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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of large cylindrical beads with spiral-decoration, interspersed with large spherical beads, central feature a melon bead; restrung. 65.07 grams, 52 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Brass Zoomorphic Padlock
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Modelled as a stylised dachshund-type dog with open jaws and the tail forming the hasp. 300 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Persian Glazed Ceramic Vase with Polo Player
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Piriform in profile with decoration in two panels: mounted polo player on galloping horse raising his mallet above his head; hares running through vegetation. 2.15 kg, 32 cm
From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copy of Ankara Museum's Anatolian Hittite Bronze Stag
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Stylised figure of a standing deer atop a ceremonial standard, elongated head with annulet eyes, tall antlers; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.23 kg total, 45 cm high including stand
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of small lenticular beads; restrung. 17.5 grams, 46 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Antique Isle of Wight Ginger Beer Bottle Collection
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: one stamped 'GREENHAM & CO SHANKLIN'; one stamped 'RIDDICK & SONS. BRADING & BEMBRIDGE I.W.'; one stamped 'HIBBERD & CO. VENTNOR EST. 1863' with a stopper; one stamped 'RUWAIC VENTNOR'; one stamped 'F. HARTRIDGE & SONS COWES I.W.'; one stamped 'TAPLIN HOME BREWED GINGER BEER NEWPORT, I.W.'; accompanied by a booklet by Stephen H. Day, Castaways - collectable containers. 3 kg total, 17.4-18.6 cm
From the private collection of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anti-Society Related Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Circa 1970s A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including 'Stuff the Jubilee', 'Socialist Unity' and other types. 33 grams total, 32-55 mm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Child's Glass Marble Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including aqua and other types, some with inked collector's label. 59 grams total, 14-26 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. -
Vintage Celtic Revival Silver Brooch with Yellow Quartz
Edinburgh, before 1974 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Disc brooch with claw setting and facetted stone; pin and catch to reverse; stamped with a thistle: 92.5% pure silver and used from 1759 to 1974, three turreted castle is the town mark for Edinburgh, WBS: manufacturer Ward Brothers, 6 likely refers to the letter sequence of the date mark. 10.4 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pewter Spoon and Iron Bell Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including a spoon with broad bowl and flat handle with stamped mark; another with flat handle and tulip finial, stamped on bowl and finial; three small clapper bells. 218 grams total, 3.9-17.1 cm
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stuart Period Lead Eagle Talon-and-Ball Merchant's Seal Pendant
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising an eagle's talon with claws gripping a truncated sphere; flat underside divided into quarters with pellets in the upper quadrants, 'S W' in the lower; pierced flange above. 19.8 grams, 40 mm
Previously from an old collection a Cornish, UK, gentleman. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Mixed Silver Ring Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: a ring set with a stone, gold inlay surrounding the bezel, applied letters S and P on the shoulders; ring with a crouching ibex; a ring with large discoid bezel bearing a cross and letters 'HT'; flat-section ring with low-relief eye motifs on the upper face; a substantial ring with a bull-head bezel; ring with segmented hoop, each rectangular segment with a decorative motif, bezel with a standing figure flanked by two animals. 55 grams total, 21-33 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Anglia, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.