Bronze Statue of Egyptian Horus as a Falcon

Depicting nimbate Christ holding a cross in his right hand and a palm branch in his left; the halo with inscription and the oklad with three Russian hall marks to the lower edge. 38 grams, 85 x 70 mm



Acquired from Derby Antiques Fair, in 2002. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.

Comprising four bricks with raised designs: scrolling vegetation; two monograms, one a merchant's mark, in roundels divided by an object with tiered base and billeted border; male and female facing busts within dot-dash border; worn crowned shield issuing flowering vegetation. 6.4 kg total, 13-14 cm



Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.

These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white

The god standing on an integral square base holding agricultural implements and wearing the atef crown, mounted on a custom-made stand; after the antique. 1.11 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand



Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.