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

Comprising: one with biconvex body with D-section nozzle and loop handle with trefoil reflector; one squat pot with pinched nozzle and loop handle; one a cup with pinched nozzle, low stem with saucer below and strap handle. 481 grams total, 8.1-11.1 cm



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

Comprising a carinated hoop and disc bezel with two stylised figures flanking a cross. 2.75 grams, 20.22 mm overall, 17.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.

This type of motif is often used as a wedding ring, with the figures representing the married couple and the cross conferring the church's blessing on the union.

Study of a kneeling boy, possibly the young St John the Baptist, in red chalk (sanguine) on laid paper; in the Bolognese and Roman academic tradition after the Carracci, comparable to studies from the circle of Carlo Cignani (1628–1719); watermark a bird on three mounts (trimount) within a circle, a mark recorded on 17th-century Italian papers, including drawings made in Rome; chain lines about 28 mm apart. 2.16 grams, 16 x 15.5 cm



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

Glass with incuse profile bust of Silenus; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.22 grams, 21 mm



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

Modelled in a standing pose with an erect head. 264 grams, 10.5 cm



Ex UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Flat-section hoop with bezel formed as clasped hands. 2.65 grams, 21.01 mm overall, 17.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)



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

The coin in a handwritten coin packet and displayed in a wooden glazed frame with a certificate of origin. 557 grams total, 33.7 x 23.7 cm including frame



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

In October 1707, the Association, commanded by Captain Edmund Loades, was returning from the Mediterranean with Shovell on board. The 21 ships in the squadron entered the mouth of the English Channel on the night of 22 October 1707 (Old Style). The Association struck the Outer Gilstone Rock off the Isles of Scilly, and was wrecked with the loss of her entire crew of about 800 men, along with three other ships (including HMS Eagle and HMS Romney). As a result of navigational errors, the ships were not where they were reckoned to be. It was largely as a result of this disaster that the Board of the Admiralty instituted a competition for a more precise method to determine longitude. The wreck site was rediscovered in 1964 by the Naval Air Command Sub Aqua Club. Members of the club recovered gold coins, a bronze cannon and many other artefacts from the Association site. More than 2,000 coins and other artefacts recovered from the wreck site were auctioned by Sotheby’s in July 1969.

Comprising: squat bowl with enamelled floral frieze to the equator, palmettes to the base; two vases each with bulbous body, flared foot and slender stem, reserved foliage detailing. 1.35 kg total, 11-18.5 cm



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

Comprising: a large stone scarab with five lines of hieroglyphic text, a seated Bastet figurine, a carved Bes figurine, and a large wooden figurine wearing a bag wig and a broad collar, with five vertical lines of hieroglyphic text on the lower body. 610 grams total, 6.2-24.5 cm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

With a leather spine and lacquered covers with leaf motifs and a brass clasp, inside with recessed cardboard mounts. 478 grams, 14.7 x 12.5 cm



Private collection, London, UK.

The handle formed as a standing knight in plate armour holding a sword to his chest. 73 grams, 86 mm



Acquired on the UK art market. Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, lady. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Drum-shaped body with everted flange to the rim and tapering footring; guilloche to the rim, running key motif to the shoulder and foot, quadrant circle amulet and other motifs at the base; median field with cloud pattern background, advancing dragon and bird in flight. 1.65 kg, 23.9 cm wide



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