Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Squat body with a wide mouth and a narrow foot, two small strap handles above the shoulder. 97 grams, 95 mm



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

Of squat profile with dimpled base, broad mouth with rolled and everted rim. 25.5 grams, 64 mm



Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.

Octagonal in plan with intaglio Fortuna standing with ship's rudder and cornucopia; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.47 grams, 9.66 mm



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

Rounded body with low-relief wreath decoration, volutes on the nozzle, faux-braid decoration on the loop handle and a rosette at the base. 44.49 grams, 10.4 cm



From the collection of a late Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.

Composed of graduated oblate and other beads with a larger oblate bead at the centre; restrung. 16.26 grams, 41.5 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Comprising a lozenge-section crescentic body with applied circular cell finials, one with a green glass cabochon, applied ribbed suspension loop with a garnet cabochon. 1.98 grams, 23.71 mm



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

Flat-section disc with three attachment points; low-relief bust of a female with long flowing hair, distaff in one hand; possibly Nona. 34.13 grams, 49.82 mm



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

With intaglio cockerel standing on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.30 grams, 9.89 mm



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

With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye, and a similar motif to the centre; catchplate and remains of the iron pin to verso. 14.60 grams, 38.56 mm



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

Mould-blown with a flat-based tubular body and short neck with a returned flange rim. 21.78 grams, 91 mm



Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.

Plano-convex in section with exaggerated puffy cheeks and a small pursed mouth; possibly from a putto in a figural frieze. 1.21 kg, 15.5 cm



Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Mixed group including a standing female, a perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.66 grams total, 7-16 mm



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

Two of the gemstones in this collection show cockerels. The motif of fighting or individual cockerels was very popular in the classical world, and individual cockerels (the animal often associated with gods, such as Mercury or Sol/Helios) were also often depicted in a standing position. Another gemstone appears to represent a nude figure of Dionysus/Bacchus draped in a long cloak, and another shows Helios with a radiate crown.