Home > Auctions > 4 June - 8 June 2024
Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
.jpg "Greek Marble Head of Dionysus")
.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung designer necklace of graduated tubular and other beads, in glass, carnelian and other materials. 46.4 grams, 39 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
.jpg "Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Adad and Lama Goddess")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Haematite with the weather and storm god Adad standing of his symbol animal (the bull), holding in his left hand the lightning-fork, faces the suppliant goddess Lama; inscription: 1: dingir bi/ga ud … mi-lik … / 2: dumu A-bi-zum 'son of Abizum,' / 3: ìr ͩnin-si4-an-na 'servant of Ninsianna' / 4: ù ͩkab-ta 'and Kabta'. 18.4 grams, 28 mm
Ex Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
See Collon, D., First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, for discussion; Cylinder Seals III: Isin~Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods, London, 1986, no.446-461; for the inscription, l. 3-4 cf. ibd., no.477 and 594.
Ex Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
See Collon, D., First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, for discussion; Cylinder Seals III: Isin~Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods, London, 1986, no.446-461; for the inscription, l. 3-4 cf. ibd., no.477 and 594.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Crescentic in plan with applied filigree rim forming lateral loops, granule clusters and domed roundels. 4.84 grams, 45 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Comprising a flattened sheet fragment with cursive text to one face. 13 grams, 96 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
.jpg "Western Asiatic Ceramic Necklace Bead Group")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of ribbed oval-shaped beads, with a 'bee-hive' appearance. 12.1 grams total, 7-8 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical lapis lazuli beads and seven large orange carnelian beads with extended collars, rock crystal spacer beads in between. 52.2 grams, 68 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Bulbous body with trumpet-shaped neck, flange to the forward edge pieced and fitted with a bronze ring; narrow spout. 388 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex Mr & Mrs L.R., 1950s-1970s, thence by descent.
with Rouillac, Paris, France, 24 March 2021, no.517.
Property of a French collector.
Ex Mr & Mrs L.R., 1950s-1970s, thence by descent.
with Rouillac, Paris, France, 24 March 2021, no.517.
Property of a French collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung designer necklace including biconvex, annular, melon and other types in graduated series. 18.1 grams total, 45 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Slightly curved hollow-formed decorative element from a necklace or collar, with three rows of cells to the segmented body each with a granulated collar, two lentoid eyes two one end and three flanges to the other, open at both ends and plain to the underside. 9.34 grams, 59 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Bulbous in profile with low neck, circumferential painted bands, segmented and scrolled motifs. 2.16 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Black stone with a figure wearing a long robe and horned cap, holding a sceptre, other hand raised in greeting to a central male figure seated on a bull; behind a bearded male figure wearing long robes and horned cap and carrying a sceptre; behind a panel with four rows of cuneiform text. 4.24 grams, 14 mm
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to one broad face and one edge; chipped. 43.5 grams, 50 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Cf. MacGregor, N., A History of the World in 100 Objects, London, 2010 (cat.no.15, pp.90-94).
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Cf. MacGregor, N., A History of the World in 100 Objects, London, 2010 (cat.no.15, pp.90-94).
Page 85 of 235
1009 - 1020 of 2809 LOTS
1009 - 1020 of 2809 LOTS
