Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Scythian Bronze Roundel with Sea Scroll Pairs
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With C-shaped round-section staple to the reverse, incised S-scrolls to the obverse forming a decorative design. 32.5 grams, 41 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK
The economical use of curvilinear forms is evidenced elsewhere in Scythian art - for example, in the tattoos on the preserved body of the man from Burial Mound 2 at Pazyryk in the Altai Mountains. -
Etruscan Bioconical Bowl with Handles
Italo-Geometic, 7th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Biconical in profile on a basal ring, with short applied handles, concentric raised horizontal ribs to the inner face. 250 grams, 19.5 cm wide
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Crouching Lion
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, an oval bezel with a crouching lion on a baseline. 4.35 grams, 23.67 mm overall, 18.00 x 12.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Combat Scene
4th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse scene of a leaping lion attacking a standing figure grappling it, perhaps Herakles and the Nemaean lion. 3.67 grams, 24.45 mm overall, 20.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Child's Bronze Ring with Recumbent Bull
4th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse image of a beast in profile with its legs folded beneath the body. 1.09 grams, 14.97 mm overall, 11.76 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Black Glazed Dish
South Italian, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad shallow profile, carinated rim; two holes below the rim. 87 grams, 10.1 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Eastern Mediterranean Limestone Head of a Male Athelete
Circa 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Modelled in the round with raised almond-shaped eyes and a strong nose, small mouth with open lips; mounting socket underneath; some re-modelling to the face. 405 grams, 10 cm
Previously with Richard Trescott, London, UK. Acquired on UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Animal or Centaur
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaphoid bezel wth incuse winged gryphon in profile. 1.63 grams, 19.86 mm overall, 16.50 x 15.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Corinthian Terracotta Round Alabastron with Lion and Swan
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Piriform body, short neck, remains of a handle, decorated with painted motifs of a seated lion with open mouth facing a swan among stylised flower and dot decoration. 46 grams, 85 mm
Ex Lotti Hohl, Switzerland; acquired before 1987. -
Parthian Green Glazed Jar
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in profile with rounded everted rim to the mouth. 190 grams, 79 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Terracotta Votive Rooster
5th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Modelled as a rooster in profile with a curved neck and rich plumage to the tail, incised feather decoration to the body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 66 grams total, 11.4 cm including stand
Ex Belgian collection. with Bonhams London, Auction 16 May 2002, no.570. Acquired by the current owner from the above. -
Greek Pottery Juglet
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Redware juglet with a ribbed collar to the neck and a strap handle to the reverse. 85 grams, 92 mm
From a private collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. 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.
