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The tubular body and lid in turned and polished agate with gold fittings. 60.6 grams, 10.9 cm



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

Rectangular panel showing a nimbate saint in full armour, supporting a bow and a long spear on his right shoulder, and a shield with his left hand, inscription above; an old handwritten label to the reverse reading 'Judy took it to the British Museum who said it is 17th century from Macedonia. It is only a fragment of the left side of a triptych and is a warrior saint, saint [ ...] os. From George Churchill Xmas 1989'. 127 grams, 14.5 x 11.9 cm



The Cotswold Auction Company, Cheltenham, UK, 14 December 2021, no.97. Private collection, Suffolk.

Comprising a D-section hoop with plain exterior, inner face inscribed with 'Feare God only'. 2.99 grams, 22.24 mm overall, 18.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)



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

Carved in low relief, nimbate profile bust with palla. 2.77 grams, 34 mm



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

Composed of tubular beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant, restrung. 5.8 grams, 37 cm



Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.

Large album containing black-and-white prints of architectural features, including the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, some with pencilled notes beneath, and also including some unmounted and duplicate prints; covers detached. 5.34 kg, 42 x 32.5 cm



Private collection, UK.

Raised pellet decoration on the hoop and bezel, set with a mottled green cabochon. 8.65 grams, 30.74 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)



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

Oval cameo with a profile bust of a bearded man wearing a helmet with a leaping lion. 4.15 grams, 29 mm



Acquired on the European art market.

Rectangular-section arms with a round disc to the centre and an integral loop. 18.7 grams, 67 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Including a toy lamb, spindle whorls, a model guitar and other items. 430 grams total, 14-71 mm



Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export.

Modelled nude, squatting with left arm extended holding a bow and right arm at the chin in the act of drawing the string; nude except for a crested helmet. 12.9 grams, 27 mm



Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Framed with a white card reveal, colour image of a young woman with digitally-added eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 11/05/03' and 'Historical Significance: Originally captured in 1994 for a groundbreaking 10-page editorial in The Face magazine, "Anastasia" is a museum-grade artwork celebrated as the very first instance of digital manipulation (Photoshop compositing) in fashion history. Large-scale gallery prints of this work are held in elite collections worldwide (including the Sir Elton John collection). This May 2003 proof tracks its syndication in Spain for a major visual arts or digital photography retrospective.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame



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