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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

Comprising: three medals to commemorate George VI and Queen Elizabeth's coronation on 12th May 1937. 54.65gr total, 40-38mm excluding ribbon

Fine - Extremely Fine.

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

The medal, which is made of silver, is 36 mm in diameter and suspended by a ribbon 32mm in width of dark green with a narrow central vertical stripe of white. Design bears the Royal cipher G.VI.R surmounted by a crown and surrounded by the legend GEORGIUS VI D:G.:BR.:OMN:REX. / Comprises the flag of Pakistan surrounded by a wreath with inscriptions in Arabic above and below, the suspender is a straight bar suspender, named on the rim to: 6246263 SIGMN MOHD SHAFI . P . SIG ' S. 37.17gr, 37mm

Good Very Fine.

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

The Medal is circular and made of cupro-nickel and measures 36 millimetres (1.4 inches) in diameter and has the recipient’s name is impressed on the rim: 'VX58241 K. G. THORSEN. Crowned effigy of King George VI and surrounded by the inscription ‘GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP‘ / Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia surrounded by the words ‘THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945’, the ribbon measures 32 millimetres (1.3 inches) wide and has a wide khaki central stripe (represents the Army), flanked by two narrow red stripes, the edge stripes are dark blue on the left and light blue on the right (representing the Mercantile Marine, Navy, and Air Force respectively). 32.74gr, 36mm

Good Very Fine.

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

Facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a Tudor crown / crowned royal monogram of EIIR with the monarchs name and date of coronation around the edge, the ribbon is dark red with two narrow blue stripes in the centre and narrow white edges, with original ladies bow ribbon. 127gr total, case 93mm

Brilliant Uncirculated, toned.

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

The 1953 Coronation Medal was made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on the 2nd June 1953. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. More than 153,000 medals were issued and the award of these medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why.

French Republic around head of Marianne facing right / National Order of Merit, December 3 1963, around set of crossed tricolores, designed by Max Léognany, manufactured by the Monnaie de Paris and the Arthus Bertrand firm. 100gr total, case 92mm

Good Extremely Fine.

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

The National Order of Merit was established on December 3, 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. It was created as an effort to streamline the growing number of orders in France, as well as to re-establish the pre-eminence of the Legion of Honour.

Half length crowned figures in relief of King George V and Queen Mary in state robes, facing left, circumscribed GEORGE . V . AND . QUEEN . MARY . MAY .VI . MCMXXXV / crowned cipher of King and Emperor George VI, the dates MAY 1910 and MAY 1935 to left and right respectively, with original ladies bow ribbon. 132gr total, case 92mm

Uncirculated, toned.

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

RAOB Masonic Jewel celebrating the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales; manufacturer, Parry of Birmingham. 31.70gr, 129mm

Extremely Fine.

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

Comprising: three miniature medals including Candahar Ghuznee and Cabul, 1841-2; Afghanistan 1878-1880 with Kabul clasp; and one with Aliwal clasp, detached. 24.61gr total, 19mm excluding ribbon

Extremely Fine.

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

Profile of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley / crowned royal cypher EIIR, on a faceted diamond design with the dates 1952 - 2012 below, dark red ribbon with two narrow white stripes in the centre and narrow blue stipes on the edge. 66gr total, case 91mm

Unworn Brilliant Uncirculated.

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

The 2012 Queens Diamond Jubilee medal was made to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II; 450,000 Diamond Jubilee Medals were awarded only to members of the Armed Forces, HM Prison Service, and emergency services personnel (including Police Community Support Officers) who had completed five full years of service on 6 February 2012, holders of the Victoria Cross and George Cross and members of the Royal Household were also eligible. To be eligible to wear this medal you must have been serving in 2012 and in service 5 years prior. The award miniature medal complements the full-size official medal and is normally worn for formal dinner dress occasions.

Near-new case with two blue velour trays for a range of coin sizes, lockable with four keys; a large cased leatherette album with twelve leaves and separators for a range of coin sizes, ring-binder mechanism. 4.39 kg total, 33.5 - 40.5 cm



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

I.A. Carradice & T.V. Buttrey - London, 2007, hardback with dustwrapper, 404 pp, 160 plates; new. 1.43 kg, 25 x 16 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Michel Amandry & Silvia Hurter with Denyse Bérend - London, 1999, hardback with dustwrapper; new in shrink wrap. 2.18 kg, 28.4 x 22.5 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.