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

With stub handle to the rear, wide rim with concentric rings and starbursts, the discus with male bust in three-quarter view wearing tunic and toga; a low basal ring. 150 grams, 14.2 cm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Ellipsoid type with intaglio grasshopper; supplied with an impression. 0.65 grams, 12 mm



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

Modelled in the round as a seated dog with incised fur to the body and a long tail forming a hoop. 12.5 grams, 25.3 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Light-brown cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 3.81 grams, 14 mm



From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s, by descent.

Composed of oblate and other beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 3.54 grams, 16.4 cm



Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection.

With a narrow hoop and thick integral bezel, incuse design of Hercules grappling the Nemean lion. 10.90 grams, 25.50 mm overall, 19.39 x 15.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)



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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Treasures of Early Irish Art 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D., New York, 1977, 222 pp., Paperback. 69 col. photos, b/w photos. 903 grams, 27.8 x 21.5 cm



Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

G. Dibley & B. Lipkin, with cone translations by Julie Masquelier-Loorius, foreword by Naguib Kanawati, London, paperback, 302 pp, black-and-white illustrations. 1.29 kg, 29.7 x 21 cm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

A comprehensive reference guide to Egyptian funerary cones, including the transliteration and translation of the hieroglyphic texts of over 600 examples, together with a note of the tomb number where known.

J.A. Sakellarakis et al. - Tainia - Band I: Text, Mainz, 1980, 541 pp, hardback with cloth covers; Band II: Tafeln, hardback with cloth covers. 100 monochrome plates. 3.23 kg total, 30.2 x 21.5 cm



Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

De Beer, G., Sir, Hannibal, The Struggle for power in the Mediterranean, London, 1969 (1975), 320pp, 232pls. 16 in colour; Hamblin, D.J., The Etruscans, London, 1975, hardcover, 160pp, col. and b/w ill.; Various, Art and History of Greece, Florence 2001, paperback, 144 pp, colour photos; Various, Greek Mythology, 2007, paperback, 184 pp, colour photos (4 in B/W). 3.14 kg total, 24.6 x 17.7 - 26 x 23.4 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Froehiner, W. - Published by Le Pecq, J.Charvet, Chateau du Donjon, 1879, cloth-covered boards with gold titling; copy number 77 of 150 from E.G. Muller, London; 139 pp, lithographic frontispiece and 34 hand-coloured plates (numbers 29 and 33 absent) and additional black and white illustrations within text; bookplate 'Ex Libris Ray Winfield Smith'; plates generally clean, plates XXX-XXXIV spotted and browned, text spotted and browned, marginal waterstain towards end of text. The Charvet Collection of Ancient Glass is now part of the ancient glass collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 6.06 kg, 55.9 x 37 cm



Bonhams, London, 30 November 2016, no.119. Private collection, London, UK.

Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 1983, London, 1983, 835pp, b/w ill.; Sotheby’s Guide, Antiques and their prices worldwide, 1986 editions, London, 1986, 688pp., b/w and col. ill.; Sotheby’s Guide, Antiques and their prices worldwide, 1988 editions, volume 8, London, 1988, 736pp., b/w ill.; Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 1992, London, 1992, 796pp, b/w ill.; Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 1994, London, 1994, 810pp, b/w and colour ill.; Curtis, T., Lyle, Antiques Price Guide 1998, Haydock, 1998, 864pp., b/w ill.; Miller, J., Antiques price guide 2004, The best all-colour, all-new guide to over 8000 Antiques, London, 2003, 752pp, full colour ill.; Miller, M., Antiques Source Book 2004-2005, The definitive guide to Retail Prices for Antiquities and collectables, illustrated in full colour, London, 2004, 639pp, full colour ill. 14 kg total, 21.5 x 13.7 - 27.7 x 16.7 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.