Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Comprising four head fragments, one fragment of the upper torso of a male, and a bird fragment. 116 grams total, 37-72 mm



From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.

Comprising a columnar neck with pinched detailing to the head and spatulate tail, discoid plate below. 8.47 grams, 46 mm



Acquired from a London auction house, circa 2001. Property of a Swiss gentleman.

Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of tree-branch with two perching birds; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4 grams, 19 mm



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

Lentoid in plan and in section with low-relief legend to the centre of one face. 62.9 grams total, 29 mm each



Property of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).

Low-relief ovolo decoration on the body with a raised rosette motif on the nozzle, ribbed loop handle to the rear, and an inked collector's note '191' on the base. 53.7 grams, 11.2 cm



From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.

Elliptical bezel with high-relief profile bust. 7.26 grams, 22 mm



Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Squat in profile with low foot, sidewall with triangular pellet clusters in swags; carination to inner rim; old collector's label to underside 'Q/15'. 197 grams, 10.9 cm wide



From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.

Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160.

Ovoid body, short neck, disc-shaped rim, a vestigial handle with suspension hole, decorated with linear motifs such as tongues, lines and dots, all organised in zones. 48.3 grams, 74 mm



From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising two penannular lozenge-section bracelets. 182 grams total, 84 mm each



Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London, 12 December 1996, no.49. Private collection, Suffolk.

Broad and squat with low foot, inturned rim; chipped; old collector's record card with label to reverse '0892'. 29.4 grams, 53 mm wide



From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s. Accompanied by a typed information display card.

Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160.

Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a footed chalice with two birds perched on the rim of the bowl; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.45 grams, 14 mm



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

Tongue-shaped with curved upper end forming an arch, integrally moulded facing female mask with band of braided hair to the brow; possibly from Rhodes. 20.8 grams, 40 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 an original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A2.