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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
Central bulb to the keeled bow, integral pin and large catch-plate. 42 grams, 95 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Moon-Ja, K., ‘A study on Ancient Fibulae’ in IJCC, vol.8, no.2, 2005, pp.71-84, fig.3, for the type.
The function of the catch-plate fibulae was utilitarian and decorative, they were used for woollen clothing (Herodotus V, 87) and they have been found in houses, tombs and as votive offerings in sanctuaries. This typology was introduced in South Italy by the Greeks, and was widespread in the Magna Graecia. Like all female fibulae, it functioned as a clothing fastener, usually worn as a pair on each shoulder.
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Moon-Ja, K., ‘A study on Ancient Fibulae’ in IJCC, vol.8, no.2, 2005, pp.71-84, fig.3, for the type.
The function of the catch-plate fibulae was utilitarian and decorative, they were used for woollen clothing (Herodotus V, 87) and they have been found in houses, tombs and as votive offerings in sanctuaries. This typology was introduced in South Italy by the Greeks, and was widespread in the Magna Graecia. Like all female fibulae, it functioned as a clothing fastener, usually worn as a pair on each shoulder.
.jpg "Greek Bronze Owl Finial")
Modelled in the round perched on a discoid base with mounting lug to the underside; the stylised owl with large circular eyes with simple beak and feather detailing, pecked texture to the base; accompanied by a custom-made wooden display stand. 89 grams total, 70 mm high including stand
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: one red jasper sphere; one glass sphere with worn eye motifs; one carnelian melon bead. 35.5 grams total, 15 - 26 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With broad columnar neck and everted rim, angled strap handles, vertical ribbing to the shoulder and body, bands of applied scooped discs to the handle and equator, feathered panels. 1.67 kg, 30 cm high
Hani Farsi collection, London, UK.
Acquired Christie's, King Street, London, circa 1990.
Ex central London gallery.
Cf. similar item in the Yale University Art gallery under accession number 1938.4835, from the excavations at Dura-Europos.
Hani Farsi collection, London, UK.
Acquired Christie's, King Street, London, circa 1990.
Ex central London gallery.
Cf. similar item in the Yale University Art gallery under accession number 1938.4835, from the excavations at Dura-Europos.
Formed with stylised features including a hooked beak and large circular eye; suspension loop to reverse. 3.24 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the 1960s.
Private collection, Wein, Austria.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2014.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
Acquired in the 1960s.
Private collection, Wein, Austria.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2014.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
The piriform bottle with broad everted rim and strap handle, polychrome painted dashes and concentric bands to the upper body and rim; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 36 grams total, 77 mm high including stand
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Cf. a similar Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron in Princeton University Art Museum, inv. no.y1959-23.
The alabastron takes its name from the material (alabaster) from which it was originally produced by the people who inhabited Mediterranean Africa from where it spread in the classical world. From an archaeological point of view, our specimen belongs to the first type of alabastrons, a conventional form of Corinthian origin, widespread throughout Greece from the second half of the 7th century BC. to the mid-6th century B.C., characterised by an elongated body with a maximum diameter towards the base, and continuous profile. It seems to be an Etrusco-Corinthian variant.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Cf. a similar Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron in Princeton University Art Museum, inv. no.y1959-23.
The alabastron takes its name from the material (alabaster) from which it was originally produced by the people who inhabited Mediterranean Africa from where it spread in the classical world. From an archaeological point of view, our specimen belongs to the first type of alabastrons, a conventional form of Corinthian origin, widespread throughout Greece from the second half of the 7th century BC. to the mid-6th century B.C., characterised by an elongated body with a maximum diameter towards the base, and continuous profile. It seems to be an Etrusco-Corinthian variant.
Deeply arched bow with a central barrel-shaped extension, integral pin and rectangular footplate. 46.8 grams, 60 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Furtwängler, A., Olympia. Die Ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten Ausgrabung, Band 4. 2 Bände (Textband, Tafelband), Asher, Berlin, 1890, pl.XXII, nos.367, 368, 369, for prototypes.
The distinctive form of this fibula seems to be an Italic variant of characteristic Geometric period examples from Thessaly that have been discovered in large numbers, for example in the sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios near Pharos. It belongs to the category of Greek catch plate brooches, although the rectangular footplate is substantially reduced than the Greek prototypes, and the two grooves on the bow are narrower than the continental Greek ones.
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Furtwängler, A., Olympia. Die Ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten Ausgrabung, Band 4. 2 Bände (Textband, Tafelband), Asher, Berlin, 1890, pl.XXII, nos.367, 368, 369, for prototypes.
The distinctive form of this fibula seems to be an Italic variant of characteristic Geometric period examples from Thessaly that have been discovered in large numbers, for example in the sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios near Pharos. It belongs to the category of Greek catch plate brooches, although the rectangular footplate is substantially reduced than the Greek prototypes, and the two grooves on the bow are narrower than the continental Greek ones.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Two pages from a codex each with four columns of Greek script text, possibly part of an alphabetical listing. 22 grams, 11 x 9 cm each
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Composed of a bow-tie-shaped body with a central triangular plaque to one edge forming a hook to reverse; series of piercings to the opposite edge; two regardant stags and bars of hatched triangles engraved to one face. 138 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Keeled bow with central bulb, integral pin and large, square catch plate. 55 grams, 95 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Moon-Ja, K., ‘A study on Ancient Fibulae’ in IJCC, vol.8, no.2, 2005, pp.71-84, fig.3, for the type.
The function of this type of fibula was utilitarian and decorative: they were used for woollen clothing (Herodotus V, 87) and they have been found in houses, tombs and as votive offerings in sanctuaries. This typology was introduced in South Italy by the Greeks, and was widespread in the Magna Graecia. Like all female fibulae, it functioned as a clothing fastener, usually worn as a pair on each shoulder.
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Cf. Moon-Ja, K., ‘A study on Ancient Fibulae’ in IJCC, vol.8, no.2, 2005, pp.71-84, fig.3, for the type.
The function of this type of fibula was utilitarian and decorative: they were used for woollen clothing (Herodotus V, 87) and they have been found in houses, tombs and as votive offerings in sanctuaries. This typology was introduced in South Italy by the Greeks, and was widespread in the Magna Graecia. Like all female fibulae, it functioned as a clothing fastener, usually worn as a pair on each shoulder.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
The hemispherical bowl with broad rim displaying concentric bands, slender stem terminating in a discoid foot; repaired. 103 grams, 91 mm wide
Private UK collection formed 1990s-2000s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
Private UK collection formed 1990s-2000s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Graduated designer necklace formed with mainly biconical amethyst beads, spherical gold beads with granule detailing, granulated gold elements, irregular quartz beads and other types; central Phoenician mounted scaraboid in a beaded gold frame; restrung with modern clasp. 45.9 grams, 42.5 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Despini, A., Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, items 125, 126, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Despini, A., Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, items 125, 126, for type.
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