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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
.jpg "Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary")
.jpg "Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis")
.jpg "Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
.jpg "Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds")
.jpg "Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull")
With flat oval cross-section stem, tapering very slightly from the bowl and ending in a simple ball seal knop; a maker's mark in the form of a Tudor rose within a circular border stamped within the bowl, adjacent to the stem. 48 grams, 17 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. similar spoon in PAS, SOM-7C2A26.
Spoons with this type of knop date from the 16th century A.D. The knop, when bearing an owner's initial, could be used as a seal. The bronze spoons of the Tudor era were inexpensive and not mentioned in wills, but if silvered or in silver they were often listed among their owner’s property.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. similar spoon in PAS, SOM-7C2A26.
Spoons with this type of knop date from the 16th century A.D. The knop, when bearing an owner's initial, could be used as a seal. The bronze spoons of the Tudor era were inexpensive and not mentioned in wills, but if silvered or in silver they were often listed among their owner’s property.
Group of graduated amethyst coin type beads. 149 grams, 52 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Discoid plaque with intaglio scene of Venus seated on a tree-stump holding a bow in its quiver above the head of Cupid playing at her feet; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.8 grams, 20 mm
with Bertolami, Auction 56, London, 11 March 2018, no.88.
Private collection, England.
with Bertolami, Auction 56, London, 11 March 2018, no.88.
Private collection, England.
.jpg "Roman Style Silver Mouse Figure Nibbling a Nut")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Modelled in the round. squatting with a nut in its forepaws, detailed fur texture, tail raised and coiled. 23.6 grams, 31 mm
Ex property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
Ex property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising blue and white glazed tiles displaying figural vignettes, animals and wildlife, buildings in landscape settings and floral motifs. 3.19 kg total, 13 x 13 - 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The tapering blade with a single cutting edge; replica leather scabbard decorated with 'fleur de lys' and wooden handle with bulbous guard and pommel. 229 grams, 36.5 cm long
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. Mills, N., Medieval Artefacts, Witham, 2003, p.95, for a similar 15th century specimen of ballock-kidney dagger with a bone handle.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. Mills, N., Medieval Artefacts, Witham, 2003, p.95, for a similar 15th century specimen of ballock-kidney dagger with a bone handle.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each modelled in a floor-length gown with bell sleeves; white-painted body and black hair, blusher to the cheeks. 395 grams total, 13-13.2 cm
From the family collection of a Maidervale lady, UK.
From the family collection of a Maidervale lady, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a D-section hoop, facetted shoulders, integral octagonal bezel with pointillé border enclosing an incuse fleur-de-lys motif. 2.73 grams, 21.28 mm overall, 17.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 613, for type.
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 613, for type.
.jpg "Bronze Arabic Seal Matrix Collection")
Three matrices featuring discoid dies and openwork stems; one with an oval die and columnar stem with tapering finial; each engraved with calligraphic Arabic script or initials to the base. 24.8 grams total, 21-23 mm
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Comprising: with raised rim, profile portrait of von Cheron by Gianlorenzo Bernini; with band of pellets to border, legend '. DVX . LVDOVICVS . XII . DEI . G . FRAN . REX . MEDIOLANI -- ' and reverse ' SEMPER . AVGVSTVS . VICTOR . TRIVMPHATOR .'; ellipsoid with high-relief bust and legend 'GABRIEL SCHEVRL ÆTAT 67' and 'VIVAT POST FVNERA VIRTVS'. 211 grams total, 52-74 mm
Austrian private collection for at least 90 years.
Ex central London gallery.
Austrian private collection for at least 90 years.
Ex central London gallery.
.jpg "Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace")
Designer necklace of mainly square-section and polyhedral types with square-section tapering dangles. 38.4 grams, 41 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Discoid with intaglio motifs, two figures on a baseline. one with a cornucopia and the other with a wreath; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.55 grams, 12 mm
Private collection, England.
Private collection, England.
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