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

CHRISTIE'S: Japanese Works of Art, London, 20 March 1991; Japanese Works of Art, London, 11 November 1991; Japanese Works of Art, London, 18 March 1992; Japanese Works of Art, London, 16 June 1992; Japanese Works of Art, London, 15 April 1996; Arts of the Samurai & Japanese Art and Design, London, 6-7 June 2000; The Duncan Beresford-Jones Collection, London, 7 June 2000; Japanese Art and Design, London, 16 November 2000; An Important European Collection of Netsuke, London, 14 November 2001; Japanese art & Design, South Kensington, 11 May 2011; SOTHEBY'S: Japanese Works of Art, London, 17-18 June 1987; Japanese Works of Art, London, 10-11 March 1988; Japanese Works of Art, London, 20-21 June 1988; Japanese Works of Art, London, 7-8 November 1988; Japanese Works of Art, Paintings, Swords and Sword Fittings, London, 13 and 20 March 1989; Japanese Works of Art, Paintings, Swords and Sword Fittings, London, 19-20 March 1990; Japanese Works of Art, Screens and Paintings, London, 22-23 November 1990; Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London, 13-14 June 1991; Japanese Works of Art, Screens and Paintings, London, 14-15 November 1991; Japanese Works of Art, Screens and Paintings, London, 19 March 1992; Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London, 18-19 June 1992; Japanese Works of Art, London, 11-12 November 1993; Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London, 17 November 1994; Japanese Works of Art, New York, 2 December 1994, Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, 17 October 1995; Japanese Works of Art, Paintings and Screens, London, 17 April 1996; Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London, 8 June 2000; Japanese Works of Art, Paintings and Prints, London, 14-15 November 2000; Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London, 19 June 2001; The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics. The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection, London, 13 May 2015. 18 kg total, 27.2 x 21 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Leslie Webster & Janet Backhouse (eds.) - The Making of England - Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, cardcovers, 312 pp, colour and black-and-white illustrations; Hugh Tait (ed.) - 7000 Years of Jewellery, London, 2006, cardcovers, 256 pp, colour and black-and-white illustrations, water-damaged. 2.53 kg total, 27.7 x 22.2 - 28 x 22.2 cm



Property of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.

Barrel-shaped with incised ring-and-dot ornament forming an arcade. 7.78 grams, 17.78 mm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Slender round-section hoop and a discoid bezel with a central cross flanked by two pellets and inscription 'πAVΛO' (= to Paul). 5.20 grams, 25.77 mm overall, 19.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)



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

Oval pendant with integral suspension loop, one side with armoured Saint Theodore or Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon with a barbed spear, a lion beneath and a Greek inscription on the upper edge 'EICΘEOCONIKѠNTAKAK = εἷς θεός ὁ νικῶν τά κακ(ά)' = the one god who defeats evil; the reverse with four animals (two lions, a snake, an ibis and a scorpion) reaching towards an altar or a boat, a Greek inscription above 'ПІΝѠCAΒAѠΘΜIΧAΗΛ' = I drink, The God of the hosts, Michael. 8.77 grams, 56 mm



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

Expanding cross pendant with integral ribbed loop and a low-relief Corpus Christi on the obverse, suspended from a later fabric cord. 11.3 grams total, pendant: 53 mm



Acquired at the York Fair. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.

With broad hoop and stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with hatching to the shoulders, incuse hatched cross. 15.11 grams, 26.76 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)



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(s) with reference no.A89.

Including a book-clamp with sliding catch, belt buckle with trefoil plate and other items. 51.8 grams total, 14-96 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.

Comprising a thick round-section hoop and integral disc bezel; incuse cross with nimbate bust above flanked by two equal-arm crosses, enigmatic legend to the rim. 18.62 grams, 30.50 mm overall, 23.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)



Acquired circa 1980. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Featuring a D-section hoop and a perpendicular oval hoop with a standing saint holding a staff. 2.17 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)



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

Slender round-section hoop with an oval bezel bearing a monogram, the hoop split. 4.58 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)



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

Rectangular in plan with raised lip enclosing scene with standing female figure in ankle-length robe, legend 'ΝΥCΙΟΥ' (for νησιού 'belonging to Nisios'). 28.3 grams, 45 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.