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Indus Valley Style Terracotta Idol Fragment Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including standing figures and body parts. 156 grams total, 41-90 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with the Old Testament Trinity
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Depicting the Holy Trinity, represented by three winged figures, each with a three-prong staff, sitting on stools around a table with three cups, trees and the outline of a cathedral behind. 67.5 grams, 62 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The subject is based on the traditional Russian interpretation of Genesis,18, in which three figures appear to Abraham at the oak tree of Mamre. The central figure is usually identified as Jesus Christ, while God the Father is on the right and the Holy Spirit on the left. The subject of the icon originated from a very famous 15th century painting by Andrei Rublev. -
Victorian Silver Skull Ring
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
D-section hop, the bezel formed as a skull with glass inserts in the eye-sockets. 5.08 grams, 25.79 mm overall, 18.5 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex private Warwick collection, 1980-2000. Acquired from an antique fair, Staffordshire, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. -
Tudor Bronze Clothes Hook Fasteners Group
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of hooked fasteners including an openwork double-headed serpent; triangular with domed motif; openwork floral, discoid and rectangular type; each with suspension lug. 12.2 grams total, 23-36 mm
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s. -
Tibetan Agate Prayer Bead Necklace with Glass Buddha Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Restrung group of discoid, fusiform and other beads in banded agate, bone and other materials, with centrepiece pendant of seated Buddha on a dark stone backing. 60.4 grams, 60.2 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Stone Animal Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: head of an ibex with disc between the horns; ram with its legs folded beneath the body, pierced between the legs. 140 grams total, 44-62 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Indian Bidri Silver Inlaid Hooka Base
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Bell-shaped in profile with felt to underside; reserved flowers and foliage on silver-coloured metal fields; flared stem. 2.67 kg, 21.5 cm wide
Private collection, UK. -
Tudor and Later Artefact Group
Circa 16th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including crotal bells, coins, lead shot, military badges, thimbles and other items. 1.89 kg total, 8-55 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) -
Post Medieval Bronze Vanitas Relief with Skull and Crossed Bones
Germany, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising a human skull and crossed long bones; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 161 grams total, 66 mm high including stand
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Hymalayan Hill Tribe 'Pumtek' Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including fusiform, spherical and other types with etched patterns on petrified wood. 118 grams, 84.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Smoky Quartz Desk Seal in the form of a Plumed Helmet
French, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Modelled in the round as a plumed helmet with a barred visor and a chin strap, resting on a low pedestal. 182 grams, 71 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of alternating spherical and annular lapis and sodalite beads, interspersed with pale green twisted glass beads, a fish-shaped pendant with incised decoration; restrung. 42.7 grams, 42.2 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.