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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.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
Group of three silver coins mounted on a silver hinged pin; two silver threepences of George V and one of Edward VII. 5.05 grams, 44 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Accompanied by an old dealer's ticket.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Accompanied by an old dealer's ticket.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising examples displaying lettering and decorative motifs identifying a variety of suppliers and authorities for tax purposes. 555 grams total, 11-35 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Found Berkshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Featuring a shallow ovoid bowl, lozenge-section stem and acorn finial; bowl stamped with maker's mark. 41.8 grams, 16.5 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Comprising thirteen polished lapis lazuli beads carved in the round into sea shell shapes. 6.8 grams total, 7-12 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying Roman numerals I-XII with half-hour pellets between, central rosette and hour hand with trefoil pointer, floral outer border. 3.53 grams, 33 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
The squat bowl with ornate spout, bestial face to the underside, sinuous dragons in relief to both flanks, loop handle formed with dragon head apex, dragonesque forms and geometric clouds in lower relief over the body. 400 grams, 13.3 cm
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
The rectangular tray carved from a mottled green soapstone and decorated with bamboo shoots and a panel of a calligraphic poem and a large signature seal. 2.13 kg, 38 x 23.5 cm
Previously with John Eskenazi, London (with label).
Ex London gallery stock.
Previously with John Eskenazi, London (with label).
Ex London gallery stock.
A carinated body on four slender legs, with octagonal neck and octofoil rim, displaying scrolling motifs. 138 grams, 10 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
With tin-glazed surface and basal ring, applied blue-black pattern of fronds and tendrils to the inner face, gadroons to the outer. 850 grams, 24 cm wide
Ex Butterfield Auctions, San Francisco, USA.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
Ex Butterfield Auctions, San Francisco, USA.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including couchant cattle animals with stylised anatomical and coat detailing and a possible serpent. 850 grams total, 10-12 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. similar ceramic figure group in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st-3rd century AD, inventory no.1994.605.21.
This animal group is typical of mingqi or 'spirit utensils' that accompanied the deceased of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 A.D.). Miniatures of farm animals, utilitarian objects, and entertainers were believed to provide nourishment and amusement for the soul of the tomb occupant.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. similar ceramic figure group in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st-3rd century AD, inventory no.1994.605.21.
This animal group is typical of mingqi or 'spirit utensils' that accompanied the deceased of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 A.D.). Miniatures of farm animals, utilitarian objects, and entertainers were believed to provide nourishment and amusement for the soul of the tomb occupant.
Depicting a vibrantly painted mandala on later backing fabric featuring a peacock bird; bar sewn into the fabric along the top edge. 239 grams, 90.5 cm high
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a cow modelled reclining with stylised detailing, together with a coiled snake. 398 grams total, 10-11 cm
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
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