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 annular, melon, oblate and irregular beads. 25.4 grams, 36 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): £130
Restrung with butterfly-shaped beads, oblate and tubular spacers, teardrop dangle. 27 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With a flared foot and bulbous body, wide leaf-shaped nozzle and domed lid shaped as a feline, ring handle to the rear; the body and nozzle decorated with foliate rosettes with a decorative band around the opening at the top. 217 grams, 13.6 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Including ribbed tubular, granulated disc, biconvex and other types. 10.13 grams total, 2-8 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Carved with zoomorphic figures, astrological symbols and geometric decoration, central bull's head with a star below and two large insects on the field. 6.78 grams, 24 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including bowl with carinated profile, bulbous painted jar and other items. 2.7 kg total, 12 cm wide -14 cm high
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
.jpg "Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With frieze of standing figures, fronds, vases, scrolls, birds and other items. 2.13 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.030.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 567, 573, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.030.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 567, 573, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a keeled hoop decorated with ring-and-dot and linear designs, the shoulders formed as stylised beast heads supporting the bezel with punched ring-and-dot motifs. 9.52 grams, 26.94 mm overall, 19.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to two faces. 95 grams, 78 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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a pair of tweezers; two looped needles; a spoon; an awl with long stem; a probe; and a spatula. 52 grams total, 6.2-14 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Modelled in the round with prominent discoid eyes, diadem to the top and rear of the head with lateral sockets (perhaps for temple-rings?); mounted on a custom-made display stand. 617 grams total, 15 cm high including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a penannular body with segmented ring-and-dot design. 55 grams, 62 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Page 88 of 235
1045 - 1056 of 2809 LOTS
1045 - 1056 of 2809 LOTS
