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

Discoid container with repoussé panel to the lid depicting a landscape with flowers, a beer-barrel and a standing figure in 17th century costume holding a purse in one hand and a goblet in the other. 173 grams, 10.8 cm wide



Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.

Modelled standing and holding a bulbous spouted container in his extended hands, stylised head with projecting ears and open mouth; repaired. 1.92 kg, 30 cm



Private collection of Dr Alvin M. Soffe (c.1922-1995) and Elizabeth Ann Soffe, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, acquired circa 1960s-1970s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00256668.

Piriform in profile with detachable lid, curved strap andle and spout, hexagonal base; white enamelled surface with painted tendrils and flowers. 1.5 kg, 31 cm



Private collection, UK.

Comprising: a flat-section ring with remains of a possible inscription on the bezel; a bronze ring with a cell bezel; a ring with granules flanking a cup-shaped bezel; a ring formed of twisted and hammered chain; a ring with an elaborate filigree bezel. 14.34 grams total, 18-30 mm



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

Keeled hoop with decorative panels on the shoulders, oval bezel set with a green glass cabochon with a profile bust. 12.24 grams, 32.81 mm overall, 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)



London, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.

Stitched edges and a tubular neck with brass fittings. 84 grams, 19.3 cm



Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.

Flat-section blade with a rounded tip and a wide, pierced tang. 110 grams, 22.2 cm



Ex Ma Gallery, Bath, UK. From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

White coarse paper poster with red printed warning notice for a petrol station; to foot 'copies from Simpsons the Printers, Friar Gate, Derby'. 22 grams, 76.2 x 50.6 cm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.

'Simpsons the Printers' was a local printing company specialising in postcards and photographic materials, active until the early 1960s.

The coin of Constantine the Great (272-337 A.D.) mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 167/1150. 1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm



UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.

David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist.

Comprising: a stone arrowhead; a stone blade section; five glass beads with 'eye' motifs; a pendant formed as a spoked wheel; a bone cross mount; two cut halves of a fossil ammonite. 272 grams total, 1.1-11 cm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.

Travel icon with hinged doors, featuring Saint Nicholas with a book in his left hand and making the gesture of blessing with his right, dressed as a bishop with a sticharion, covered by an omophorion, and surmounted by an epitrachelion embroidered with crosses; the saint flanked by Jesus and Virgin Mary, Christ holding the gospel, Mary holding the bishop’s epitrachelion. 163 grams, 10.2 cm



Ex P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.

With blue enamel and framed by a raised border; Saint Julitta and her son, Cyricus, Saint Gregory the Theologian and Saint John the Chrysostom standing beside them at the centre; three half-length figures above: St. Paraskeva (right), Eudokia, and Barbara (left); OCS inscriptions identifying the saints framing the scene; on the top a deesis, with Christ Pantokrator at the centre, flanked by Saint Mary and Saint John the Precursor; at the top left corner Archangel Michael, on the top right corner the Archangel Gabriel; beneath Saint Gabriel, in vertical order, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Saint Demetrios; beneath Saint Michael, in vertical order, Saint Peter, Saint Basil the Great, Saint John Chrysostomos and Saint George; in the last row, nearby Saint Andrew, at the centre, the Archangel Raphael, with sword and cross. 360 grams, 14 cm



Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

This icon was intended for private devotion, often carried by pilgrims and Orthodox believers for spiritual protection. St. Julyttas and her son Cyricus (Ки́рик и Иули́тта), among the most venerated figures in Russian tradition, are depicted in the centre, surrounded by other saints, a symbol of the communion of the righteous in front of the Divine Deesis.