An unwound bracelet modelled in the round with finely detailed scale texture to the tapering body, head raised; after the antique. 170 grams, 15.5 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Comprising: mature facing male mask with tousled hair and full beard; female bust in three-quarter view with crimped hair, disc brooch to right shoulder. 7.29 grams total, 21-22 mm



Private collection, England. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Restrung; composed of translucent blue glass beads formed of reused glass bangle fragments, interspersed with umber-coloured spacer beads. 11.5 grams, 76 cm long



UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

With embossed St. George and the Dragon, surrounded by '1897, Victoria & Saint Georges Challenge Shield', presented by Mrs. W. Clemence, with nine winners noted around the outer edge. 1.04 kg, 39.5 cm



Presented by Mrs W. Clemence in 1897. 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.

The regiment was raised as the 1st (Victoria Rifle Club) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps and became the 1st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps on the formation of the Volunteer Force in 1860. By 1892 the 1st Middlesex and 6th (St George's) Rifle Volunteer Corps were joined together.

A tribal head modelled from leather with applied hair, moustache, eyebrows and eyelashes; pierced through the lips and ears; set in a later glass dome with base. 810 grams total, 20.5 cm including stand



Acquired Mellors & Kirk, circa 2019. 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.

The freak show was the archetypal expression of popular culture, enjoyed by everyone regardless of their class. The freak show was presented to the public as entertaining and educational, offering the opportunity to learn about anatomy and the ‘realities’ of people from foreign lands. The real 'shrunken heads' known as tsantsas were severed human heads that were used by tribal cultures as war trophies or for ceremonial purposes. They were also used to scare off an enemy, using the heads as a threat, or also in religious rituals.

Comprising a graduated series of restrung lentoid-section discoid beads with modern fasteners. 117 grams, 43 cm long



UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Hollow-formed dog with its head resting on it forepaws, with textured fur, catch beneath the head and pin-lugs beneath the hindlegs, hinged pin. 16.6 grams, 34 mm



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.

Ellipsoid panel in lead frame with heraldic arms and legend 'H[er]r Hanns Rudolf Dübe Metzger in Bern 1706' (Mr. Hans Rudolf Dübe, butcher in Bern). 127 grams, 15.2 cm



Private collection, Paris. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Barrel-shaped hoop with incised inscription 'Corte Porta Amor' (The Heart Brings Love [To You]) amid tendrils and flowers; applied gold triangle to each shoulder, gold cel with inset facetted ruby-coloured gem. 11.30 grams, 24.72 mm overall, 19.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)



Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Including iron axehead, swallowtail arrowhead, Roman style oil lamp and other items. 440 grams total, 35-98 mm



From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Hollow-formed lower left leg with integral modelled sandal; open at the knee. 459 grams, 15.5 cm



English private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Bronze model of the Sphinx attached to a rectangular marble base. 662 grams, 13.6 cm



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.