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Comprising a large iron door key with looped handle and a small bronze barrel lock key. 80 grams total, 5.2-15 cm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of alternating facetted tabular and cylindrical beads interspersed with small glass oblate beads; restrung 27.3 grams, 39.5 cm
Ex London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Ex London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Anatomical detailing to the carapace, head and legs, underside with nine lines of hieroglyphic text, replicating the royal scarab of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), commemorating a lion hunt. 256 grams, 89 mm
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Kozloff, A.P., Bryan, B., and Berman, L.M., Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his World, Cleveland, 1992, p. 69, no.2, for a discussion of an original scarab of this type.
This is a replica of one of several commemorative scarabs issued by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to celebrate various events. The text reads: May he live, the Horus, Mighty Bull Who Appears in Maat; the Two Ladies, Establisher of the Laws and Pacifier of the Two Lands, the Horus of Gold, Great of Strength Who Smites the Asiatics; the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebmaatre; the Son of Re, Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes, endowed with life; and the King’s Great Wife Tiye, may she live! The number of lions (hunted) from regnal year 1 down to regnal year 10, lions 102. In 2019, an original lion hunt scarab was sold at Christie's in New York for $106,250!
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Kozloff, A.P., Bryan, B., and Berman, L.M., Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his World, Cleveland, 1992, p. 69, no.2, for a discussion of an original scarab of this type.
This is a replica of one of several commemorative scarabs issued by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to celebrate various events. The text reads: May he live, the Horus, Mighty Bull Who Appears in Maat; the Two Ladies, Establisher of the Laws and Pacifier of the Two Lands, the Horus of Gold, Great of Strength Who Smites the Asiatics; the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebmaatre; the Son of Re, Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes, endowed with life; and the King’s Great Wife Tiye, may she live! The number of lions (hunted) from regnal year 1 down to regnal year 10, lions 102. In 2019, an original lion hunt scarab was sold at Christie's in New York for $106,250!
Comprising: a short string of facetted oblate light blue beads, no clasp; prayer bead string with a tassel to the end. 171 grams total, 37-78 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.
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.
An ear scoop with egg-shaped bowl, and slender D-section handle with flat underside and moulded collar to the upper face, pierced through the top. 2.15 grams, 47 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brompton, North Yorkshire, on Thursday 25 June 2008, recorded as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure Reference no.2009 T10.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NCL-B5BCC7.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum and Her Majesty's Coroner regarding the find.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brompton, North Yorkshire, on Thursday 25 June 2008, recorded as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure Reference no.2009 T10.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NCL-B5BCC7.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum and Her Majesty's Coroner regarding the find.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Shallow silver-plated outer case with lateral drop handles and lipped lid with impressed '2' to rim, bae with incised heraldic motif of a dragon crest beneath a coronet within a buckled garter and motto 'Ung Je Servirai' (I will serve only one); two base metal dishes with ropework borders inside. 1.42 kg, 23 cm
From Highclere Castle from the 1950s onwards.
Acquired from Newbury Antique Emporium.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The motto is that of the Fitzherbert family, the Earls of Carnarvon. Probably the best-known bearer of that title is George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 -1923), who financed the exploratory excavations of Howard Carter which resulted in the discovery and publication of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen in the 1920s. On 19 March 1923, Carnarvon contracted blood poisoning after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. He died a few days later on 5 April, in the Continental-Savoy Hotel in Cairo. This unexpected and untimely death gave rise to the story of the 'Curse of the Mummy'. He is buried in a tomb at Beacon Hill, Hampshire and the family lives in Highclere Castle nearby. Highclere is the location chosen for the filming of the BBC drama series 'Downton Abbey'.
From Highclere Castle from the 1950s onwards.
Acquired from Newbury Antique Emporium.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The motto is that of the Fitzherbert family, the Earls of Carnarvon. Probably the best-known bearer of that title is George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 -1923), who financed the exploratory excavations of Howard Carter which resulted in the discovery and publication of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen in the 1920s. On 19 March 1923, Carnarvon contracted blood poisoning after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. He died a few days later on 5 April, in the Continental-Savoy Hotel in Cairo. This unexpected and untimely death gave rise to the story of the 'Curse of the Mummy'. He is buried in a tomb at Beacon Hill, Hampshire and the family lives in Highclere Castle nearby. Highclere is the location chosen for the filming of the BBC drama series 'Downton Abbey'.
The shank round in section, undulating in form with pinched facets. 6.61 grams, 56 mm
From an old English collection.
Acquired from Helios Gallery in 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From an old English collection.
Acquired from Helios Gallery in 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Square in plan with rounded corners, upper face developing to a circular mouth with everted rim. 3.95 kg, 15.5 cm high
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With kneeling nobleman and three kneeling females within a courtyard; panels of Nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.24 kg, 43 x 37.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Depicted with a young face, curly hair, crowned by a halo, six radiating wings with feather detail; two holes for attachment. 33 grams, 19 cm
Acquired Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, circa 2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. similar liturgical fan (flabellum-riphidion) with six-winged seraphim, 18th century, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The plaque represents the central applique of a riphidion, an ecclesiastic fan worn by the Deacons during the Liturgical celebration of the Orthodox Church. The iconography refers to the Cherubim, the Angelic creatures with many wings and many eyes, ‘Singing the triumphal hymn, exclaiming, proclaiming, and saying' Holy, holy, holy. Fans are appointed to symbolise the invisible presence of the angels during significant liturgical acts. They are carried in the Great Entrance while the choir sings, ‘We who mystically represent the Cherubim and who sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now lay aside all cares of this life, that we may receive the King of All, who comes invisibly escorted by the angelic host’. The altar servers take the place of angels, and they carry seraphic fans like the ancient Roman soldiers who carry the banner of their regiment.
Acquired Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, circa 2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. similar liturgical fan (flabellum-riphidion) with six-winged seraphim, 18th century, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The plaque represents the central applique of a riphidion, an ecclesiastic fan worn by the Deacons during the Liturgical celebration of the Orthodox Church. The iconography refers to the Cherubim, the Angelic creatures with many wings and many eyes, ‘Singing the triumphal hymn, exclaiming, proclaiming, and saying' Holy, holy, holy. Fans are appointed to symbolise the invisible presence of the angels during significant liturgical acts. They are carried in the Great Entrance while the choir sings, ‘We who mystically represent the Cherubim and who sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now lay aside all cares of this life, that we may receive the King of All, who comes invisibly escorted by the angelic host’. The altar servers take the place of angels, and they carry seraphic fans like the ancient Roman soldiers who carry the banner of their regiment.
Comprising three scarabs with different decorative motifs on the body, hieroglyphs, including the cartouches of Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, and other decorative motifs on the underside. 132 grams total, 52-54 mm
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Rectangular panel in lead frame, painted with a crown with band of roundels at the brow and lozenge leaves with trefoils between. 94 grams, 11.6 cm
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 8 June 2023, no.511.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Probably the crown of a French marquis with strawberry leaves and pearl clusters.
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 8 June 2023, no.511.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Probably the crown of a French marquis with strawberry leaves and pearl clusters.
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