Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Parthian Terracotta Prince Torso
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in low-relief, standing figure in knee-length short-sleeved tunic with belt and cloak over the left shoulder; right arm bent across the body, hand holding a frond. 61 grams, 90 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Parthian Terracotta Vessel Group
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two palm-cups with broad everted rim to the mouth, and a bulbous jar with rounded rim. 198 grams total, 78-94 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Scythian Bronze Galloping Stag Strap Decoration
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled as a stylised quadruped with its legs folded beneath the body, long curving horns and circular cells on the body and eye, two lugs on the reverse. 24.3 grams, 51 mm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Bird and Altar
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Round-section hoop with flat discoid bezel, engraved standing long-legged bird facing a tall altar. 4.23 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 20.68 x 17.95 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. -
Parthian Terracotta Bust of a Warrior
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Moulded in high-relief with crested headgear, trimmed beard, large almond-shaped eyes and hatched fringe. 23 grams, 53 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments with reserved and applied geometric ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 23 grams total, 25-41 mm
Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s. -
Greek Bronze Ring Bezel Group
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including standing figure with patera in one extended hand and other types. 5.05 grams total, 16-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Scythian Bronze Roundel with Sea Scroll Pairs
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With C-shaped round-section staple to the reverse, incised S-scrolls to the obverse forming a decorative design. 32.5 grams, 41 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK
The economical use of curvilinear forms is evidenced elsewhere in Scythian art - for example, in the tattoos on the preserved body of the man from Burial Mound 2 at Pazyryk in the Altai Mountains. -
Etruscan Bioconical Bowl with Handles
Italo-Geometric, 7th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Biconical in profile on a basal ring, with short applied handles, concentric raised horizontal ribs to the inner face. 250 grams, 19.5 cm wide
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Crouching Lion
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, an oval bezel with a crouching lion on a baseline. 4.35 grams, 23.67 mm overall, 18.00 x 12.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Combat Scene
4th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse scene of a leaping lion attacking a standing figure grappling it, perhaps Herakles and the Nemaean lion. 3.67 grams, 24.45 mm overall, 20.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Child's Bronze Ring with Recumbent Bull
4th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse image of a beast in profile with its legs folded beneath the body. 1.09 grams, 14.97 mm overall, 11.76 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
