Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

An irregular fragment showing concentric banding and a stylised Christogram motif. 49 grams, 83 mm



Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s. From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

Formed of rectangular-section bar with overlapping, flared terminals, hatched decoration. 30.5 grams, 56 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Hexagonal in plan with tall tubular neck and flared and folded rim, disc base with moulding seams; broad sloping shoulder above a sidewall of panels each with a low-relief avian image (bird in flight, bird perching on a branch, etc.). 31 grams, 80 mm



Ex private collection, Israel. Acquired from Archaeological Center, Auction 60, no.204. Private collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Archaeological Center online catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12530-232177.

Roman opaque glass attributed to the Sidonian workshops represents one of the most technically sophisticated achievements of early Imperial glassmaking. Produced in the Levant, long a centre of innovation, the workshops at Sidon were renowned for their mastery of colour chemistry, using controlled additions of antimony-and-tin-based opacifiers to create surfaces resembling fine stone or enamel. These vessels were not merely utilitarian objects but markers of status, admired in antiquity for their vibrant hues and precision of manufacture. Examples such as the present piece illustrate the transition of glass from a luxury comparable to carved hardstone to an art form that could be shaped, coloured, and refined with unprecedented freedom, underscoring the pivotal role of Sidon in the evolution of Roman glass technology.

Intaglio perching bird motif with frond. 0.46 grams, 11.29 mm



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

Discoid mount with scrolled border, two standing figures at the centre, facing each other. 20 grams, 40 mm



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

Hemispherical polychrome millefiori glass bead with a face motif on a light background. 1.15 grams, 13.75 mm



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

Rounded body with a low discus showing two gladiators in close combat, flat shoulder with ovolo motifs, handle at the rear; repaired. 50 grams, 80 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

With intaglio Mercury standing with caduceus, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.86 grams, 14.20 mm



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

Comprising a slender rectangular-section hoop with expanding shoulders, set with an oval carnelian intaglio with a clasped hands motif. 2.76 grams, 20.61 mm overall, 17.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Modelled as a caparisoned horse-head emerging from a four-petalled flower. 60.1 grams, 57 mm



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

This is a horse protome designed to be a mount for a vessel or small furniture, a work of delicate Roman craftsmanship, a replica of a widespread Hellenistic model. Similar bronzes can be found at the Musée des Antiquités Nationales of Paris, at the Metropolitan Museum, and at the Mariemont Museum.

Round, undecorated body with central filler hole and large nozzle, handle at the rear and low basal foot. 153 grams, 11.5 cm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Shallow, circular body with volute scrolls flanking the nozzle, low relief image of a butting bull on a baseline on the discus. 59.5 grams, 91 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A38.