Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Ellipsoid type with low-relief image of winged archangel advancing with sword raised and shield held forward, one foot resting on a supine dragon; stud to reverse. 4.69 grams, 30 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Revelation 12:7-12 Michael Defeats the Dragon ‘Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.’

Discoid in plan with beaded border to a rectangular field, low-relief Agnus Dei advancing with nimbus to the animal's head, outer end of banner behind its rump; cross and pellet casting marks to reverse. 13.2 grams, 32 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Large-format engraved plate illustrating amulets of various types (figures of Bes and Pataikos, multiple wedjat, Taweret with dorsal pillar, etc.), from the book series La Description de l'Egypte published after the French army's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Book A, Volume V, plate 88; mounted in a modern glazed frame. 3 kg total, 70.6 x 53 cm including frame



Private collection, London, UK.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt.

Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders decorated with geometric motifs within raised borders, set with a blue cabochon, possibly sodalite. 8.31 grams, 30.32 mm overall, 20.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)



Prior English collection of Mr A.H.D. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.

Hollow-formed, standing erect with mane swept back from the brow; separate saddle and blanket with traces of pigment; tail extended to rear, repaired. 3.95 kg, 40.7 cm high



Acquired on the UK art market.

Spherical melon bead with finely carved grooves. 161 grams, 50 mm



Private collection, UK.

Including fusiform, plano-convex and other types; after the antique. 46 grams total, 14-31 mm



From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.

Comprising: a large circular mount fragment depicting a classical scene; an edge fragment from the same mount; a button with an eagle; a silver coin; a mount depicting a nude boy emerging from a flower; a kneeling figure holding a basket on their head with a socket above and below; a figurine of god Pan with his arms raised. 235 grams total, 13-78.4 mm



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

Comprising a barrel-shaped body with a rounded underside, addorsed human heads each on a long, curved neck, with applied pellets for the hair, a scooped beak for the mouth, applied bands for the arms with impressed pellets, smaller head worn on the chest on a collar. 5.8 kg, 42.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market.

Ellipsoid in plan; high-relief profile bust with floral wreath to the brow and the hair drawn back in a chignon; chipped. 5.28 grams, 25 mm



London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Each with a gold surface and red-brown cinnabar colouration; the spools are discoid with raised bands and a capped and pierced central cylindrical neck to the reverse; the discs present almost identical scenes of a standing warrior wearing a headdress and holding a club and shield; in the style of the Lambayeque Valley, circa 200-500 A.D. 173 grams total, 10.7 cm each



Formerly acquired before 1950. From the collection of Mr Razeto, acquired in the 1950s-1960s. Ex private American collection, circa 1960s. Acquired from Gloria Lisset Reyes Garcia, Florida, USA. From the private collection of Mr Michael J. Vaupel, Miami, USA.

The age of the Moche people has been lauded as the 'Master Craftsman Period' by archaeologists. Alongside other developments and innovations, the Moche excelled at metalwork, such as this pair of earrings, which may have been worn by high-status men or women. The pair would likely have been deposited as grave goods. The Moche culture existed between 200 and 850 AD, before the advent of the Inca. Although they never formed a single centralised political entity, they built thriving cultural regional centres stretching from the Nepeña River Valley in the south to the Piura River, close to the modern border with Ecuador, developing coastal regions into fertile farmlands and exploiting the maritime resources of the Pacific Ocean's Humboldt Current.

Each with a cell to the bezel, inset stone with incuse design. 97 grams total, 26-31 mm



Ex North West London, UK, collection, 2000s.