Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Shallow with thickened rim; encrustations to the outer face. 396 grams, 21 cm wide



Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11631-199032.

Modelled in the half-round with large lentoid eyes and small crescentic horns; stud through the muzzle and a loop behind the horns. 5.59 grams, 25.3 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Composed mainly of oblate and tubular beads, restrung. 11.9 grams, 39 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Comprising hollow-formed animal heads and others. 0.93 grams total, 8-14 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 17.76 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Carved anatomical detailing, the underside with two figures driving a biga. 3.15 grams, 17 mm



From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.

Fusiform in plan and plano-convex in section, frieze of advancing animal to underside. 8.12 grams, 31.05 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Broad and squat with lip to the inner edge of the mouth, concentric rings to the centre. 240 grams, 18.5 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Depicting a stylised face with grooved hair and small ring-and-dot eyes, a wide nose and slit mouth. 11.6 grams, 22.2 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Bulbous body with flat base, narrow trumpet-shaped neck and a handle to the rear. 1.27 kg, 25 cm high



Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising a wide triangular blade with raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 157 grams, 31.5 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time.

With three splayed stub legs, ovoid body, loop handle and long pouring lip with strainer; applied loops and handles to the shoulders; hatched and scrolled painted decoration. 295 grams, 16 cm



UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.