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

Bulbous body with dimple base, short tubular neck with rolled rim. 40.8 grams, 90 mm



Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.

Cuboid dice with impressed markings unusually disposed 1:6, 4:5, 3:?. 7.94 grams, 11 mm



Ex gentleman collector of antique and antiquity games from Berkshire, UK, having collected for over 20 years.

With transverse bar, D-shaped headplate, D-section body, sleeve finial, extended catch and hinge to the reverse. 6.67 grams, 26 mm



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

Discoid type with incuse design of a bull's head with a bird perched on each horn, ewer between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.82 grams, 13 mm



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

Comprising: a dark blue grapebunch pendant with an integral loop; two amuletic heads with a short tang below. 2.94 grams total, 14-19 mm



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

Domed type with incuse profile portrait bust of a bearded Parthian with curved 'Phrygian' cap; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.75 grams, 15 mm



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

Bulbous body with a tubular neck and a flared rim. 69 grams 11.7 cm



Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.

The hoop with a raised boss at the base, an oval bezel with a profile male bust wearing a diadem. 5.08 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 19.60 x 20.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)



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

Squat in profile with broad shoulder and recessed discus with central filler hole; elongated nozzle, carinated sidewall. lug handle with tapering hole. 49 grams, 96 mm



From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. 953 grams total, 8.9-11.7 cm



Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.

These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.

Composed mainly of annular and oblate beads with a large pear-shaped bead as a central feature, restrung. 10 grams, 38 cm



Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.

Composed of small annular beads interspersed with larger oblate beads, the central feature composed of three larger beads; restrung. 12.2 grams, 31 cm



Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.