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

With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide



Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s.

Composed of small cylindrical beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant, restrung. 3.19 grams, 31 cm



Ex late Japanese gentleman's private collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

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.

Carved with a broad flat base, gently flared profile, rounded rim. 174 grams, 72 mm wide



Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent.

Bulbous body with a raised band beneath the tubular neck, two pierced lug handles on the shoulder. 965 grams, 23.8 cm



From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.

Composed mainly of oblate beads; restrung. 11.8 grams, 38 cm



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

Composed of mainly oblate and tubular beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 12.5 grams, 30.6 cm



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

Comprising a shallow body with sharply sloping walls and wide, everted rim. 712 grams, 19.5 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 298 grams total, seal: 58.6 mm



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

Openwork seal with a tall handle, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 26 x 26 x 17 mm. This has a round flat engraved face, and the back rises steeply to the pierced loop handle. The design appears as abstract, that is it does nor depict anything from nature.This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is in very good condition.' 12.8 grams, 36 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered D-5, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

Comprising a hemispherical bowl with carination and a flaring foot. 838 grams, 19 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Carved in marble or bone with broad domed upper face, barrel-shaped shank with a horizontal incised band, pieced laterally and with hollow underside to the shank; upper face with low-relief hexafoil design. 7.65 grams, 20 mm



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