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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Egyptian Relief with List of Offerings")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Italic Bronze Triple-Disc Cuirass")
.jpg "Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe")
.jpg "Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount")
Modelled as the body of a crouching animal, the handle in the form of a slender lion crouching behind the vessel's wide gaping mouth; celadon glazed in Jin Dynasty (265-420 A.D.) style. 1.97 kg, 21 cm long
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With trumpet mouth, globular body with painted decoration of roundels to the shoulder with net pattern separated into zones by frog-leg chevrons; two loop handles to the equator; rim repaired, repainted. 1.9 kg, 30 cm wide
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two silver-gilt fastening plaques, each D-shaped in section and tongue-shaped in plan with applied granules and filigree bands; one element with a pierced plaque and the other with a domed bulb topped by a facetted glass insert; to the underside of each plaque, the end of a braided leather cord forming a girdle or belt; possibly from Uzbekistan. 41 grams, 99.5 cm long (buckles 75 mm each)
Ex Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003.
Ex Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003.
Of lei form with narrow mouth, band to the equator with loop handles, lid with openwork disc handle; applied bowenite plaques to the median band, each with running-scroll detailing; kuilong inlaid ornament to the shoulder and body, flared base. 4.35 kg, 29 cm high
Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
See Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, for discussion.
Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
See Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, for discussion.
.jpg "Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Dragon")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Elongated piriform body with fluted panels to the chest and flanks, white and red pigment, square socket between the shoulders; possibly with some restoration. 6.4 kg, 43.5 cm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C123n49 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11958-209560.
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C123n49 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11958-209560.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including two animals and two serpents, each with stylised detailing. 844 grams total, 8.1-11 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Oblate central chamber with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, four radiating legs each with a spur at the engle, four interstitial flower-shaped arms with nop to the angle and rumbler-bell finial; possibly for liturgical use. 283 grams, 10.5 cm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
.jpg "Chinese Ming Glazed Ceramic Head Rest")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With decorative piercings forming part of a loosely foliate motif. 2.75 kg, 36.5 cm wide
Acquired 1970-1990s.
From a private West Country collection.
Acquired 1970-1990s.
From a private West Country collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Restrung group of small carnelian and larger banded agate spherical beads. 172 grams, 90 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Of conical form with low foot, the interior and exterior decorated with blackish glaze, the exterior with the brown ware visible towards the foot. 190 grams, 12 cm wide
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in the round, the horse standing on a trapezoidal base, its neck arched and head held erect, tail resting between hindlegs; with traces of painted detailing; the rider wearing an ankle -length robe, arms and hands held at the chest, hair tied in a top-knot. 1.5 kg, 30.4 cm high
Ex North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 13.220.69 and 51.93a, b, for similar examples.
Ex North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 13.220.69 and 51.93a, b, for similar examples.
.jpg "Chinese Song Temple Tile with Figural Scene")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Rectangular with central recess, figural scene in high-relief of a seated figure in voluminous gown brandishing a rod towards a kneeling figures with hands raised to the chest; drapes to the edges and rectangular panel above with title. 1.46 kg, 24 x 17.4 cm
Ex West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
Ex West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
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