Wall Painting Fragment with Winged Siren
    Roman Polychrome Wall Painting Fragment with Winged Siren

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800

    Decorated with a frieze of partially preserved acanthus volutes from which emerges a figure of a winged female, possibly a siren, the body and the head of a woman with brown hair, the outstretched wings in pink and yellow; ochre background, cream-coloured line border with a green raised edge (part of the wall) below; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures
    Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600

    The left side of a trapping for a horse pulling a chariot, comprising two hammered elements with a hinge; rectangular upper section with a loop to one end, decorated with an eagle-headed genius-demon, wearing a tunic and a fringed kilt, a shawl wrapped around the body, hanging down on the back, carrying a bucket of purifying water in his right hand and a conical pot of incense in his left hand, bracelets to arms, two rows of lotus buds above; the discoid lower section divided in two registers, each with a winged genii in combat with winged bulls; the dividing raised band with fish motifs similar to the border formed of fish; the edges of both elements with punched edges for the attachment of leather lining; Neo-Assyrian or Urartian; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Migration Period Iron Sword with Garnet Cross Guard and Scabbard Fittings
    Migration Period Iron Sword with Garnet Cross Guard and Scabbard Fittings

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150

    With a double-edged parallel-sided blade with broad pointed tip; the lower guard inlaid with garnet cloisonné divided into four segments; accompanied by a rectangular scabbard slide inlaid with two rows of garnets and other stone; and a part of a sheet-silver chape.





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  • Viking Iron Sword with Cross Guard Surmounted by Interlaced Dragons
    Viking Iron Sword with Cross Guard Surmounted by Interlaced Dragons

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450

    Comprising a double-edged cutting blade with tapering fullers and hefty tang; the bronze cross guard in Jellinge style with dragon head finials and a central human face to the lower edge; the pommel with seven lobes; accompanied by a bronze openwork chape with central bird motif decorated with stamped ring-and-dot design.





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  • Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet
    Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050

    Of solid heavy penannular form, round in section with clubbed terminals.





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  • Iberian Celtic Axel Guttman Bronze Warrior Finial
    Iberian Celtic 'Axel Guttman' Bronze Warrior Finial

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000

    With slightly tapering socket and openwork bulb above, discoid platform supporting a mounted warrior modelled in the round; horse with long vertical tail and horizontal reins, bowed legs and scrolls at the hooves; warrior astride the horse with legs bent and feet to the rear, helmet with lateral horns and large swept crest with notched edge; arms bent to show the warrior in the act of drawing his falcata sword from the scabbard worn across his midriff; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Very Large Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
    Very Large Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420

    S-shaped with scrolled flourishes to the dragon-head terminals, remains of inlaid blue and red enamelling to the stylised beast heads, wave and lozenge ornament to the body; free-running tongue with head coiled around the neck of one of the creatures; Romano-British.





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  • Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Chip-Carved Beast Manuscript Mount
    Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Chip-Carved Beast Manuscript Mount

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

    With high-relief aviform head and wings and looped ornamental swags, knotwork panels in the field; two holes for mounting; possibly a book-mount, Hiberno-Saxon workmanship.





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  • The High-Status Ryedale Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hanging Bowl Complete with all Four Chip-Carved Mounts
    The High-Status 'Ryedale' Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hanging Bowl Complete with all Four Chip-Carved Mounts

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £36,400

    An excessively rare and almost complete copper-alloy hanging bowl and associated fittings comprising: (i) the bowl with three attached matching hooked escutcheons and suspension rings (ii) the basal disc (iii) a body fragment (or possible repair patch) (iv) a curved bronze fragment (ii) the basal disc with separate frame (iii) fragment of copper-alloy sheet, possibly forming part of a repair to the base of the bow (iv) a curved copper-alloy strip (iv) four skeletal fragments from a sheep or similar.





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  • The Scampton Published Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Florid Cruciform Brooch
    'The Scampton' Published Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Florid Cruciform Brooch

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050

    Of Martin's Group 4 with rectangular headplate and florid face-masks to the three edges and conical eyes, deep bow with with square central panel, footplate with square lateral lappets, triangular face-mask finial with conical eyes; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; gilded surface abraded.





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  • Superb Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
    Superb Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700

    Of Hines's Group X with two discs on the headplate in a rectangular frame surrounded by a frieze of facing human masks, and another mask placed centrally above the junction with the bow; shallow bow with three ribs; curved horse-head lappets flanking a vertical shank with facing mask detailing, discoid lobes and an inverted mask below; pin-lugs to the reverse and solder-scar where the catchplate was attached.





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  • Medieval Virgin and Child by a Follower of Dirk Bouts
    Medieval Virgin and Child by a Follower of Dirk Bouts

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700

    Oil on board devotional panel in a gilt wooden frame; the Virgin in a bottle-green gown with gilt collar and cream undershift, crimson mantle; the naked Christ supported on his mother's left hip, his left foot clasped in the interleaved fingers of her right hand; textured gilt field; attributed to a follower of Dirk Bouts.





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  • Medieval Limoges Bronze and Champleve Enamel Roundel with Fantastical Creature
    Medieval Limoges Bronze and Champleve Enamel Roundel with Fantastical Creature

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400

    Openwork winged beast to the centre, its tails curling beneath the body creating the foliate tendrils on which it perches, broad outer roundel decorated with geometric plants alternating with lozenges, extensive remains of blue champlevé enamelling; engraved and chiselled; four attachment holes.





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  • Medieval Gilt Bronze Processional Cross
    Medieval Gilt Bronze Processional Cross

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900

    With wooden core to which the embossed sheets have been attached; the obverse with a central nimbate Corpus Christi, an applied rosette above and to the left arm; an angel to the finial of the upper and lower arm with Mary and St John the Evangelist to the side arms; the reverse with a central figure of Jesus holding the Gospel and making the sign of blessing; each finial of the arm with the symbols of the Evangelists (eagle, angel, lion and ox); the cross resting on a floral sphere with a socket below.





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  • Baroque Gold, Ruby and Enamel Ring
    Baroque Gold, Ruby and Enamel Ring

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700

    Composed of a slender hoop, expanding shoulders decorated with white enamelled foliage and black enamelled pea-pod ornament, repeated around the bezel, bezel with box setting holding a table-cut ruby, white and black enamelled floral design to the underside; minor loss of enamel; likely from France; accompanied by a 'Les Enluminures' hinged presentation box.





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  • Framed Watercolour Painting
    Framed Watercolour Painting
    Persia, 19th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

    With watercolour border populated with stylised polychrome leaves; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 942 grams, 41 x 32.5 cm

    Fine condition.

    Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

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  • Post Medieval Bronze Clothes Fastener Group
    Post Medieval Bronze Clothes Fastener Group
    18th-19th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Three accompanied by Portable Antiquities Scheme records: a rectangular tag with knops to the side edges and rectangular attachment bar, hook t the opposite end and central quatrefoil design; an example of Read's Class 3 Type c, domed rectangular body with hook to one end and cross-hatching to the centre; a dress hook of Read's Class D Type 6 comprising a trefoil plan with domed plates, scalloping to the circumferences, pellets to the bodies; seven additional fasteners of various types and dates, most with hatching, floral or pellet ornament. 53 grams total, 22-36 mm



    Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copies of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report nos.BERK-12D023, BERK-1315E4, and BERK-D2CBD4.

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  • Decorated Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    Decorated Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st century A.D. or later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

    Restrung; composed of opaque black glass beads graduated in size, mainly of tubular type and displaying twisted decoration. 26.4 grams, 64 cm long



    UK gallery, early 2000s.

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  • Gold Roman Style Pendant
    Gold Roman Style Pendant
    20th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

    Discoid with repoussé radiating petals, repoussé central boss, pellets to the rim and granule to the tip of each petal, beaded wire collar to the boss. 10.72 grams, 51 mm



    From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

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  • Stuart Period Decorated Gold Ring
    Stuart Period Decorated Gold Ring
    17th-18th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

    Incomplete with a flat cross-section hoop, continuous band of enigmatic ornament to the equator; repaired. 1.82 grams, 20.52 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)



    Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-09E1C9 and with Treasure case no.2014.092.

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  • Framed Watercolour Painting
    Framed Watercolour Painting
    India, 20th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

    Showing a vibrant scene in watercolour composed of a couple with a child seated on a rug by a religious figure, being blessed; their attendant fans them whilst their horses stand behind, set in a landscape, panel of text to one side; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 795 grams, 37.5 x 29.5 cm

    Fine condition, some worm holes.

    Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

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  • Large Charles I Period Thames Pewter Loyalist Roundel with Crown
    Large Charles I Period 'Thames' Pewter Loyalist Roundel with Crown
    Circa 1640s A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Sheet pewter with slightly uneven face, low-relief crown above a wreath with pellets. 3.25 grams, 37 mm



    Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.

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  • The West Lindsey Tudor Gold Dress Pin
    'The West Lindsey' Tudor Gold Dress Pin
    Circa 16th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

    Composed of a curved and crimped shaft tapering to a point; the hollow globular head cast with foliate ornament and simulated filigree rings. 0.8 grams, 40 mm



    Found whilst searching with a metal detector near West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, UK, on Wednesday 20th October 2010. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SWYOR-FF9E65. Disclaimed under the Treasure Act with reference no.2010 T676.

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  • Stuart Period Gold Dress Fastener
    Stuart Period Gold Dress Fastener
    1600-1700 A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

    Composed of a hollow domed head, round-section arm and oblong fastening plate; piercing to base of head and roughly D-shaped perforation to the sidewall. 1.98 grams, 15 mm



    Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Hessay, Yorkshire, UK, in July 2012 by Mr David Brooks. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-EB17F6. Declared and disclaimed as Treasure with reference no.2013 T21.

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  • Post Medieval Silver Clasped Hands Fede Ring
    Post Medieval Silver Clasped Hands Fede Ring
    Circa 19th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Comprising a flat-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to form two clasping right hands with cuffs. 2.23 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)



    Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.

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  • Post Medieval Iron Bull Nose Tether
    Post Medieval Iron Bull Nose Tether
    18th-19th century A.D. or earlier

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Formed as a circular spring and two expanding arms developing to a penannular clamp with bulb finials; sliding retainer clip. 325 grams, 21 cm



    From a Home Counties collection, 1970-1980.

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  • Victorian Silver Button Set with Cut Gems
    Victorian Silver Button Set with Cut Gems
    19th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

    Comprising a set of five matching buttons with facetted faux amethyst gems set in silver dome-backed settings with loops for attachment; held in the original leatherette, silk and velvet lined hinged case. 10.73 grams total, 12 mm wide each



    From an old English collection formed before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market.

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