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

Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 298 grams total, seal: 58.6 mm



Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.

Openwork seal with a tall handle, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 26 x 26 x 17 mm. This has a round flat engraved face, and the back rises steeply to the pierced loop handle. The design appears as abstract, that is it does nor depict anything from nature.This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is in very good condition.' 12.8 grams, 36 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered D-5, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

Comprising a hemispherical bowl with carination and a flaring foot. 838 grams, 19 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Carved in marble or bone with broad domed upper face, barrel-shaped shank with a horizontal incised band, pieced laterally and with hollow underside to the shank; upper face with low-relief hexafoil design. 7.65 grams, 20 mm



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

Bulbous body with a flat base and a narrow funicular neck, a round-section handle to the rear. 571 grams, 18.5 cm



From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.

Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter



Acquired in the early 2000s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147.

Domed body with four seal impressions, one showing the standing nimbate figure of blessing Saint Basil with the Greek inscription 'Αγιος Βα[σι]λ', one with a cross, and two other smaller impressions. 34 grams, 46 mm



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

Comprising four heads with pinched detailing, three with large annular eyes. 71 grams total, 25-56 mm



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

Domed seal with projecting collars, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of white stone, 37 x 41 x 15 mm., a collared hemi-spheroid, pierced horizontally. Design: a circle of water creatures around a central one. Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Design corroded.' 26.9 grams, 42 mm



From a London collection in the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.

Substantial lock with spiked locking bar and mechanism; separate flat-section key with voided shank. 1.42 kg, 21.7-33.5 cm



Private collection, UK.

Hollow-form pendant with curving body and two loops on the upper edge, both sides with an applied six-petalled flower, one formed of filigree wire and the other as raised cells. 2.24 grams, 22 mm



Ex late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Shallow bowl with rounded base and inturned rim. 260 grams, 14 cm wide



From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010.