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Ellipsoid in plan with incuse profile bust, bearded and wearing a crested helmet 0.47 grams, 11 mm



Property of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).

Designer necklace composed of alternating 'eye' and other polychrome glass beads alternating with polished carnelian beads, restrung and with a hook-and-loop clasp. 99 grams, 53 cm



London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK.

With wide shoulders and a rub-over bezel set with an orange carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing horned quadruped, possibly a goat. 3.27 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 19.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



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

With a piriform body and applied trail collar, flared neck with applied trail pinched into a pouring spout; strap handle; dimpled base with applied foot. 44 grams, 11.2 cm



From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.

With broad bowl and in-turned rim, square-section long handle looped at the end with a beast-head finial; repaired and in two pieces with a custom-made display stand. 70 grams, 22.5 cm (317 grams total, 25.5 cm including stand)



Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Comprising: three melon beads and one melon pendant; a hexagonal bead imitating an emerald crystal; a large oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a black pendant with a large loop and applied red dot decoration; a mosaic glass disc with lizard skin-like decoration; two polychrome beads with trails; a bag-shaped pendant with two tubular sockets; and two oblate beads. 41.2 grams total, 7-23 mm



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

Composed of two elegantly curving swan's heads with pellet eyes, large loop below. 34.8 grams, 45 mm



From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

Cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.2 grams, 12 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Including standing figure, profile portrait bust and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams total, 7-11 mm



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

Slender tapering body with a rounded base and a trumpet-shaped mouth with a rolled rim. 20.87 grams, 12.7 cm



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

Penannular bracelet with rounded terminals, the upper face decorated with annulets and X-motifs, five large circlets with hatching at the centre. 30.2 grams, 57 mm



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

Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 7.68 grams, 39.5 cm



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