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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")
Tall and bell-shaped with rows of piercings. 175 grams, 11 cm
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): £46
Including fragments of storage vessel, bowl and other items, some with handle and rim elements. 5.35 kg total, 1.4-27 cm
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): £85
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. 57 grams total, 25-30 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Dark maroon in colour with black strokes; broad shoulder with raised rim to the central vent, squat nozzle, lobe handle to the rear; accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Ancient Art at Fortnum & Mason stating 'Hellenistic Greek terracotta oil lamp with unusual knopped handle, dating to c. 300 Bc. Formerly in the collection of the German royal family.' 57 grams, 10 cm
Ex Ancient Art at Fortnum & Mason, London, UK.
Acquired 2005.
From the private collection of Ms Tucker, London, UK.
Accompanied by the original Fortnum & Mason certificate of authenticity and Ancient Art invoice dated 6 December 2005.
Ex Ancient Art at Fortnum & Mason, London, UK.
Acquired 2005.
From the private collection of Ms Tucker, London, UK.
Accompanied by the original Fortnum & Mason certificate of authenticity and Ancient Art invoice dated 6 December 2005.
.jpg "Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Hemispherical in profile with slightly inverted rim, band of circumferential incised lines beneath the rim and concentric zigzags below, roundels to the underside; single small pierced bulb for suspension. 289 grams, 14 cm
Ex Ian Auld collection, 1970s-1990s.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.315 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
Ex Ian Auld collection, 1970s-1990s.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.315 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including fragments of storage vessel, cup, bowl and other items, some with handle and spout elements. 4.2 kg total, 2.3-16.5 cm
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.
Female head from an effigy, moulded with a segmented conical cap and lateral upturned flaps on the brim. earrings visible beneath; the head slightly turned and tilted downwards on a long slender neck. 32 mm, 63 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. similar though larger Tarentine female head in the Metropolitan Museum under accession number: 2013.612.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. similar though larger Tarentine female head in the Metropolitan Museum under accession number: 2013.612.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Of approximately pyramidal form with stub arms, pinched head, suggestion of incised belt or girdle to the midriff. 165 grams, 89 mm
From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1979-1999.
From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1979-1999.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
The ovoid body decorated with cross-hatching, solid band to the shoulder and vertical bands to the slender neck, trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle and discoid foot; repaired. 72 grams, 91 mm
Ex Mister X. (1931-2017) private collection.
Sold in the benefit of the 'Croix-Rouge of Monaco'.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 76.12.4, for similar.
Ex Mister X. (1931-2017) private collection.
Sold in the benefit of the 'Croix-Rouge of Monaco'.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 76.12.4, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Including rim and sidewall fragments, handles and painted band detailing. 10 kg total, 1.9-30 cm
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): £416
Silver tetradrachm with profile bust to obverse, seated figure with bird to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and baile. 21.9 grams, 46 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "Greek Alabaster Alabastron")
Of slender tubular form with rounded foot; pierced at the equator. 368 grams, 17 cm
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.
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