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

With broad bowl and stepped lip, barrel-shaped shank and disc base. 443 grams, 17 cm



Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s.

Comprising a wide hoop with curving supports projecting from the shoulders, a thick flower-shaped bezel with an engraved and gilt flower motif. 21.95 grams, 31.96 mm overall, 20.96 x 18.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



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

Including a cylinder seal with a standing figure, a columnar head, a scaraboid and other items. 5.2 grams total, 10-17 mm



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

Group of tapering bell-shaped beads cut from the centre of a helical shell. 41.8 grams, 38 cm long



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

Bulbous body with a narrow foot, an everted rim and a U-shaped spout, the body with bands of densely arranged herringbone decoration. 437 grams, 18 cm wide



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread. 28.7 grams, 36.5 mm



With Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s. Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992. European private collection.

Including biconvex, barrel-shaped, tabular and other types. 28 grams total, 7-23 mm



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

Rectangular in profile with carved detailing; obverse with a standing figure in ankle-length robe, bearded head turned; dividing rib beside an advancing lion with mouth open; reverse scene with perching bird and other items; pierced vertically for mounting. 97 grams, 64 mm



Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Squat in profile with narrow foot, carination below the flared rim, thick loop handle. 290 grams, 16.5 cm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Fragment of a bulla with a horned quadruple animal in profile, a bird in flight and a serpent. 6.78 grams, 31 mm



London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both faces; shallow cut on one face. 28.1 grams, 39 mm



Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples.

Thick, tapering pin with a balustered finial. 7.96 grams, 97 mm



Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of the original receipt.