Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Shallow bowl with everted rim and low foot, the outer rim with painted petals and the inside with a chequered design with dots inside the lozenges. 168 grams, 13 cm



with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Shallow body with rounded base. 204 grams, 16.7 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Cylindrical seal with a standing, robed figure wearing a headdress, before him a standing ibex with curved horns, facing back; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.6 grams, 21 mm



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

Composed of mixed beads, the central feature a small seashell, restrung. 8.88 grams, 31 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Carved in the round figure of a lion crouching on its haunches, with neck arched and forepaws resting on the spine (upper edge) of an animal placed perpendicular to the lion's head biting into its flesh; the D-shaped face with teardrop-shaped sockets for the eyes, button nose, small triangular ears; the prey with legs folded beneath the body, head turned along the lion's mane and left shoulder, with small protrusive horn and ear, oval socket for the eye; integral base with rounded lateral edges, fracture at each end. 340 grams, 85 mm



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

Each plano-convex in section with heavily scored detailing. 5.77 grams total, 39.65-47.82 mm



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

Carved anatomical detailing on the body, underside with an advancing horse, and a branch above. 2.45 grams, 15 mm



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

Comprising an ovoid body with a narrow foot and a tubular neck with a trefoil lip, strap handle to the rear. 290 grams, 15.3 cm



From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.

Comprising a hollow-formed flared foot with vertical slits, poppy-head bowl with everted rim supported by two small lugs; two rows of perforations at the shoulder. 460 grams, 14.5 cm



From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.

A substantial penannular bracelet with a round-section body decorated with deep swirling grooves. 174 grams, 75 mm



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

Comprising mainly oblate beads, restrung. 92.6 grams, 48 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Cushion-shaped bead with linear and pellet motifs on one side, pierced. 1.72 grams, 13 mm



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