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 - Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a pair of jaw fragments with teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.17 kg, 19 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An interesting group of fossils comprising: four polished orthoceras specimens; a polished goniatite; three polished coral specimens; two Otodus obliquus teeth on matrices; a clam shell; ammonites; various dinosaur bones, one with a an old typed note; a section of Pycnodont fish on a matrix. 1.89 kg total, 1.3-11 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Collection
Jurassic to Cretaceous Period, circa 180-60 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a mosasaur tooth with an information card; a spinosaurus tooth with an information label; a fish vertebra with an information label; an ichthyosaur vertebra from Weymouth, Dorset; a plesiosaur vertebra and a partial paddle bone from Lyme Regis. 884 grams total, 3-10.1 cm
Found Lyme Regis, Weymouth, UK, and Morocco, North Africa. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Phacops Trilobite
Devonian Period, 444-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The aquatic arthropod with its back arched, resting on an irregular matrix. 392 grams, 97 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Spider Mite Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An ellipsoid section fragment of amber, polished, with three spider-mite inclusions. 1.52 grams, 32 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. From an Essex, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3208. -
Natural History - Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six extinct sand shark teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. 3.88 grams total, 20-25 mm (39 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cut from a fossiliferous stone, each set with a central Goniatite sp. specimen. 2.17 kg total, 12.2 cm high each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Sikhote Alin meteorite in a drum-shaped capsule. 13.7 grams, 18 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Hexagonal Ruby Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Group of naturally formed hexagonal ruby crystals. 37 grams total, 21-32 mm
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Ginkgo Leaf on Matrix
Palaeocene Period, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A fossil Ginkgo sp. leaf in an amorphous matrix. 134 grams, 76 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An interesting group of fossils comprising: three polished heart-shaped coral fossils and one polished to a round shape; a pair of polished goniatites with applied suspension loops; various ammonites, some polished; a polished orthoceras; various trilobite fossils, and others. 1.3 kg total, 1.7-12.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Necklace
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth made into a pendant and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. 26 grams total, tooth: 31 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.