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  • Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary
    Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600

    Carved with soft facial features and carefully executed cosmetic lines around the eye, earring, and carefully detailed duplex wig with gently wavy curls; likely from the Ramesside Period; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Herakles
    Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Herakles

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200

    Modelled in the round with a muscular nude body, his club resting on his shoulder and the hair dressed in rows of tight, close-set curls underneath the Nemean lionskin hood with cloak billowing over his left arm, the paws tied across his chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis
    Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,550

    Carved head of a prepubescent worshipper of Isis, with soft facial features, long nose, small downturned mouth, heavy-lidded eyes, the whole giving the face a sombre or mournful appearance; the hair textured to indicate a short cut and combed forward across the scalp, sidelock above the right ear; mounted on a 16th century carved breccia upper body with leather cuirass and pteruges to right shoulder, cloak draped across the shoulders and fastened at the clavicle on the right side with a disc-brooch; socle base; some restoration.





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  • Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot
    Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39,000

    Modelled in the round and originally part of a monumental statue, the naturalistic right foot encased in a trochades leather sandal with median reversed tongue secured with side straps and thick looped laces; the thick platform sole slightly curved, toes and nails well defined; mounted on a substantial custom-made display stand.





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  • Life-Size Roman Marble Sleeping Girl from a Sarcophagus Lid
    Life-Size Roman Marble Sleeping Girl from a Sarcophagus Lid

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800

    Modelled in the half-round, nude with eyelids half-closed in sleep; a drapery partly covering the head and wrapping around the lower body under the hips; the hairstyle similar to those of the Antonine Dynasty, the peaceful face supported by the hands and the ear pierced to accept an earring; iron reinforcing rod to the feet and the right arm's armilla a later replacement; upper head restored in Parian marble.





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  • Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds
    Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600

    An imposing panel divided to four sections by a central cross on a stepped pedestal, the lower and upper arm with branch-like extensions; the upper quadrants with a circlet surrounding a palm tree-shaped motif; each lower quadrant with a bird in profile facing back; mounted on a custom-made display stand.





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  • Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull
    Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900

    Carved skull on a short neck with musculature and blood vessels; mandible in place with some teeth in sockets, wisps of hair adhering to the dome of the skull; one zygomatic bone partly absent; square-section socle base.





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  • The Kelton Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva
    'The Kelton' Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £24,700

    Carved in the half-round head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya) with fine detailing to the arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded, urna to the forehead, long open lobes to the ears; the hair in multi-stranded curling locks gathered into an ushnisha with brow-band below; heavily cleaned, conserved, and mounted on a custom-made stand; supplied with original old wooden base with collector's label: 'Head of Bodhisattva / Fine grain schist / Gandhara, Northwest Pakistan / 4th century'.





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  • World War I. Victory and Peace AR Commemorative Medallion.
    World War I. Victory and Peace AR Commemorative Medallion. Dated 1919.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    VICTORY and PEACE in ribbons above and beneath a dove flying to left holding olive branch; all within laurel wreath. 4.49gr, 27mm

    Extremely Fine.

    Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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  • Great Britain. Hanover, George V AR Jubilee Medal.
    Great Britain. Hanover, George V AR Jubilee Medal. 1910-1935.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Design by Percy Metcalfe. VI. MAII. MCMX MCMXXXV, crowned and draped conjoined busts to left / STET FORTUNA DOMUS, view of Windsor Castle. W&E 5668A.3; Eimer 2029a; BHM 4249. 15.00gr, 32mm, 12h

    Near Mint State.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • George V and Queen Mary Jubilee Medal Group.
    George V and Queen Mary Jubilee Medal Group. 1910-1935.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Comprising: various issues and types including a George V medallion celebrating birth, marriage, and accession in 1910. 54.26gr total, 24-32mm

    Fine - Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector

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  • Great Britain. George V AR Jubilee Medal.
    Great Britain. George V AR Jubilee Medal. 1910-1935.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

    Design by Percy Metcalfe. VI MAII MCMX MCMXXXV, conjoined crowned busts of the King and Queen Mary to left / STET FORTUNA DOMUS, view of Windsor Castle. Eimer 2029a; BHM 4249. 15.59gr, 32mm, 12h

    Extremely Fine.

    Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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  • Commemorative Medals - Great Britain. George V and Queen Mary, Kensington AR Silver Jubilee Medal.
    Commemorative Medals - Great Britain. George V and Queen Mary, Kensington AR Silver Jubilee Medal. 1935.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

    KING . GEORGE . V & . QUEEN . MARY . SILVER JUBILEE ., crowned busts of King George V & Queen Mary facing to left / THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON, arms with dates flanking. 16.45gr, 38mm, 12h

    Good Very Fine. Pierced.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Great Britain. Windsor, Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales AR Investiture Medal.
    Great Britain. Windsor, Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales AR 'Investiture' Medal. 1911-1936.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    London mint. Dated 13 July 1911. Design by Sir W. Goscombe John. INVESTITVRE • OF • EDWARD • PRINCE • OF • WALES • K • G, youthful crowned bust facing slightly to left, wearing coronation regalia; CARN- -ARVON IVLY • XIII MCMXI in two lines across fields / TУWУSOG • CУMRU • M • G • • ARWISGIAD • IORWERTH, view of Caernarfon Castle, seen from Afon Seiont, at dawn with rays in background; above, crowned plumes within Garter; GoRPHENAF MCMXI in two lines in right field; in exergue, Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon). Giordano CM23b; BHM 4079; Eimer 1925. 22.05gr, 34mm, 12h

    Good Very Fine. Beautifully toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of a Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Great Britain. Windsor, George VI with Elizabeth AR Coronation Medal.
    Great Britain. Windsor, George VI with Elizabeth AR Coronation Medal. 1936-1952.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

    London mint. Dated 12 May 1937. Design by Percy Metcalfe. GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937, crowned bust of King George VI to left; P M in small lettering on shoulder / QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937, crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth to left; P M in small lettering on shoulder. BHM 4314; Eimer 2046a. 15.65gr, 31mm, 12h

    Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Great Britain. Windsor, George VI with Elizabeth AR Coronation Medal.
    Great Britain. Windsor, George VI with Elizabeth AR Coronation Medal. 1936-1952.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    London mint. Dated 12 May 1937. Design by Percy Metcalfe. GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937, crowned bust of King George VI to left; P M in small lettering on shoulder / QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937, crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth to left; P M in small lettering on shoulder. BHM 4314; Eimer 2046a. 15.80gr, 31mm, 12h

    Extremely fine. Toned.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Great Britain. George VI AE Coronation Medal.
    Great Britain. George VI AE Coronation Medal. Dated 1937.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

    KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH, crowned busts of King George and Elizabeth to left / CROWNED A.D.1937, Britannia standing facing, holding flag with left hand and crown with right, all between arched pillars; St. Paul's and ship across water behind. BHM 486. 47.88gr, 44mm, 12h

    Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Elizabeth II Gilt Medal Group.
    Elizabeth II Gilt Medal Group. 1935-1972.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Comprising: silver jubilee medal with 20 November 1947 - 1972, and two coronation medallions dated 1953. 55.73gr total, 33-52mm

    Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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  • Mixed AE Medallion Group.
    Mixed AE Medallion Group. 1853-1960.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

    Comprising: various issues and types including a Papal medal by Aurelio Mistruzzi for Pius XII, a French medallion dated 1853 with bust of Napoleon I, a medallion for Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III, and a pewter issue. 31.06gr total, 39-23mm

    Fair - Good Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector

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  • Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AE Investiture Medal.
    Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AE Investiture Medal. Dated 1969.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

    Design by M. Rizzello. ARWISGIAD CHARLES TYWYSOG CYMRU . CAERNARFON 1969 ., bareheaded bust to right / Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN, Welsh dragon prancing to left. Eimer 2116b. 27.14gr, 31mm, 12h

    Uncirculated.

    Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

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