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The bowl piriform in plan with volute nozzle and domed foot; heart-shaped void to the discus; arched handle developing to a rosette with foreparts of a leaping horse emerging. 280 grams, 11.9 cm



Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards.

D-section hoop with bezel formed as clasped hands. 2.66 grams, 22.04 mm overall, 18.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)



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

Mixed group of jug fragments, including a handle, a large fragment with a medallion, and others. 675 grams total, 2.4-11.1 cm



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

Comprising a D-section decorated hoop, the shoulders formed as reclining birds supporting a rectangular bezel set with a black intaglio with a butterfly motif. 6.88 grams, 29.69 mm overall, 19.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Mixed group of keys with looped handles. 41 grams total, 24-59 mm



Aquired on the UK art market circa 1990s. From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.

Including four miniature amphorae each with a ribbed collar to the neck, and a fifth with sealing wax at the mouth. 130 grams total, 9.2-14.2 cm



with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.

Comprising a D-section hoop with openwork shoulders terminating in two bird heads, a tall bezel decorated with similar motifs and set with a bluish-green cabochon. 9.28 grams, 30.17 mm overall, 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)



Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Comprising: border fragment of profile female with long hair and palla, diadem and earrings; another similar to previous extending to hip-length, arm bent and hand supporting a bowl while the other hand supports a cockerel; profile view of a robed figure in a chair with flower and dove beneath. 550 grams total, 11.3-17.3 cm



Acquired at auction in Geneva or Basel circa 1989. From the private collection of a Swiss gentleman collector, thence by decent 2018.

Carved as a miniature sarcophagus; with separate capital forming the lid covering a rectangular recess with shallow slot for a pen, two hollows for ink and a median slot for nibs or other items. 2.58 kg total, 17.5 cm wide



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

Various designs (all different), most with a registration number on the loop and advertising in low relief on the handle, including 'Buttermilk', 'Three in One', 'Whitbread', 'Crown Cork' and others. 518 grams total, 75-94 mm



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

The bowl with a twisted rope pattern and inset with small red cabochons, with a chased brass plate around the opening. 287 grams, 11.6 cm



From an old Dorset specialist collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

Composed of flattened oval and tubular beads, restrung with a modern clasp. 29 grams, 42 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.