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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.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")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Rectangular casket with hinged lid and melon-bead feet; four sides and lid with inset lapis lazuli panel in a gilt frame, caryatid to each corner, applied openwork ribbons and rosettes, handle of lid formed as an advancing lion, loop handle on each end formed as a harpy. 645 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Private collection, England.
Private collection, England.
Modelled nude with right leg thrust forward, left arm raised and head turned, right arm held back for balance; miniature heater shield on strap to left forearm; mounted on a rectangular base. 15.45 kg total, 50.5 cm including stand
Private collection, England.
Private collection, England.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Modelled in the half-round, the saint with his left hand tied to the branch of a tree, right hand behind his back, legs spread on a bulbous base; arrow fletchings protruding from his shin, thigh, hip, shoulder and eye; mounting holes above the head and in the base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 906 grams total, 26.7 cm including stand
Schuster collection, Cologne, Germany.
Elmar Robert, 2013.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12306-221717.
Schuster collection, Cologne, Germany.
Elmar Robert, 2013.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12306-221717.
.jpg "Post Classical Gilt Silver Handle with Lion and Mask")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Of fluted columnar form with the upper part formed as a lion leaping forward with its forepaws resting on the rim of the vessel; ovoid attachment plate at the lower end with mask of Venus; mounted on a custom-made stand. 243 grams total, 17 cm high (21 cm high including stand)
Acquired between 1980-1983.
Acquired between 1980-1983.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
A triangular majolica armorial floor tile from the Piccolomini Library, Siena; showing a crescent moon on blue background, scrollwork border. 340 grams, 15 cm
with Christie's South Kensington, 1 October 2013, no.351 [Part].
Ex central London gallery.
The Piccolomini Library adjoins the Siena Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic Marian church consecrated in 1215. It houses illuminated choir books and frescoes painted probably based on designs by Raphael, that tell the life story of Pope Pius II, Siena's favourite son.
with Christie's South Kensington, 1 October 2013, no.351 [Part].
Ex central London gallery.
The Piccolomini Library adjoins the Siena Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic Marian church consecrated in 1215. It houses illuminated choir books and frescoes painted probably based on designs by Raphael, that tell the life story of Pope Pius II, Siena's favourite son.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With sculpted fronds to the shoulders, bezel a rectangular cell with hatched underside and scooped ledges, inset rock crystal cloison. 3.34 grams, 21.66 mm overall, 16.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 699, 700, for type.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 699, 700, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Barrel-shaped hoop with legend to the inner face in italic script ''In thee my choice I doe rejoice' and maker's mark 'CT'. 8.85 grams, 21.58 mm overall, 18.31 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, for discussion.
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.71,73.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, for discussion.
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.71,73.
.jpg "Large Stuart Period Gold Let Your Life Show Your Love Posy Ring")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With rounded outer face; legend to the inner face in italic script 'Let your life show your love' with 'long s'. 5.29 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 19.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 2)
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, for discussion.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, for discussion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
With reserved rosettes and pellets to the outer face; legend in seriffed capitals to the inner face 'DENIAL IS DEATH'. 1.22 grams, 16.80 mm overall, 15.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2 , USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, for similar examples.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, for similar examples.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £445
The hoop carinated, kidney-shaped cabochon held in a claw setting with engraved scalloped border. 8.65 grams, 27.52 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
.jpg "Renaissance Framed Wooden Panel with Horse and Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Depicting a dynamic figural scene comprising a mounted horse-rider together with a second rider mounted on a mythical creature with two heads, the body and hindlegs of a horse and head and forelegs of a lion or other creature, two standing figures bin the foreground; egg-and-dart style frame with acanthus leaves to each corner. 4.2 kg, 54.6 x 38.6 cm
Private collection, England.
Private collection, England.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Carved bifacial tau-cross with bands of hatching to the broad faces, reserved lozenge panels, cuboid baluster with central piercing to each face, barrel-shaped lower body with cord binding to prevent splitting; mounted on a custom-made stand. 237 grams total, 30 cm high including stand
Milos Simovic, New York, USA, 2005.
Ex central London gallery.
Milos Simovic, New York, USA, 2005.
Ex central London gallery.
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