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Collection of Roman Style Gemstones
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: rectangular brown agate with profile bust, and impression from the same; ellipsoid sardonyx with intaglio Mercury standing; ellipsoid jasper with standing athlete; ellipsoid amethyst with profile bust. 5.9 grams total, 15-19 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Glass Bead Necklace String Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a short string with facetted oblate pale blue beads, no clasp; a long necklace composed mainly of cylindrical polychrome beads; Indian manufacture. 170 grams total, 39-90 cm
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Carnelian Cabochon
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With a D-section hoop supporting a tall bezel with applied pellets and filigree loops, set with a large red carnelian cabochon. 6.55 grams, 30.31 mm overall, 18.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Bronze Cross Pendant
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bifacial and substantial with ribbed lug pierced transversely, bilinear raised borders; both sides with Corpus Christi surrounded by small crouching figures and busts. 140 grams, 83 mm
Constable-Maxwell and Lord McAlpine in the 1980s-1990s. with Iconastas Russian Fine Art and Antiques, London SW1. Formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'. Ex property of a British gentleman. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Georgian 'Thames' Iron Scissors
Mid 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Pointillé decoration to the body, keeled blades and small loop handles, mechanism still working. 54.1 grams, 17 cm
Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Tudor Period Velvet Fragments
Late 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular yellow-gold textile panels with applied red foliage with gold-coloured thread detailing. 152 grams total, 18.5-75 cm
Private collection, Chateau de Frechou, France. Daguerre Societe de Ventes Volontaires, 21 March 2016, no.9 [Part]. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Iron Door Key Collection
18th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising six loop-handled keys, three with balustered shanks. 100 grams total, 55-89 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Georgian Silver Ring with Roman Intaglio
18th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a decorative band formed as a wreath with a lentoid-shaped recess to each shoulder, raised oval bezel with punched decoration, set with a 2nd century A.D. dark blue intaglio with a standing goddess Fortuna holding a cornucopia. 14.55 grams, 30.65 mm overall, 18.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Mixed Buckle Collection
18th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mainly bronze double-loop types from horse-harness. 378 grams total, 27-65 mm
Found around the Buckinghamshire, UK, area. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Egyptian Style Faience Scarab Group
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Group of three, each with hieroglyphs to the underside; after the antique. 5.42 grams total, 16 mm each
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Agate Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising oblate agate beads in shades of grey-blue, olive and off-white. 111 grams, 73 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
WWI Christmas Chocolate Tin
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rectangular in plan with hinged lid, repoussé design with 'Imperium Britannicum' above and allied powers (Russia, France, Serbia, etc.) named in panels, 'Christmas 1914' legend below. 131 grams, 12.9 x 8.5 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.