Auction Highlights
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Greek Marble Head of Dionysus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Carved in the half-round in three-quarter view, youthful male head with stern features, hair gathered in a browband, horns to the brow; from a frieze or relief; mounted on a custom-made stand. -
Greek Marble Head of a Ruler
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31,200
Carved in the round with thick wreath of laurel leaves to the brow, short tousled hair, stern face with thick jaw; mounted on a custom-made stand. -
Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete
Sold for (Inc. bp): £48,100
Standing contrapposto with his weight on his right leg and the left leg brought slightly forward; the musculature of the torso displaying well-defined pectoral muscles, prominent abdominal muscles and wide shoulders, the back with equally toned musculature and well-formed rounded buttocks; the veining of the marble accentuating the idealised anatomy; the now-absent head was most probably turned towards the supporting leg and the left arm would have been raised; mounted on a custom-made display stand. -
Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II
Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
A high-status green chalcedony seal with frieze depicting a seated figure in horned headdress facing a standing figure with arms outstretched, small monkey to the legs; six columns of Akkadian cuneiform text transliterated as: 1. ki-di-nu UGULA KUŠ-MEŠ 2. GAL šà tan-dru-hu- 3. ra-te-er EŠŠANA šu-ši 4. u an-za-an ARAD 5. šà dha-te-ri-iš 6. šak(?) ì-lí-šu 'Kidinu, chief overseer of the equerries(?) of Tan-Ruhurater, King of Susa and Anzan, servant of Haterishshak, his god'. The seal's owner was an official of King Tan-Ruhurater II (circa 1450 B.C.), king of Susa and Anzan. The title used to describe Kidinu is sometimes translated 'high official', elsewhere 'horse groom' or 'animal trainer'; the Elamite deity Haterish is otherwise unknown. -
Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46,800
A substantial torch bearer depicting a male lion or panther standing with legs firmly planted on a rectangular base, tail extending to the ground, with a massive circular shaped armature or candelabra issuing from its back and wearing an elaborate muzzle, the eyes retaining shell inlay with a circular hollow for the pupils; to the right of the beast a kneeling nude male wearing a large belt-armour and a diadem, eyes inlaid, left hand extended to the side and holding the lion's leash.
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Natural History - Knightia Multi Fossil Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A round matrix with a pair of Knightia alta fossil fish. 72 grams, 11 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Permian Ferns on Matrix
Permian Period, 298-252 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
An irregular matrix with a clear partial fossil fern frond. 538 grams, 20.5 cm
From Saxony, Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group comprising: fossil shells on a matrix from England; a partial fish vertebra from England; a large carnelian specimen from Brazil; a matrix with Myophorella clavellata and a Thracia depressa from England; a bivalve from England; a scallop from England; a pyritized ammonite from Peterborough, England; a bivalve; Nummulites elegans specimens in an old specimen box with collection no.E104. 1.12 kg total, 34-95 mm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket'
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers; the extremely long body set on a textured freestanding matrix. 30.4 kg, 102 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Pennsylvania Fern on Matrix
Carboniferous Period, circa 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. 160 grams total, 7.5-10.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - British Fossil Belemnite Collection
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising fourteen fossilised rostra. 123 grams total, 31-93 mm
Found on the Yorkshire coast, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a single Knightia alta specimen. 217 grams total, 83-90 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Fragment on Stand
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a section of Mammuthus primigenius humerus bone; mounted on a custom-made display stand with an information ticket. 1.22 kg total, 24 cm high including stand
From the North Sea. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Polished to a teardrop-shape with a large number of termite inclusions. 41 grams, 75 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Leonaspis Trilobite on Matrix
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A Kettneraspis (Leonaspis) Williamsi displaying trailing spines, characteristic of this species; supplied with a general information card. 110 grams, 62 mm
From Hamar L'Aghdad Limestones, Djebel Issoumour area, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed as a freestanding three-dimensional formation of torpedo-shapes on a chiselled matrix; each 'torpedo' with multiple Orthoceras sp. fossils, some showing the cross-section of the creature. 52.3 kg, 113.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Ostrich Egg Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising four glossy cream-coloured eggs with drilled holes to the base. 969 grams total, 14.5-15.5 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.