Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Composed of hollow-form spheres arranged in rows with applied granules and later gold-coloured loops for suspension. 1.43 grams, 16 mm



Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.

Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread. 28.7 grams, 36.5 mm



With Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s. Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992. European private collection.

Modelled in the round on a rectangular plaque with incuse image to the underside: figure in ankle-length robe plucking a fruit from a tree. 3.28 grams, 18 mm



Old private French collection. Anonymous sale, Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 2015. Private European collection, acquired in 2015.

A restrung designer necklace including Roman green and yellow 'date heads', Venetian striped 'watermelon' chevron beads. 36.3 grams, 43 cm



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

Plano-convex type with incuse wolf and stag motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.15 grams, 21.76 mm



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

Biconvex body with spout formed as an animal-head, filler to the rear with crimped rim and ribbed loop between; traces of painted design. 1.32 kg, 24.7 cm



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

An elongated ovoid body with a flat base and trumpet-shaped neck, with a handle to the rear. 545 grams, 23.5 cm



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

Restrung designer necklace of banded agate beads in fusiform, tubular, barrel-shaped and other types. 71 grams, 46 cm long



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

Restrung group of tabular, fusiform and other carnelian beads, including some glass beads, with granulated tubular gold collar spacers between. 45.5 grams, 55 cm



From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.

Comprising a flat-section hoop with fluted shoulders, oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio bearing a three-line inscription referring to the Prophet Ezekiel. 11.17 grams, 28.34 mm overall, 21.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)



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

Formed as a splayed animal figure with an integral loop. 2.16 grams, 21 mm



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

The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on both sides. 29.8 grams, 38.3 mm



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