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Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Fertility Idol
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved in the round pregnant female amulet with ursine head; attachment point at rear of neck. 69 grams, 79 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Stuart Period Bronze Stirrup-Shaped Seal Matrix
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With incuse motif to the underside, a heart pierced by two arrows. 10 grams, 44.7 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Lapis Lazuli and Hardstone Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung group of tubular, biconvex and other types with teardrop pendant centrepiece. 8.9 grams, 36.5 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Virgin Watching Christ being Nailed to the Cross
Circa 1780 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Rectangular vellum fragment with painted image of the Crucifixion to obverse, five lines of Ge'ez script above; reverse with sixteen lines of script. 10 grams, 27.7 cm
Private collection, Los Angeles, USA, until 1999. -
Western Asiatic Style Agate Bead String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of cylindrical, tabular and conical beads, with a large elbow bead to the centre. 57 grams, 30 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Cross Gemstone
16th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Raised pellets to the hoop and shoulder, drum-shaped bezel with inset carnelian cabochon, incuse quatrefoil motif. 4.83 grams, 28.24 mm overall, 20.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
S. Hadida collection, North London, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Trinket Box Group
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a pewter box with a hunting scene lid, two shallow wooden boxes with painted scene on the lid, one taller box with a naive style house on the lid. 185 grams total, 56-92 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
George III Gold Fob Seal Base with Portrait Intaglio
1727-1760 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rectangular cell with claw setting, fluted panels to underside; inset intaglio portrait bust of a bearded gentleman with fashionable silk collar and gorget. 3.67 grams, 16.3 mm
Found Clanfield, Petersfield, East Hampshire, UK, on 5th August 2017. -
Egyptian Style Bronze Statue of Osiris
20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Standing figure of Osiris in iconic pose wearing the tall conical Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus; holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia in his crossed arms; mounted on a custom-made tiered stand; Egyptian revival. 1.27 kg total, 22.8 cm including stand
Private collection, London, UK. -
Victorian Silver Bosun's Whistle
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With 'crown-and-anchor' device to each side of the bowl, flange with scrolled tendril ornament, ring for attachment of a chain. 17.9 grams, 97 mm
Acquired on the UK art art. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Maroneia Horse
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Substantial hoop with overlapping finials, large discoid bezel with low-relief image of a prancing horse, modelled after depictions on ancient Greek coins from the city of Maroneia in Thrace. 9.21 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 20.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Style Stone Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including a tortoise with segmented shell and other items. 1.3 kg total, 6-11 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.