Auction Highlights
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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. -
Egyptian Stone Scarab Inscribed for Tutankhamun
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Naturalistically modelled and coloured blue, hieroglyphs on base; pierced for suspension. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Of solid heavy penannular form, round in section with clubbed terminals. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
'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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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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Ancient Roman Republican Coins - P Clodius M f - Diana Lucifera AR Denarius 42 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo right; lyre behind. Rev: Diana Lucifera standing right holding long torch in each hand; P CLODIVS to right and M F left. 4.01 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Imperatorial Coins - Mark Antony and Octavian - Portrait AR Denarius Autumn 41 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Syria mint(?). Obv: M ANT IMP III VIR R P C M AVG legend with MP and AV in monogram with bare head of Mark Antony right. Rev: CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C legend with bare head of Octavian right. 3.08 grams.
Fine. Scarce.
Found Essex, UK. Accompanied by a collector ticket. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Augustus - P. Petronius Turpilianus AR Denarius 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Rome mint. Obv: TVRPILIANVS [III VIR] legend with ivy-wreathed bust of Liber right. Rev: CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE legend with kneeling Parthian presenting vexillum. 3.89 grams.
Near as struck.
Ex UK private collection.
This issue celebrates the recovery of the Roman eagles lost by Marcus Crassus in 53 B.C., a major diplomatic achievement of Augustus. -
Ancient Roman Provincial Coins - Augustus - Spain - Emblems AE As 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
C Var Rufus, Sextus Julius Poll, Carthago Nova mint. Obv: AVGVSTVS DIVI F legend with laureate bust right. Rev: C VAR RVF SEX IVL POL II VIR Q legend with simpulum, aspergillum, axe and apex. 11.58 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Provincial Coins - Tiberius - Spain - Altar AE As 14-37 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Italica mint. Obv: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PONT MAX IMP legend with bare head right. Rev: MVNIC ITALIC PERM DIVI AVG legend with altar inscribed PROVIDE / NTIAE / AVGVSTI in three lines. 13.40 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nero Claudius Drusus under Claudius - Seated Figure AE Sestertius 41-42 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Father of Claudius, Rome mint. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS legend with bare head left. Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP legend with Claudius (or Drusus?) seated left on curule chair amidst arms, holding branch; SC below. 26.75 grams.
Good fine. Scarce.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. With a coin ticket. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nero - Triumphal Arch AE Sestertius After 58 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Lugdunum mint. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P legend with laureate bust right, globe at point. Rev: triumphal arch with emperor in facing quadriga flanked by Victory and Pax atop with bas relief of Mars to left side; S - C across fields. 27.69 grams.
Very fine.
Ex Alison Barker collection. Accompanied by a coin ticket.
The arch shown on the reverse commemorates the victories of Cn. Domitius Corbulo in Armenia. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Vespasian - Judea Captive AR Denarius 69-70 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG legend with laureate bust right. Rev: bound Judea captive seated right with trophy behnd; IVDAEA in exergue. 3.13 grams.
Good fine.
Found Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire, UK. Accompanied by British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme record BERK-3BF018. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Domitian - Moneta AE As 90-91 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI legend with laureate bust right. Rev: MONETA AVGVST legend with Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopia; S - C across fields. 11.33 grams.
Extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nerva - Priestly Emblems AR Denarius January-September 97 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT legend with laureate bust right. Rev: COS III PATER PATRIAE legend with priestly emblems. 3.17 grams.
Near very fine.
Found Hampshire, UK. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Sabina - Vesta AE Sestertius 2nd century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P legend with draped bust with plait left. Rev: VENERI GENETRICI legend with Venus standing left drawing out drapery from shoulder and holding apple; S - C across fields. 24.90 grams.
Good fine. Rare with bust left.
Ex Seaby's, London, UK, in the 1980s. Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Marcus Aurelius - Minerva AE Sestertius 153-154 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Rome mint. Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F legend with bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: TR POT VIII COS II legend with Minerva seated right, holding spear with her right hand and shield with her left; SC in exergue. 26.60 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection.