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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of pendant type with ribbed loop, flat-section neck with chamfered sides, piriform plate extending to split finial; central vertical panel of engraved Late Roman military style zig-zag ornament. 3.23 grams, 49 mm
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
See Hawkes, S.C., Soldiers and Settlers in Britain, Fourth to Fifth Century in Medieval Archaeology, vol.5, 1961, for similar.
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
See Hawkes, S.C., Soldiers and Settlers in Britain, Fourth to Fifth Century in Medieval Archaeology, vol.5, 1961, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The coin mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 23/1150. 1.3 kg total, 48.5 x 36.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Accompanied by an old certificate of authenticity.
David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Accompanied by an old certificate of authenticity.
David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With low-relief eye and tail detailing, cells filled with enamel and roundels in contrasting colour; remains of pun-lug and catch to the reverse. 5.31 grams, 30.69 mm
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising rough-shaped dark lampwork glass beads, some with trails and eye designs; including some Venetian trade beads and some Hebron beads. 48 grams total, 5-22 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
With anatomical detailing and integral loop above. 17.1 grams, 38 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
A factory lamp with flat-topped oval body, broad flat shoulder and small concave plain discus; flat bottom with Latin inscription 'FORTIS'. 77.7 grams, 96 mm
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
Cf. identical lamp with similar inscription in the Museum of Bologna (Italy), inventory no.6259.
At the end of the 1st century B.C., in the Po Valley, began the industrial production of Firmalampen, i.e. lamps signed on the bottom in relief noting the place of production or fabrica. The signature FORTIS, visible on this specimen, is one of the most documented and is attributable to the workshop of L. Aemilius Fortis, recently discovered to have been in Mutina (Modena).
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
Cf. identical lamp with similar inscription in the Museum of Bologna (Italy), inventory no.6259.
At the end of the 1st century B.C., in the Po Valley, began the industrial production of Firmalampen, i.e. lamps signed on the bottom in relief noting the place of production or fabrica. The signature FORTIS, visible on this specimen, is one of the most documented and is attributable to the workshop of L. Aemilius Fortis, recently discovered to have been in Mutina (Modena).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With onion-knop terminals, carinated bow with linear decoration and a separate collar to the base of the bow; wide footplate with pellet decoration; catch-plate and repaired pin to the reverse. 78.6 grams, 92 mm
Found UK.
Acquired from Stonegate Antiques, York, 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Found UK.
Acquired from Stonegate Antiques, York, 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: a lead glans slingshot; a bronze 'seahorse' trumpet brooch; a bronze furniture finial; a glass bangle fragment with white trails; a bronze flat-section situla handle. 164 grams total, 2-11.5 cm
Found near a Roman fort in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2006.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Found near a Roman fort in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2006.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
With large piriform body and dimpled base; funicular, waisted neck and rolled rim. 85 grams, 19 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Comprising a ribbed loop; round setting with an inset pink coral cabochon, small loop below. 0.74 grams, 13 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Formed as a volute scroll with flared tail; the body filled with alternating bands of (originally) white and blue enamel, with central roundel above, tail with two further cells; suspension loop and stud to the reverse. 8.26 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 511, for type.
The form of the mount resembles early forms of Roman plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt's item 511 of the late 1st century A.D.
From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 511, for type.
The form of the mount resembles early forms of Roman plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt's item 511 of the late 1st century A.D.
Restrung with a modern screw clasp; composed mainly of opaque glass beads of squat, spherical form, displaying a frieze of polychrome vertical stripes. 13.7 grams, 60 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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