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

Hemispherical in profile with concentric incised rings to the centre. 59 grams, 93 mm wide



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Thick fragment with a section of impressed cuneiform text on the obverse. 77.3 grams, 66 mm



London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Comprising a plaque of three conjoined lobes with segmented border; at the top, a loop with segmented rim; vignette with a nude male with shoulder-length hair embracing a taller bearded figure with kilt and mantle to left shoulder (Hercules?); below, a satyr with horns and goat's legs beset by hunting dogs. 286 grams, 13.8 cm



Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12865-241702.

Vessel mounts of this form are not a commonly recovered artefact type, and the presence of two figures instead of one is a very singular feature. We can presume that the mount was attached to a vessel of large dimensions and of a certain importance.

Plano-convex type with incuse motif of a figure with pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.14 grams, 11 mm



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

Sheet bronze plaque fragment with repoussé design of a facing male mask above large folded wings and a lion-head roundel; addorsed eagle-heads flanking the mask and leaping lions at the sides; border with volute tendrils, rosettes and other motifs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 35 grams, 12.5 cm



From the collection of Dr Desmond Fitzgerald. Ex Charlie Watts collection. Acquired from Bearnes Hampton Auctions, 2026. Accompanied by a copy of the auction catalogue page (£1,000-£2,000).

Comprising: shallow dish with knop handle to the centre; spouted jar with loop handle; squat jar with trumpet-shaped mouth and rounded underside. 698 grams total, 12.4-14.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Square in plan and plano-convex in section with shallow geometric ornament to the dome, rosette to the underside. 39.7 grams, 31 mm



From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.

Plano-convex in section with incised motif of feet; edge chipped. 4.61 grams, 20 mm



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

Leaf-shaped blade with rounded shoulders and a pierced rectnagular-section tang. 221 grams, 33.3 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1980-2010.

Hemispherical type with scoured external surface. 508 grams, 20.7 cm wide



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Including drum-shaped type with drilled clusters, plano-convex type with pierced lug handle and quadruped, and other types. 14.1 grams total, 12-26 mm



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

L-shaped mount with a palmette-shaped body, a small stud on the reverse and a partial loop above. 0.52 grams, 10 mm



From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.