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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
.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")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Each with a thick round-section body and overlapping terminals shaped as stylised dragon heads with incised detailing. 201 grams total, 82-94 mm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Carved with a row of figures in two registers, one with a textured robe. 33.8 grams, 39 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 19, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 19, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each annular hoop with a round-section body with regularly disposed knops to the outer edge. 56 grams total, 75-76 mm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising: Mycenaean standing terracotta figure with flared base, applied arms, collar, eyes and hair; standing figure with pinched features, applied collar, dished panel above the head, black and ochre paint detailing; Mycenaean psi-shaped standing figure with splayed 'wings' applied hair to reverse, black and red painted detailing; small bowl with rounded underside. 373 grams total, 8.4 - 17.5 cm
Some collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Property of a North London gentleman.
See Villes, A & Luci, K., Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015, for discussion.
Some collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Property of a North London gentleman.
See Villes, A & Luci, K., Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015, for discussion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Cotton-reel type with incised 'eye' and saltire motifs. 35.3 grams, 38 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.074.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 18, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.074.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 18, for type.
Pedestal shape with flared foot and slender shank supporting a wide dish with shallow recess; the upper face with panels of painted net-decoration and other geometric designs. 1.41 kg, 26.4 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large quantity of beads including oblate seed beads, large tubular, facetted and discoid beads, and one shaped as a bird. 89 grams total, 2-21 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cotton-reel type with regular pattern of larger and smaller drilled pellets. 8.96 grams, 16 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.19.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 6, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.19.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 6, for type.
.jpg "Sumerian Tel Brak Eye Idol Fragment Collection")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved from alabaster, marble and schist, each one depicting an almond-shaped eye from an idol. 14.05 grams total, 11-24 mm
Ex collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Accompanied by an old packet including handwritten identification.
Ex collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Accompanied by an old packet including handwritten identification.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With a rounded end, the substantial finial formed of three ibex heads with spiralling horns. 88 grams, 16.5 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
Footed bowl with glazed inner face, polychrome scene of a camel and rider with guide, foliage in the field, concentric rings to the rim; some repainting. 376 grams, 17.5 cm wide
From an old collection, Nottingham, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From an old collection, Nottingham, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). 5.09 grams total, 37-40 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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