February 2023 Auction - TimeLine Auctions by Daniel Riddick

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Tuesday 21 February 10am (Lots 1 - 452)

Wednesday 22 February 10am (Lots 453 -1036)

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EGYPTIAN

AND LATER SCARAB AND INTAGLIO COLLECTION

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. ½ -⅝ in. (4.13 grams total, 12-15 mm).

A mixed group of scarabs and intaglios comprising: carnelian plaque with helmetted warrior holding shield with right hand and winged Nike on his left; green glazed composition scarab with enigmatic hieroglyphs on base; onyx scarab with an armed running warrior on base, cut in Rome; a later gold bracelet with an Etruscan scarab; one wedjat eye scaraboid; an Etruscan scarab with a centaur; one stone scarab with seated Ra-Horakhty above nb reading 'lord Ra Horakhty'; one pink stone scarab with bird. [4]

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Supplied with small a handwritten note: 'Antiquities found in Rome, given to Henrietta Sophia Benfield by her mother'.

Henrietta Sophia Benfield (1796-1857) was the daughter of Paul Benfield and his wife, Mary Frances, daughter of Henry Swinburne (1743-1803).

Property of the Berkeley collection. With Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2019, lot 182.

English private collection.

EGYPTIAN AMULET COLLECTION ‡

NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C. ½ - 1 in. (14.3 grams total, 14-27 mm).

A mixed group of glazed composition amulets and beads comprising: white rectangular bead with Tilapia fish in high-relief and two cobras flanking a hem ideogram; turquoise frog on heater-shaped base with serpent to the underside; green scaraboid with wedjat to the carapace, Hathor sistrum with cow's horns to the underside; green ram-headed scaraboid with hieroglyphs to the underside; green cylinder with scarab motif; green wedjat with a cartouche of Thutmose III to the reverse; green rectangular bead with djed pillar flanked by ostrich feathers and incuse hieroglyphs to the reverse. [7]

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Two amulets with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 3 October 2000, lot 385 [Part]. Private Swiss collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.

LITERATURE: See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.

charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs

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EGYPTIAN FEMALE DWARF STATUETTE

MIDDLE KINGDOM, LATE 12TH-13TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1878-1750 B.C. 2⅝ in. (50 grams, 66 mm high).

A figurine in blue-green faience depicting a human female displaying traits of achondroplasia, with a disproportionate body, protruding abdomen, prominent buttocks, and shortened limbs; the large and exaggeratedly flattened head sports a distinctive hairstyle consisting of three ‘bunches’ on the front and three long braids at the back; the shaven top of the head is indicated by stippling; the figure wearing a long, single-strand shell necklace, armlets, and a girdle, all indicated in black pigment, as are the facial details, hair colour, pubic triangle, fingernails, and toenails.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dr Jan Beekmans, circa 1985. UK private collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1972.48, for a similar figure; cf. Bourriau, J., Pharaohs And Mortals, Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom, CUP, 1988, pp.121-122, for discussion and female dwarf figures; for a detailed discussion of the three-braid hairstyle see Tooley, A.M.J., Notes on Type 1 Truncated Figurines. Part 2. Hairstyles and the Conceptual Development of Braided Forms, SAK 49, 2020, pp.243-274, and pl. 27.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FIGURE OF THOTH ‡ 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C. 3½ in. (44.7 grams, 88 mm high).

A pale green glazed composition figure of Thoth in ibis-head form, plain dorsal pillar, pleated kilt, tripartite wig; old collector's inked accession number 'E.1000' to the reverse; repaired.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland.

LITERATURE: Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, frontispiece for similar.

FOOTNOTES:

One of the most prominent of the ancient Egyptian gods, Thoth was associated with writing, magic and wisdom, and was credited with founding a number of branches of knowledge including law, religion and science. He is believed to have been self-created or grown from the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of the gods of order and chaos, he was also the god of equilibrium. As such, he was considered a just and infallible judge. Worshipped from the Pre-Dynastic to the Ptolemaic Period, Thoth was one of the longest, continuously worshipped gods from any civilisation. Thoth's Egyptian name was Djehuty (also dhwty) meaning ‘He Who is Like the Ibis’, a sacred bird in ancient Egypt as well as a popular pet associated with wisdom.

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FRAGMENT WITH FACE ‡ OLD KINGDOM, 2686-2181 B.C. 2¾ in. (129 grams, 71 mm wide).

A carved limestone relief fragment with profile male head facing left, with close-cropped hair and detailed treatment of the eye, ear and mouth; inked inscription to the reverse 'E. H. Heckett.'; set in an old velvet-covered mount. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

From the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989. with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, lot 23 [Part].

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID OF SETI I AND THUTMOSE III NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, 1314-1304 B.C. in. (4.11 grams, 23 mm).

A blue glazed bifacial scaraboid; one side bearing the cartouche of Thutmose III and the legend “Enduring image of Re” and the other side Seti I’s throne name Men-Maat-Re (meaning “Eternal is the Justice of Re”) with other signs for an epithet that perhaps reads as “truly praised (of Re)”; pierced for suspension. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an identification display card. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt.

EGYPTIAN BLACK GRANITE FOOT FRAGMENT LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C. 4⅝ in. (253 grams, 11.8 cm).

A carved black granite statue base fragment with four toes modelled in the round, with delineated nails of a left foot. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired from France, 2015. English private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the French cultural passport no.167713. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.

EGYPTIAN DEEP BLUE GLAZED SHABTI OF PA-DI-KHONSU-IY THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, 1081-931 B.C. ⅞ in. (76 grams, 98 mm high).

A bright blue glazed worker shabti modelled on a rectangular base, arms crossed over the chest, detailing in black to the wig and eyes, holding a pair of hoes, a seed bag to the back, the hair tied with a seshed headband; a vertical column of hieroglyphs to the front of the body naming the wab-priest Pa-di-Khonsu-iy; repaired. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: From a Worcester deceased estate. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE: See Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from World Museum, Liverpool, Cheshire, 2016, pp.270-271, nos.125a-b, for an overseer and worker shabti for Pa-di-Khonsu-iy.

charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's 5 6 7 8

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EGYPTIAN ANIMAL BIRTHING DIORAMA

MIDDLE KINGDOM, 11TH-12TH DYNASTY, 2023-1862 B.C.

3¾ - 6¼ in. (111 grams total, 9.5-16 cm).

A wooden animal birthing scene composed of three figures: a standing cow or other quadruped giving birth to its young, its head, neck and forelegs emerging from the mother's rear, both with a black and white speckled coat; a standing male figure with articulated arms and pierced hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig and with stylised facial detailing; a kneeling figure also with articulated arms, openpalm hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig, stylised facial features; extensive remains of polychrome pigment. [3] £5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century Home Counties collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Barker, G., Preparing for Eternity: Funerary models and wall scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms, Oxford, 2022, p.113 figure 4.2, for a near identical calving cow figure possibly from Meir (now in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, inv. no. 910.18.16.1-3); cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 2021.41.170 and 11.150.5, for similar human and animal figures of this date.

FOOTNOTES: Such models would have been deposited in tombs; the purpose of such a scene was probably to evoke the season of spring, when calves were born, and the floodplain where farmers lived and raised their livestock.

of each Lot see

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EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI OF

NESITANEBISHERU

‡ THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 980-935 B.C. 6½ in. (314 grams total, 16.5 cm high including stand).

A vibrant blue-glazed mummiform shabti of princess Nesitanebisheru, daughter of Pinudjem II, on a custom-made display stand; modelled with arms crossed over the chest, holding a hoe in each hand, wearing a tripartite wig; netted seed bag painted on the back; the bottom half of the figure bearing eight columns of hieroglyphic text in black giving a version of the shabti spell reading:

(1) The illuminated one, the Osiris Nesitanebisheru, she says: (2) ‘O this shabti, if one counts, if one reckons to do (3) for the Osiris Nesitanebisheru, to cultivate the fields, (4) to irrigate the riparian lands, to transport by boat the sand of (5) the east (to) the west and vice-versa – now indeed obstacles are implanted (6) therewith – as a man at his duties (to do for ?) (7) the Osiris Nesitanebisheru, to do all the works that are to be done (8) in God’s land at any time to serve, ‘here I am,’ (you shall say). £30,000 - 40,000

PROVENANCE:

The object comes from the well known Deir el-Bahari cache (near Thebes) first discovered in 1870.

Ex Zurich Antiquities Fair. Ex R. Liechti, Geneva, acquired from the above. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Janes, G., Shabtis: A Private View, Paris, 2002, pp.107-9, for a similar example; Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta USA, inventory no. 2018.010.299, for a worker shabti of Nesitanebisheru.

FOOTNOTES: Nesitanebisheru’s burial was discovered in the famous ‘Royal Cache I’ at Deir el-Bahari (DB 320), with many dozens of coffins and vast quantities of funerary equipment belonging to pharaohs, including Thutmose III and Ramesses II, queens, and other royals, as well as elite members of society that had been reburied by Amun priests to hide them from tomb robbers. Nesitanebisheru’s coffin and burial equipment, including her shabtis, were found at the very end of the c. 70m long tomb in a chamber which served as a family vault for her father, the High Priest of Amun, Pinudjem II, and his principal wife Neskhons. While her worker shabtis are all mostly similar in style with 6-8 text columns, the composition of their inscriptions are not consistent with different openings and variations to the content (often including several peculiarities). Curiously, her titles do not appear in her shabti inscription, unlike those for her mother.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE-GLAZED FAIENCE CHALICE

EARLY THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1050 B.C. 5 in. (104 grams, 12.5 cm high).

A blue-glazed faience chalice representing the blue lotus flower with a tall, flaring cup rounded at the base, short stem with a flared foot; held in a lockable wooden presentation box with key; restored. £15,000 - 20,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dr Jan Beekmans, circa 1982. UK private collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA4801 'Blue glazed composition (faience) drinking-cup, in the form of a stemmed lotus flower', for similar; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 26.7.972, for similar; Walters Art Gallery, inventory no.48.416, for similar.

FOOTNOTES:

It is thought that blue lotus chalices served cultic or votive roles in temples or in offering rituals to the dead, and the white lotus versions were used as drinking vessels. Called Seshen by the ancient Egyptians, the blue lotus symbolised solar concepts surrounding rebirth- possibly because its flowers open their petals in the morning and close them again at night. Given this connection, it is not surprising to find that the lotus features prominently in ancient Egyptian funerary art, in banqueting scenes honouring the dead and in bouquets adorning the coffin and its bier. It is thought that the petals were used to make perfume and that the ancient Egyptians exploited the lotus's narcotic properties and added its extracted essence to wine to enhance the pleasurable effects of the drink, as can be seen in banqueting scenes.

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EGYPTIAN HEAD OF A NOBLEWOMAN FROM A BANQUET SCENE NEW KINGDOM, LATE 18TH-9TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1410-1201 B.C. 3¼ in. (138 grams, 84 mm).

A limestone frieze section which once part of a banquet scene, the fragment carved with the head and upper body of a noblewoman facing right, wearing a broad collar and an elaborate wig of long, tightly curled locks with a fringe of twisted strands, decorative headband with a lotus flower to the front; remains of pigmentation.

[No Reserve]

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

From an old UK collection.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Hagen, R. et al., Agypten, Taschen, Italy, 1999, pp.96-97, for a similar, albeit painted, figure dated to the 18th Dynasty; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 36.3.239, for a similar figure of a slightly earlier date.

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FRAGMENT WITH SEATED GOD ‡ RAMESSIDE PERIOD, 19TH DYNASTY, 1295-1186 B.C. 2⅞ in. (4⅛ in.) (53 grams, 74 mm (84 grams total, 10.5 cm high including stand)).

A carved limestone relief fragment depicting a squatting god AmunRe, facing right wearing a headdress topped by two ostrich-feather plumes, a segmented mantle to the shoulders, knees drawn up supporting another ostrich plume; inked accession numbers to the reverse: '974.15', '69.10019'; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

From a deceased American estate, acquired between 1970-1989. with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, lot 23 [Part].

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.

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EGYPTIAN WOODEN PAINTED MASK ‡

LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1350-1070 B.C. 12¾ in. (1.14 kg, 32.5 cm high including stand).

A wooden funerary mask with finely delineated painted eyes and eyebrows on a gesso ground; holes to accept attachment pegs to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Ex private Swiss collection, before 1960.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number EA46631.

FOOTNOTES: The mask is typical of Phoenician-Punic production and likely had a funerary purpose.

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CARTONNAGE FOOT COVERING WITH ANUBIS

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD-ROMAN PERIOD, 305 B.C.-323 A.D. 9⅞ in. (295 grams, 25 cm wide).

A polychrome painted cartonnage foot-case from a cartonnage mummy with two stylised bare feet to the upper face, each with a ankle panel with the god Anubis in jackal form with a flail over the shoulder, framed by geometric borders which continue around the perimeter of the foot cover; soles of polychrome chequered sandals to base.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number O.C.348, for a comparable example; cf. The British Museum, museum number EA29475, for a comparable example.

FOOTNOTES: Foot-cases like this were part of group of cartonnage adornments for a mummy, which usually comprised a mask, broad collar, stomach cover, leg section, and foot-case. For a complete set found on a mummy from Abydos see Scott III, G.D., Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, Yale, 1986, pp.160-161.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED RA AMULET

LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C. 3⅜ in. (18.4 grams, 87 mm high).

A blue glazed composition figure of the advancing god Ra (possibly Ra-Horakhty), falcon-headed and wearing a sun disc, set on an integral rectangular base, left leg positioned in front of the right, arms held straight by his sides, wearing a wig and kilt; tapering pillar with suspension loop behind solar disc; repaired.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dr Jan Beekmans, circa 1982. UK private collection.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FIGURE OF SEKHMET ‡

LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1350-1070 B.C. 3⅜ in. (19.8 grams, 86 mm high).

A glazed composition figure of the goddess Sekhmet advancing with feline head and sun-disc headdress; dorsal pillar and rectangular base; repaired.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

EGYPTIAN SEATED MONKEY KOHL POT ‡

NEW KINGDOM, 1225-1070 B.C. 1½ in. (21.2 grams total, 37 mm high including stand).

A carved steatite monkey holding a kohl pot of roughly cylindrical form; set on an integral oval base; rim of kohl perforated twice; mounted on a custom-made display base.

£1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: with François de Riqules, Archéologie, 11-12 November 2001, lot 198.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1989.281.101, for a similar vessel albeit dating from the New Kingdom period; cf. The British Museum, museum number EA37197 ‘Kohl-tube’, for a similar example dated to the Middle Kingdom. 19

EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN PAPYRUS AMULET ‡

NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, 1296-1186 B.C. 1⅛ in. (2.4 grams, 29 mm).

A carnelian amuletic papyrus stalk pendant, colour graduated along the stem.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Private collection, acquired 1999.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

LARGE EGYPTIAN BODY OF HORUS-HARPOCRATES

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. 8⅞ in. (993 grams, 22.5 cm high).

An acephalic seated bronze nude statuette of Horus-Harpocrates, legs held together and arms by his side, semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; cleaned.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Collection of Brugsch Pasha (1842-1930). with Hotel Drouot, Paris, 30 September 1997, lot 643. Ex property of Mr Naudy. Property of a French collector.

Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA35417 'Bronze seated figure of Harpocrates', for similar; Walker, S. & Higgs, P. (eds), Cleopatra of Egypt, London, 2001, p.105, no.127, for a similar example.

FOOTNOTES:

Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, was considered a solar deity who overcame darkness and defeated the chaotic forces of his evil uncle, the god Seth. Egyptian Pharaohs considered themselves to be reincarnations of Horus. In his youthful form, Horus the child embodies the new sun and all associated benefits. In Graeco-Roman Egypt he became Harpocrates, son of Serapis and Isis, the deity-symbol of rebirth and fertility, perhaps the most popular deity to be represented in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.

EGYPTIAN DJED PILLAR AMULET ‡ 7TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

6¾ in. (106 grams, 17 cm high).

A large finely-made wooden amuletic djed pillar; old collector's accession number 'E.436' to underside; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: with ink inscribed 'E.436' to base. Acquired in 1970. Ex private European collection.

FOOTNOTES: The djed pillar symbolises stability and is usually understood to be the spine of the god Ptah although its origins are more probably in cult practices involving sheaves of reeds which were revered due to the general absence of trees from the Egyptian landscape. The djed later came to be symbolise Seker, the falcon god of Memphis and Ptah, the Memphite god of craftsmen, who carried a sceptre formed as a combination of the djed and the ankh. The cult of Ptah waned and gave way to that of Osiris so that by the New Kingdom (16th century B.C.), the djed had become associated with Osiris, part of whose cult included a ceremony for raising the djed representing Osiris's triumph over Seth.

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EGYPTIAN SHABTI OF PSAMTEK

LATE PERIOD, 27TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 525-343 B.C. 3¾ in. (41.8 grams, 96 mm high).

A pale green composition shabti standing on a rectangular base, the arms crossed over the chest, holding a pick and a hoe with a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a wig and false beard; two vertical columns of hieroglyphs to the dorsal pillar naming the Controller of the Estates, Psamtek.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: From a Worcester deceased estate. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Paul Whelan.

EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI ‡

EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

4½ in. (44 grams, 11.5 cm high).

A mummiform shabti with a thick and lustrous turquoise glaze, sporting a tripartite wig highlighted in darker blue glaze, and a long beard; holding a pick, hoe and a cord for a seed bag hanging over the left shoulder; raised dorsal pillar and an integral plinth; repaired. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex collection of Jacques René Fiechter, Switzerland (1920-1950). with Auction Martin, Egyptian Collection André Bircher, 1949.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF PTAH LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 5¼ in. (160 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand).

A bronze statuette of the god Ptah, wearing a tight-fitting mummiform garment and cap, standing on a rectangular base, detailing to his face, straight false beard and broad collar, his arms held in front of his chest, holding the was sceptre; lug to base; accompanied by a custom-made wooden display base. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s. Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA OVERSEER SHABTI PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER 8⅞ in. (11 in.) (303 grams, 22.5 cm (465 grams total, 28 cm including stand)).

A rare example of a terracotta shabti depicting an overseer wearing a civil kilt, incised whip over his right shoulder; stylised facial features with pinched profile and incised eyes, nostrils and mouth; incised stripe to the left shoulder; accompanied by a custom-made stand. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing slip. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122j43, from Oxford Authentication.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN

RED GLASS FACE INLAY

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-32 B.C. 1¼ in. (16.7 grams, 31 mm wide).

A red glass insert of a profile face with remains of a pharaonic crown to the forehead.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Joseph Altounian (1889-1954), Paris and Macon, thence by decent. with Christie's, London, 3 July 2018, lot 29. English private collection.

27 EGYPTIAN THOTH AS AN IBIS WITH MAAT

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. 1½ in. (9.15 grams, 37 mm).

A blue-glazed composition amulet in the form of an ibis (representing the god Thoth) seated on a wedge-shaped base, facing a figure of Maat appearing as a diminutive stooping female with an ostrich feather; some details to both figures rendered in a darker blue glaze; suspension loop to the rear of the bird's neck.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dr Jan Beekmans, circa 1984. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 26.7.873, for similar; cf. The Saint Louise Art Museum, object number 818:1940, for a very similar parallel.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PTAH AMULET ‡

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 2⅝ in. (29.6 grams total, 66 mm high including stand).

A blue-glazed faience amulet of the creator god Ptah in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, modelled nude with stylised anatomical detailing, holding two knives to his stomach, squatting on an oval base; a scarab on the top of his cap; ribbed suspension loop to reverse; mounted on a custom-made display base.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Ex private French collection. with Thierry Maigret, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 12 July 2005, 76.

LITERATURE: Cf. The V&A Museum, accession number 5480-1901, for a comparable figure of this date.

EGYPTIAN COBRA STATUETTE ‡ 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C. 2⅜ in. (42.9 grams total, 61 mm).

A lead-alloy figurine of the sacred uraeus with coiled body, head raised and hood expanded ready to strike; mounted on a custommade display stand. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), France.

LITERATURE: Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.34-5.

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EGYPTIAN ANUBIS STAFF TERMINAL 1ST CENTURY B.C.- 2ND CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (223 grams, 12.7 cm high).

A bronze staff or sceptre terminal formed as a priest of Anubis with jackal's head and human body, standing and wearing a tightly-draped toga with right hand extended in a fist; square base and socket to the underside.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: Private collection, since 1989.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA36064 'Solid-cast copper alloy figure of Anubis wearing a short robe and holding a palm branch', for a comparable figure of this broad period.

EGYPTIAN GLASS ANUBIS HEAD INLAY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 2¼ in. (19.2 grams, 58 mm high).

An opaque black glass inlay in the form of the head of Anubis in jackal form; repaired. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE: Cf. Hornung, E. and Bryan, B.M., The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Munich/London/New York, 2002, pp.190-91, no. 96, for two closely comparable Anubis heads from a composite inlay (Cairo Museum, inv. nos. TR 21-12-26-19/1, 19/2).

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN BUST OF

PTAH

LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-343 B.C. 8¾ in. (1.39 kg total, 22.3 cm high including stand).

A white limestone figure of the god Ptah with false beard, wearing an enveloping cloak and a broad wesekh-collar, holding the shaft of a was sceptre; serene, oval face with almond-shaped eyes and fleshy lips; remnants of dorsal pillar to reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£8,000 - 10,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private Belgium collection, 1960s. with Vanderkindere Auctions, Brussels, Belgium, 26 February 2013, lot 261. English private collection.

Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

Cf. The Walters Museum, accession number 54.1017, for a similar figure in bronze created within this time period.

FOOTNOTES:

Ptah is attested from the beginning of ancient Egypt’s dynastic history and was a creator god, a god of craftsmen, and the patron deity of the Memphite region. The principal temple of the god was located in the city of Memphis. The fragmentary back pillar on this statuette indicates that it was most probably a temple offering, originally inscribed with an invocation to Ptah together with the donor’s name. Such votive figurines with back pillars naming the god and the dedicator occur in various materials, including faience and stone.

LITERATURE:

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOODEN MASK ‡ LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 9¼ in. (283 grams, 23.5 cm high).

A wooden mask with remains of polychrome painted detailing, depicting the large part of a face with eye detailing and remains of segmented headwear; old collection number 'E.352' and a later suspension loop to the reverse. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland. 34

EGYPTIAN PALE BLUE SHABTI FOR AN IMY-KHENT PRIEST LATE PERIOD, 30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 380-343 B.C. 5¼ in. (99 grams, 13.5 cm high).

A pale blue glazed mummiform shabti for an Imy-Khent priest, modelled standing on a rectangular base, arms crossed over the chest and holding a pick and a hoe, seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a tripartite wig and false beard; two vertical columns of hieroglyphs to the front of the body, plain dorsal pillar; some of the hieroglyphs spelling the owner's name are poorly rendered, but appears to be Ba-ankh-sa-sobeky. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: From a Worcester deceased estate. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA49422 'Green glazed composition shabti of Tjahorpata', for a similar shabti figure of this period; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 30.8.187, for a priest shabti of this date.

FOOTNOTES: Although the name of the shabti’s owner and, in particular, that of his parent, are rather unclear, the titles are clearly written and inform us that Ba-ankh-sasobeky served as an ‘Imy-Khent priest’ associated with the Delta city of Mendes, where the principal deity was the sacred ram god Ba-neb-djedet (meaning ‘Ram, lord of Djedet’). The hieroglyph of the standing ram (Ba) forms the first part of the priest’s name.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI WITH HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT ‡ 7TH-1ST CENTURY B.C. 7¾ in. (212 grams, 19.5 cm high).

A glazed composition shabti with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms folded across the chest holding agricultural tools and a seed bag to the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead to the lower body. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

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EGYPTIAN GLASS EYE PAIR

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. 14 in. (1.3 kg total, 35.5 cm high including stand).

A pair of glass eye inlays from a mummy case, brown glass irises, painted black pupils and lateral tear ducts; mounted on a custommade glass stand. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Jean Marc Delvaux SVV, 15 December 2017, lot 274.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE OXYRHYNCHUS FISH FIGURE

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 3⅜ in. (163 grams, 85 mm wide).

A bronze votive oxyrhynchus fish on a sledge base; the fish with inlaid eyes (now missing), hatched dorsal fin, hatched and engraved usekh collar, disc and horned crown fronted by sacred uraeus; suspension loop behind. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s. Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

GRAECO-EGYPTIAN

HEAD OF BAUBO LAMP ‡

2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4⅛ in. (245 grams, 10.4 cm).

A terracotta oil lamp formed as the head of Baubo, with a smiling, plump face, wavy locks and taenia, two circular apertures at either side of her neck, expression formed with semi-naturalistic features and large extended earlobes accommodating circular apertures; circular hole to reverse and oval hole to top of head; trace remains of white gesso; vintage collection label to reverse. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with ink inscribed label '1.2.27 CAS (22)'. From the deceased estate of N.A.C. Embiriscos, UK, 1950-1969. with Christie's London, 25 April 2001, lot 249. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.

EGYPTIAN OSIRIS STATUETTE

LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C. 3 in. (36.5 grams, 76 mm high).

A bronze statuette depicting the god Osiris, modelled standing on a sub-square base, wearing a tight-fitting mummiform garment and Atef crown, stylised facial detailing, false beard, hands positioned in front of chest holding the royal crook and flail; loop at base and to reverse. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

From an old UK collection.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

EGYPTIAN

OSIRIS STATUETTE

LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C. 3⅛ in. (37.1 grams, 80 mm high).

A bronze votive figurine of Osiris, portraying the god standing, wearing a close-fitting mummiform garment and Atef crown, false beard, hands held at the centre of the chest holding the royal crook and flail; possibly from Saqqara. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

From an old UK collection.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD FRAGMENT ‡ 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (1.1 kg, 27 cm high).

A hollow-formed ceramic head of a female with neatly dressed hair confined by a cap or fillet; traces of pigment to the eyes. £3,500 - 4,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. 42

GREEK TERRACOTTA MASK OF A SATYR ‡ 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (80 grams total, 66 mm high including stand).

A terracotta head of a satyr (probably Silenus) with furrowed brow, prominent moustache and crescent beard; traces of pigment to the surface; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £250 - 350

PROVENANCE: with Hotel Drouot, Succession of Former collection Colonel W. Mutiaux, Paris, 5 September 1952, lot 66. Ex collection of Eugène Muriaux (1846-1925?). From the collection M.W., Paris, France, 1950-1970. Ex collection of Françoise and Claude Bourelier. 43

GREEK TERRACOTTA MASK WITH HELMET ‡ 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (93 grams, 66 mm).

A terracotta model male head with helmet and beard, exaggerated almond-shaped eyes, small pursed lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £250 - 350

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MYCENAEAN POTTERY STIRRUP JAR ‡

1400-1200 B.C.

3½ in. (154 grams, 91 mm wide).

A pottery vessel formed with a squat carinated body, slender waisted neck and similar central stem with two flanking handles; painted geometric ornament composed of concentric bands and clusters of lines.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: with Christie's, London, South Kensington, 12 December 1989, lot 220.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 74.51.5905 and 74.51.768, for similar.

45 BOEOTIAN HORSE AND RIDER

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

6½ in. (150 grams, 16.5 cm wide).

A ceramic horse and rider figure of stylised form, the horse modelled in the round standing with head erect and facing forwards, cropped mane and tail held between hindlegs; the rider modelled holding the animal's neck, possibly wearing a helmet; painted detailing; old collector's label to stomach reading '0606/633 aaide, Beatie 6e BC'; leg repaired.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex Nicolas Landau collection (1887-1979). with Sotheby's, Paris, 9th April 2013. lot 235 (part). UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, inventory number T.11 'Boeotian terracotta horse and rider, for similar; cf. Museum of Cycladic Art, collection number 0029 'figurine of a rider-warrior', for similar.

EARLY CYPRIOT RED BURNISHED WARE JUG

CIRCA 2300-1650 B.C.

13 in. (667 grams total, 33 cm high including stand).

A ceramic burnished ware zoomorphic jug with a piriform body, slender cylindrical neck with tapering U-section spout with integral handle to rear and perforated lug to the base of the neck at the front; decorated with a shallow incised geometric motifs composed of clusters of horizontal lines and bands of lozenges with hatched fill, chevrons along the spine of the handle; accompanied by a display stand; some restoration.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Tatton-Brown, V., Ancient Cyprus, London, 1987, p.37, fig.34, for similar jug.

FOOTNOTES:

Red burnished ware pottery became the dominant pottery ware lasting into the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Cyprus. Vessels were handmade and covered with a slip, which was burnished and often decorated with patterns incised with a sharp cutting edge before being fired. Potters were able to produce vessels that were either mottled or painted in two colours, often red outside and black inside and on the exterior of the rim.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH FIGURAL GEMSTONE OF ARES

LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.

¾ in. (1.83 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 16.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio of a nude Ares wearing a plumed helmet, stooping to fill an amphora.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex private European collection, Mr. W., 1950s-1990s. Acquired in 1998. with Antiquarium Ltd, New York, USA. English private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Antiquarium Ltd, Fine Ancient Arts Gallery, dated 15 December 2016.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 134, 140, for type.

48 GREEK GOLD BROOCH WITH PORTRAIT GEMSTONE

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

1⅝ in. (9.55 grams, 41 mm).

AND LATER

A lozengiform gold brooch with bifurcated corners picked out in filigree, catchplate to reverse; central oval cell with filigree borders, set with a later intaglio gemstone displaying a male bust facing left. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1950s-1990s. Ex Mansees collection. Ex private Chicago, USA, collection, 1995. English private collection.

49 HELLENISTIC GOLD AMPHORA PENDANT INLAID WITH GEMSTONES

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 1¼ in. (1⅞ in.) (6.96 grams, 33 mm (16 grams total, 49 mm including stand)).

A gold amphora-shaped pendant composed of strip-twist volute handles, spool-shaped neck, piriform body and plinth style foot, body decorated with deep geometric cells inlaid with vibrant lapis lazuli, turquoise and possibly glass paste; suspension loop over mouth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 230 (US$10,000-$15,000). Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.

SCYTHIAN DECORATED GOLD BELL ‡

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1⅞ in. (19.47 grams, 48 mm).

A sheet-gold bell, domed with a rolled rim and vent at the apex; decorative band above the rim with reserved lozenges on a pounced field each with an impressed dimple to the centre; crack to one side. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

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GREEK

GOLD AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 10¼ in. (8.16 grams, 26 cm long).

‡

A section of a necklace of carnelian drop-shaped beads, each pierced in two planes and linked loop-in-loop with thin twisted gold wires, possibly later.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: The Gans collection, Hebling Dec, Berlin, 1929. with Christie's, New York, 8 December 1999, lot 51.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Jaeger, R., Die Sammlung Eduard Gans, Berlin, 1928, no. 97.

PARTHIAN GOLD AND GARNET EARRINGS

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2¼ in. (9.6 grams total, 57 mm each).

A matched pair of gold earrings each a hinged hoop with lateral teardrop cells set with cabochon garnets and disc cells to the apex with similar; bulbous central section with filigree and granulation detailing, cells with lapis lazuli and garnet cloisons; attached with four vertical filigree stringers to a stepped octahedral lower section with applied bosses and pearl seed-beads, granule cluster finial. [2]

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

GREEK

GOLD EROS EARRINGS

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (2.55 grams total, 17 mm each).

A pair of gold Eros earrings, each composed of a decoratively twisted tapering wire hoop and a winged Eros plaque with detailing to the body, face and hair; closure loop to reverse. [2] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.3506, for similar.

GREEK RING WITH TYCHE

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (6.09 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 16.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

An Eastern Greek bronze finger ring with intaglio winged Tyche in profile. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 69, for type.

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LARGE GREEK HYDRIA WITH EGG-AND-DART MOTIFS ‡ EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C. 14 in. (4.7 kg, 39.5 cm).

A spectacular bronze hydria composed of a tapering body, broad shoulder and waisted neck, the everted rim decorated with egg-anddart motifs, three round-section handles and tiered, ogival foot; professionally restored. [No Reserve] £10,000 - 14,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired circa 1989-1990. Private collection of N.A., Niedersachsen.

Accompanied by an original French cultural passport number 226773 dated 3 June 2021. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11306-190969.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1875,1110.1, for a similar example dated 350-300 B.C., published in Walters, H.B., Catalogue of the bronzes in the British Museum, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, London, 1899, no.312; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 06.1078, for similar vessel dated 5th century B.C., from Galaxidi; cf. Diehl, E., Die Hydria. Formgeschichte und Verwendung im Kult des Altertums, (1964) 31 f.; Taf. 9 B 110; cf. also Mitten D. G. and Doeringer S.F., Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Mainz, 1967, pp. 108-109, no.108, for a similar example in the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

GREEK DECORATED SPIRAL BRACELET ‡

8TH CENTURY B.C. 4½ in. (685 grams, 11.5 cm).

A bronze bracelet formed as a spiral D-section rod with waisted profile, hatched and notched ornament to the edges. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 2002. LITERATURE: Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1856,1226.722.

ETRUSCAN BRONZE APPLIQUÉ COLLECTION ‡

6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER 3⅛ - 3½ in. (59 grams total, 81-88 mm).

A group of three bronze clasp mounts from a girdle, each comprising a slightly domed palmette-shaped body with fixing lug to the underside, spirals flanking a narrow neck and triangular hooked finial, two with zoomorphic detailing and one with convergent lines. [3] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

One with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 22 September 1998, lot 405. Two acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.

LITERATURE: Cf. Mitten, D.G., Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Massachusetts, 1967, item 202.

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LARGE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL-KRATER ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C.

16⅛ in. (4 kg, 41 cm wide).

A red-figure terracotta bell-krater displaying polychrome figural panels between a laurel wreath and a band of Greek key motifs; side a) two robed male figures holding staffs, wearing a taenia or a band around the head, standing facing a central altar; side b) a woman wearing a chiton and holding a casket and olive sprig in her outstretched hands, advancing right towards a nude man standing right, his head turned towards her, holding a bucket and olive sprig, a cloak draped over his arm, elaborate volute palmettes beneath both handles; restored.

£10,000 - 14,000

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Ex collection H.& P. Payot, Clarens, by descent.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.QED2237/SG-0201 from QED Laboratoire.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 1984.323.2 and 16.140, for similar specimens, in Richter, G. M. A. ‘Recent Accessions of Greek Vases’ in Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 11(12), New York, 1916, pp.255–56, figs.6-7; Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘One Hundred Fifteenth Annual report of the Trustees for the Fiscal Year July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985’ in Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985, no.115, p.38; see also Robinson, E.G.D., Carpenter, T., Lynch, K.M., The Italic People of Ancient Apulia: New Evidence from Pottery for Workshops, Markets, and Customs, Cambridge, 2014, figs.5.2, 6.1.

FOOTNOTES: Wide-mouthed bell kraters like this one were specifically designed for holding large quantities of liquid and to work as mixing bowls, as it was considered barbaric for wine to be drunk neat (a privilege only enjoyed by Dionysus and his entourage who could handle such a level of intoxication). Wine would be mixed with water, usually one part to three, or even more, as described by Homer regarding the wine offered to the giant Polyphemus (Odyssey, IX, 206211). As such, kraters provided an ideal large surface area for decoration, and as wine was of utmost importance at the symposium, kraters would usually take centre place, and the decoration of such vessels were geared towards such gatherings attempting to provide subject matter for philosophical debate, like the ones described in Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae

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GRAECO-PARTHIAN MARBLE HEAD OF A DIVINITY ‡

2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 4½ in. (639 grams, 11.6 cm).

An alabaster bust of a goddess with elongated face and large almondshaped eyes; braided hair with openwork topknot and socket to accept an inset stud, gathered at the rear in a chignon.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

60 LARGE GREEK ATTIC BLACK FIGURE KYLIX WITH CHARIOT SCENE

5TH CENTURY B.C.

10⅛ in. (566 grams, 25.5 cm wide).

A terracotta kylix with broad flat foot, short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder, glared mouth and two square strap handles; frieze of black-painted decoration including two scenes of a chariot yoked to two centaurs, one with sgraffito markings, between palmettes; restored.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s-2000s. Ex property of a Sussex gentleman.

LITERATURE: Cf. the British Museum, museum number 1864.1007.294, for similar, in Walters, H.B., Forsdyke, E.J., Smith, C.H., Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, London, 1893-1895, cat.B441; see another similar example of Attic black-figure deep-bowled kylix in the Monash University Museum, inv. No.10.26180.

FOOTNOTES: These Attic kylikes were usually presented with a stemmed base, a deep bowl and twin, upturned loop handles, all upon a concave base. The exterior walls were decorated with black-figure technique on red background, here in a style remarkably similar to that of the Haimon Painter, especially in the rendering of facial features, and feet.

61 GREEK GLASS TREFOIL OINOCHOE

6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (45 grams, 75 mm high).

An opaque blue glass oinochoe with trefoil mouth, handle and discoid foot, polychrome bands and chevrons around the body and plain yellow band to lip; iridescent surfaces. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 17.194.766 and 17.194.743, for similar.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A WOMAN ‡

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

7½ in. (675 grams total, 19 cm high including stand).

A terracotta bust of a woman with elaborate band of curls to the brow; spout or hole to the rear of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand with old lot sticker to base.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Private European collection. with Genève Enchères, 12th December 2017, lot 861.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, Museum numbers: 1926,0410.7 'Head of terracotta female figure, wearing himation drawn up over head' and 1870,0105.2 'Terracotta female head wearing earrings', for stylistically similar examples.

GREEK STONE HEAD OF A FEMALE ‡

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

6¾ in. (4.2 kg, 17 cm high).

A carved stone head modelled with semi-naturalistic facial features and dressed hair falling down the neck in tight curls.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

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GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A WOMAN

2ND CENTURY B.C.

4¼ in. (386 grams total, 11 cm high).

A marble head of lady carved in the round with semi-naturalistic, masculine facial features, severe facial expression, hair dressed with a central parting and tied in a chignon at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1980s. Ex private German collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Aurenhammer, M., Sculpture in Roman Asia Minor, Proceedings of the International Conference at Selçuk, 1st–3rd October 2013, Wien, 2018, p.440, fig.3.

FOOTNOTES: Probably a votive statuette, of which only the head remains; it may also have been part of a high-relief made in the style of Asia Minor sculptures. The soft treatment of the hair, and the deep-set eyes in the narrow face, creating a soft effect, are among the characteristics known from the late Classical period. The arrangement of the hair in soft curls encircling the face, in a manner which provides a triangular form to the forehead, and then hanging downwards after being collected at the back of the neck, resembles the Kore types known from the early Hellenistic period.

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GREEK RED-FIGURE HYDRIA WITH MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C. 18⅛ in. (3 kg, 46 cm high).

A red-figure terracotta hydria with integral round-section upward facing handles, a third, round-section handle placed vertically between shoulder and upper neck to rear; laurel sprigs to the neck with traces of gilding; combat scene with Amazons (and Trojans?) below, armed with short swords and crescent shields, most wearing an exomis leaving the shoulder and one breast uncovered; volute palmettes below both side handles, a panel of tiered and swirling volutes to the rear, all on a band of egg-moulding, repeated around the rim; possibly Apulian or Campanian; restored.

£8,000 - 10,000

PROVENANCE: Ex collection Woodyat, Rome, Italy, 1912. with Vente Genève, 24 & 25 June 1960. Private European collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1867,0508.1339 'Pottery: red-figured hydria (water jar)', for a similar type of vessel with a comparable volute panel to the rear, in Smith, A.N., Pryce, F.N., CVA British Museum 2 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, 1926, pl.8, 15.

FOOTNOTES:

The mythological topic of this hydria is fascinating, representing the fight between Amazons and Greek or Trojan heroes (suggested by the central cavalryman wearing a Phrygian cap). During this period, Amazons were no longer represented as Persian or Scythian warriors, as in Attic red-figure ceramics, but depicted as athletic parthenoi and wearing chitons. Rather than the oriental costume and armour, the Amazons wear a short exomis with a bare shoulder and breast (Patten, 2013, PI.VI, I, VI,2, 2 and 3).

CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE BAIL AMPHORA FROM A CUMAE WORKSHOP ‡ 330-300 B.C. 14½ in. (862 grams, 37 cm high).

A ceramic red-figure bail amphora with round-section strap handle and pierced lug at the apex, tall waisted neck with vertical rib detailing, rounded shoulder with running wave pattern ornament, tapering body with figural designs of standing females wearing a himation and a stephane in red and white on black ground, one figure holding a thyrsus and the other an ear of corn, with accessories in the field; flared base; from a workshop in Cumae. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Ex collection H.& P. Payot, Clarens, by descent.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11577-199027. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.QED2223/SG0-0105 from QED Laboratoire.

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar items in Museum of the Fine Arts in Budapest, inventory number 50.250; the British Museum, London, under accession number 1772,0320.77, in Trendall, A.D., The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Oxford, 1967, no.4 p.353; for another bail amphora with similar motif see p.322, no.706, pl.12; Ede, C., Images, London, 2019, pp.49, 101.

FOOTNOTES:

The bail amphora, named for the tall handle arching over the mouth, was a shape made primarily in Campania, where red-figure vases were produced at both Capua and Cumae in the 4th century B.C. The decoration offered a remarkable range of subjects associated not only with mythological images, but with representations of the local life, costumes and customs. The simple, single figure compositions decorating each side of this vase are also characteristic of the style, which tended to avoid complex mythological scenes often found on much larger vessels like volute craters, favouring representation of the daily life of south Italic people.

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67 HUGE CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURE LEKANIS LID ‡

6TH CENTURY B.C.

19½ in. (3.7 kg, 49.5 cm wide).

An extremely large Corinthian or Attic black-figure ceramic lekanis lid with concentric bands to the rim and handle; to the tondo, a frieze of painted figures comprising a swan, a regardant lion, two opposed sphinxes, another regardant lion, another swan, a bull, a lioness and part of another bull(?); restored.

£10,000 - 14,000

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent.

Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 06.1021.23a, b; 74.51.364; 06.1021.23a, b and 27.116, for similar animal figures painted on different vessel types and 1991.11.1, for a comparable lid of this date; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1886,0401.1180, for a very similar lion figure.

GREEK

BEARDED HERMES HEAD

1ST -2ND CENTURY A.D.

20½ in. (32.2 kg total, 52 cm high including stand).

A carved marble head of Hermes with densely curled hair, stern facial expression beneath a broad brow, luxuriant curled beard falling in waves and cut square at the lower edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand; a Roman copy after a 5th century B.C. Greek original. £40,000 - 60,000

PROVENANCE: with Chaucer Fine Arts Ltd, 1980s. English private collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei and Dr Laura Maria Vigna.

LITERATURE: Cf. Capuis L., Alkamenes, Fonti storiche e archeologiche, Firenze, 1968, p.48 ss.; Traversari G., Sculture del V-IV secolo a.C. del Museo Archeologico di Venezia, Venezia, 1973, pp.20-23, n.5; Faedo L., in Camposanto Monumentale di Pisa, Le Antichità II, a cura di Salvatore Settis, pp.158-162, n.76; Bonanome, D., in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Le Collezioni, a cura di Carlo Gasparri e Rita Paris, Milano, 2013, p.269, n.194; Giobbe, C., in Palazzo Altemps, Le Collezioni, p.50; Gagliano, E., Hermes Propylaios (e le Charites) sull’Acropoli di Atene in Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, vol. XCII, Serie III, 14, 2014, pp.33-68

FOOTNOTES:

This type of this archaic sculpture can be traced back to the original of which many copies and variants have been preserved: the Hermes Propylaios by the Attic sculptor Alkamenes, a pupil of Phidias, active in the second half of the 5th century B.C. According to some theories, the herma was created for the Propylaea of the acropolis of Athens, as patron deity of doors and entrances; according to others, this type of bearded Hermes is not to be located at the Propylaea, but in various possible places inside the Acropolis.

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GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A FEMALE ‡ 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C. 2⅜ in. (163 grams, 59 mm high).

A head of a female carved in white marble, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic facial features and hair tied back into a chignon at the nape of the neck. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A VEILED WOMAN ‡ 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. 8⅝ in. (384 grams, 22 cm high).

A hollow-formed terracotta figure of Tanagra type depicting a standing female wearing a floor-length robe, veil and mantle; the right arm holding the mantle, one foot protruding; a circular opening to the reverse.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar figure in the British Museum under accession number 1874,1110.11.

ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA FRAGMENT OF A FACE ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 5⅛ in. (125 grams, 13 cm high).

An amorphous fragment from a terracotta face, retaining the left eye, nose, partial upper lip and fringes of hair, rendered with seminaturalistic detailing. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 2002.

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LARGE GREEK APULIAN PLATTER WITH EROS

4TH CENTURY B.C.

16⅛ in. (2.76 kg, 41 cm wide).

A broad ceramic patera with painted central scene with outer foliate bands and reserved wave pattern framing the tondo displaying Eros in flight with wings spread, holding a red cloth over an inverted shield; some repainting.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Formerly in Patrick Declerck Auction, Douai, France, 2014, lot 72. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122j42 from Oxford Authentication.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA FOOT-SHAPED ARYBALLOS ‡

6TH CENTURY B.C.

4¼ in. (118 grams, 10.8 cm).

A ceramic vessel shaped as a human foot with sandal; cup-shaped mouth above the ankle with strap to the rear, painted strap detailing; restored.

£1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: Ex Léon Rodrigues-Ely (1924-1973), Marseille, France. with Christie's, Paris, Collection of Léon Rodrigues-Ely-Joseph Soustiel et à Divers, 6 May 2015, lot 32.

HELLENISTIC SILVER DECORATED BOWL ‡

3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

7⅞ in. (437 grams, 20 cm wide).

A squat sheet-silver bowl with carinated profile, rolled rim, raised circumferential bands to the inner face and centre.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Private Swiss collection, acquired 1999. Ex Surena collection, London, UK. Private European collection.

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75 GREEK SILVER

‡ 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

WINE STRAINER

8¾ in. (160 grams, 22.2 cm wide (526 grams total including stand)).

A high-quality silver wine strainer composed of a shallow bowl and broad flange rim, two integral scalloped handles with scrolled flourishes, tapering to a loop handle with swan head terminals with incised eye and beak detailing, perforated whirl within roundel to interior base; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private South German collection, 1980s. with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 86.

LITERATURE: Cf. Reeder, Ellen D., Hellenistic Art in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1988, p.125, no.130, for similar examples and a general discussion of type; A Passion for Antiquities, Ancient Art from the collection of Barbera and Lawrence Fleischman, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1994, pp.77-78, no.31D; and The Search for Alexander, exhibition catalogue, 1980, p.167, no.130; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1972.118.88, for a group containing a silver strainer with similar looped handle and bird head terminal; a similar specimen in the Walters Art Museum, accession number 57.910; a similar example in shape and quality can be seen in the ‘Tomb of the Prince’, in Pella, cf. Touratsoglou, I., Macedonia, History, Monuments, Museums, Athens, 1996, p.240, fig.312.

FOOTNOTES: Elaborate silver strainers, such as this present example, were used at symposia and festive occasions for the purpose of preventing the dregs of wine from entering the wine cup. This and other related silver utensils became popular in the later 4th and 3rd century B.C. These highly decorated wine strainers were fitted with dual handles forming loops in the shape of twisting animals, here a swan. Usually they took the form of a shallow dish complete with four rings of perforations in the centre in order to drain the wine. Strainers of this type were used to separate out sediments which could be found in the thick Greek wine. Examples similar to this one have been found in royal tombs in northern Greece, as well as the tomb of a monarch in Sudan.

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GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE STAND

4TH CENTURY B.C. 9⅞ in. (847 grams, 25 cm high).

A ceramic columnar stand with trumpet-shaped base, carinated balusters and broad upper face with dished centre; painted with running wave patterns to the baluster, base and top, the centre with a rosette; the base with the profile head of a lady of fashion with the earrings, necklace and diadem picked out in white.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Hampel Auctions, Munich, Germany, 1990s.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1856,1226.168.

HELLENISTIC

TERRACOTTA PYXIS ‡

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. 3½ in. (189 grams, 90 mm wide).

A terracotta pyxis with separate lid; small flared base, carinated profile with large flange rim, lid with broad flange, domed upper face with rosette detailing and central facing female bust. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Ex Atenasov collection, Germany, before 1973.

LITERATURE: Cf. a vessel of similar form but undecorated in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1866,0415.49.

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GREEK BLACK WARE KANTHAROS

5TH CENTURY B.C. 9 in. (565 grams, 23 cm wide).

A black-glazed terracotta kantharos with two integral ear-shaped handles with internal bridges and ledges to the exterior, collar to stem and discoid foot; possibly Boeotian.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-1990s. H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1993.197, for similar.

VILLANOVAN TWO-HANDLED JAR ‡

7TH CENTURY B.C.

4⅛ in. (145 grams, 10.5 cm wide).

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A terracotta amphora composed of a squat bulbous body and rounded shoulder, waisted neck, integral loop handles and integral foot, decorated with scrolling S-motifs, clusters of dots and combed chevrons.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex collection of P. Linders, Herrliberg, Zurich, Switzerland. with Galleria Serodine SA, Ascona, Switzerland, 12 November 2008.

PARTHIAN FAIENCE PILGRIM'S FLASK ‡

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7½ in. (812 grams, 19 cm high).

A faience pilgrim’s flask with slender neck and loop handle, raised geometric or floral pattern to both faces; remains of glaze; second loop handle now absent.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired in 1998.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 92024 'pilgrim flask', for a comparable example.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

ROMAN

SATYR TRAVELLER GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (8.22 grams, 27.20 mm overall, 22.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

A garnet cabochon with intaglio satyr traveller advancing with staff and pouch over his shoulder, set into a later gold finger ring. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 321, for type; Richter, G.M.A., Engraved Gems of the Romans, London, 1971, no.184.

FOOTNOTES:

The subject was popular on Roman gems: Silenus and the satyrs, grotesque hedonists, unrestrained in their desire for sex and wine, and yet immortal companions of Dionysus, were considered ‘cruder than men and yet somehow wiser, combining mischief with wisdom, lewdness with skill in music, animalism with divinity'. The counterpoint of the divine and the atavistic appealed to the Roman sense of moral superiority.

ROMAN

GOLD RING WITH FORTUNA GEMSTONE ‡

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.22 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E½, USA 2½, Europe 3, Japan 3)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset banded agate cabochon, intaglio standing Fortuna. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

ROMAN RING WITH IMPERIAL PORTRAIT

2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 1 in. (4.68 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 23.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).

A gold finger ring with narrow hoop, disc bezel with fluted rim, inset garnet intaglio male bust with Julian hairstyle.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015.

Ex Abelita family collection.

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH WINGED EROS GEMSTONE ‡

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.22 grams, 24.20 mm overall, 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with facetted shoulders, inset cabochon intaglio of Eros (Cupid) in flight.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. 85

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SERAPIS GEMSTONE ‡

1ST CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.15 grams, 26.98 mm overall, 13.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1¾, Europe 1.15, Japan 1)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian gemstone engraved with a profile bust of Serapis above a perching eagle flanked by fronds, possibly a marriage.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent.

Private Swiss collection since 1998.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH BANDED GLASS ‡

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.18 grams, 18.29 mm overall, 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, inset panel of banded iridescent glass. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 103, for an earlier example of the type.

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH VENUS GEMSTONE

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. ⅞ in. (3.25 grams, 22.33 mm overall, 15.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset sardonyx intaglio of Venus (Aphrodite) standing nude dressing her hair, hoop split.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Ex Zurigo, Max Kopp collection (1891-1984). English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134, for type.

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH HERAKLES GEMSTONE ‡

2ND CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (6.63 grams, 21.95 mm overall, 16.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).

A gold finger ring with flared shoulders, ellipsoid inset haematite intaglio profile bust of young Herakles. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Private European collection, acquired 2001.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 362.

ROMAN JUPITER HOLDING VICTORY GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.05 grams, 24.06 mm overall, 18.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R½, USA 8¾, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).

An onyx cabochon with intaglio image of Jupiter holding a miniature icon of Victory, set into a later gold ring.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

90 ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EWER GEMSTONE

2ND CENTURY A.D.

¾ in. (3.96 grams, 19.00 mm overall, 15.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G½, USA 3½, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).

A gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio of a ewer or wine-jar.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: UK private collection, since 1956. Formed in the 1950s by Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, thence by decent. with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 30 November 2016, lot 155 [Part]. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 220.

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ROMAN MAGICAL GNOSTIC GEMSTONE IN SILVER RING

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 1 in. (12.32 grams, 25.86 mm overall, 19.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T½, USA 9¾, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).

A glass intaglio with Gnostic symbolism including a figure emerging from a poppy-head, asterisks and other symbols; set in an early 20th century silver finger ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

ROMAN GEMSTONE WITH ZEUS SERAPIS AND ISIS

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER ⅜ in. (0.28 grams, 10 mm).

A gem with a representation of Zeus Serapis enthroned, modius on his head, sceptre and eagle by his side, Isis Gubernatrix to his right and Isis sail-bearer to his left, all three figures riding a galley or cargo ship.

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1988. Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva.

LITERATURE: Cf. Bricault, L., Isis Pelagia: Images, Names and Cults of a Goddess of the Seas, Leiden-Boston, 2020, figs. 75, 78, 80, for similar gemstones.

FOOTNOTES: This triad formed by Serapis and the two aspects of Isis (Gubernatrix and sailbearer) aboard a ship, appears in several examples of Alexandrian coinage and gemstones. This imagery is linked to the image of Isis, goddess of the sea, and Serapis, god of vegetation and protector of the sailors.

GNOSTIC EPIGRAPHIC GEMSTONE 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. ½ in. (1.25 grams, 14 mm).

An engraved gemstone with a stylised image of Harpocrates, depicted as a naked child with a finger raised on his mouth, seated on a lotus flower in a boat, groups of wild animals arranged in threes surrounding; the other side with a magic inscription in Greek letters 'I, E, A, P, , K, , '. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 1988. Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva. LITERATURE: See Sfameni, C., 'Magic in Late Antiquity: the evidence of magical gems' in Late Antique Archaeology, Volume: 6 Issues: 1, 2010, pp.435-473, fig.6, for a gem intaglio with similar feature.

FOOTNOTES: Egyptian deities are often represented on magical gems. One of the most interesting figures is the image of Harpocrates seated on a lotus flower, called ‘the young sun’. This figure had a solar nature and a protective function.

ROMAN MAGICAL GNOSTIC GEMSTONE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.37 grams, 26.8 mm).

An ellipsoid bifacial haematite gemstone with intaglio scenes: obverse with a reaper holding a sickle and cutting down a crop; reverse with a bird, wings spread beneath a glyph. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

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ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE ELEMENT AND EARRING SET ‡

2ND CENTURY A.D.

11⅞ x 9¼ in. (1½ in.) (435 grams total, display stand: 30 x 23.5 cm (earrings: 38 mm each)).

A suite of gold and garnet jewellery, comprising a matching pair of gold earrings, each composed of a hollow crescentic body tapering to slender coiled wire terminals, a suspension loop to each shoulder, large tear-shaped cell to front with granulated border, set with a polished garnet cabochon, gold bulbs below in the form of a bunch of grapes, adorned with smaller granules and three cells set with polished garnet cabochons; the necklace elements comprising graduated beads, alternating between roughly spherical polished garnets and sheet-gold beads of various types including gusseted, biconical and tubular, two floral filigree pendants flanking a central pendant ornamented with 'plaited' and plain filigree wire with granules to the outside, finial of trefoil bulbs, central corrugated cell set with a polished garnet cabochon; mounted on a custom-made perspex display base. [3]

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex private European collection, 1970s. with Genève Enchères, 14 December 2017, Lot 999.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, no.2714; D’Ambrosio, A., Gli ori di Oplontis, Napoli, 1987; Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, L., L’oro dei Romani, gioielli di etá imperiale, Roma, 1992; Humar, M., 'Gioielli Castellani, collezione e manifattura' in Vespertilla, Anno XI. no.5, Settembre-Ottobre 2014, p.47.

ROMAN GOLD EARRING PAIR ‡ 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (3.45 grams total, 31 mm each).

A matched pair of gold earrings, each a substantial hoop with hinged closure and granule detailing, columnar sleeve with applied cells and inset carnelian cloisons, granule cluster finial. [2] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH MEDUSA CAMEO 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.15 grams, 20.20 mm overall, 12.55 mm internal diameter).

A gold finger ring with large cell forming the bezel, foliage detailing to the flared rim, inset cameo female mask in three-quarter view, hoop split. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: UK private collection. with Bertolami Fine Art, London, 22 April 2022, lot 197. English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 511.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF SILENUS ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2½ in. (2¾ in.) (104 grams, 65 mm high (127 grams total, 71 mm high including stand)).

A bronze figure of Silenus standing nude with vine-leaf wreath on the brow, muscular physique, dressed beard and stern facial expression, holding a bunch of grapes in the left hand; accompanied by a custommade display stand.

£3,500 - 4,500

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1824,0411.6.

ROMAN NUDE CROUCHING WOMAN GAMING PIECE ‡

3RD CENTURY A.D.

1⅛ in. (30.4 grams, 28 mm high).

A bronze figure or gaming piece of a nude female in crouching pose with hands placed on the hips, possibly giving birth; the hair shown drawn up in a bun, segmented armband to each upper arm.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 2002.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Rolland H., Bronze Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, p.102, no.188, for similar nude male figure.

FOOTNOTES:

The dice features six attitudes on which it could land when rolled, one of which includes the figure's head. The earliest concrete historical evidence of games played with dice originated from ancient Egypt, circa 3000 B.C., although it is generally believed by historians that dice pre-dated the ancient Egyptian civilisation. The Romans played two games using dice: Tali and Tesserae. The former originated in Greece and features four animal bones. The aim was to roll in such a way that each die displayed a different number-the higher the combined number, the greater the score. The latter was played using three dice, the goal being to roll triple six, or to achieve the highest combined numbers out of the contestants; it was a game of chance and the most common street and tavern gambling game in ancient Rome. ‘Dogs’ referred to poor scores and ‘Venus’ to high ones. Roman players rolled dice from a special cup called a fritillium onto wood, bronze, or marble boards, depending on their class and wealth. Roman elites boasted ornate boards inscribed with their names. The gambling which ensued from dice games caused extreme social issues in Roman society, leading the government to eventually outlaw dice games, although these laws were largely ignored.

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ROMAN FIGURE OF A BOY IN ORIENTAL DRESS ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅜ in. (14.6 grams, 61 mm).

A bronze figure of a child sitting with one leg extended and the other bent beneath the body, arms raised in supplication; loose fitting trousers and knee-length tunic gathered at the waist, boots on the feet and a separate pointed hood on the head; Scythian or similar costume.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001.

LITERATURE: See Jacobson, E., The Art of the Scythians: The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World, Leiden, 1995, for discussion.

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ROMAN ENAMELLED BRONZE VESSEL LID ‡

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D. 6 in. (435 grams, 15 cm wide).

A bronze domed discoid vessel lid, carinated body and gently inverted lower rim, circumferential frieze displaying 'yellow' and red champlevé enamelled flower heads within foliate roundels, alternating with stylised amphoras and volute scrolls creating heart shapes set against a rich blue field; central projecting stem with hexagonal plate, ornamented with a central domed flower head, amphora and foliate motifs surrounding; two suspension lugs with loops to the perimeter of the lower rim; repaired.

£10,000 - 14,000

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PROVENANCE: Acquired from Ariadne Galleries Inc, New York, 30 October 2003.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 47.100.5 and 47.100.8, for enamelled copper-alloy vessels and accession number 2000.505ao, for ceremonial chariot fittings with very similar enamelled design and of similar hexagonal form to the lid plate.

FOOTNOTES: Champlevé is a decorative technique which involves cutting cells into a metal surface and filling the void with enamel, using the raised metal borders between the cells to create the design outline.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD ON CORINTHIAN CAPITAL SECTION 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 17⅜ in. (16.2 kg total, 44 cm high including stand).

A 2nd-3rd century A.D. Roman marble Corinthian capital fragment carved with acanthus leaves; together with a 16th-17th century A.D. reworked male head modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK art market. English private collection.

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ROMAN

MARBLE STATUE FRAGMENT WITH FEET

‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 9½ in. (7.1 kg, 24 cm).

A marble statue fragment presenting the hem of a pleated robe, the sandaled feet of the figure emerging from beneath, with seminaturalistic anatomical detailing, resting on a plain base.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

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COLOSSAL ROMAN HEAD OF DIANA

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

28⅜ in. (72 cm high including stand).

A colossal architectural limestone head of the goddess Diana (Greek Artemis) with elegant features, sensual lips and deep eyes; detailed treatment of the hairstyle in transverse braids across the brow, laurel wreath with two rows of leaves resting above the forehead; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£15,000 - 20,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private Belgian collection. with Madame Andree Mace collection. English private collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Prof. Neritan Ceka.

LITERATURE:

See Bartman, E., Hair and the Artifice of Roman Female Adornment in American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 105, No. 1 (Jan 2001), pp.1-25, for discussion of Roman hairstyling in its social context; Fischer-Hansen, T. & Poulsen, B. (eds.), From Artemis to Diana: the goddess of man and beast. Collegium Hyperboreum and Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen, 2009.

FOOTNOTES:

The upper part of the head, cut horizontally, creates a semi-circular surface, on which the rest of the hair, or an architectonic capital, may have been mounted. A T-shaped indentation on that surface served to secure that attachment. The back of the head, cut perpendicularly, proves that the head was made to repose on an architectural surface. The fragmentary preservation of the neck does not allow a clear determination, whether we are dealing with the head of a caryatid, i.e. the head of a sculpture in the function of a pilaster, or whether the colossal head was an architectural stone corbel, i.e. an architectural element that was placed for the support of the sima of a building of great size.

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ROMAN SILVER KANTHAROS

2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 5½ in. (156 grams, 14 cm wide).

A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side.

£3,500 - 4,500

PROVENANCE:

Ex Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. From a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995. From a European collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Roberts, P., Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum , The British Museum, London, 2013, pp.238-9, for similar; cf. Mattusch, C.C., Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art And Culture Around The Bay Of Naples, Washington, 2009, p.123, item 29, for a comparable vessel identified as 'probably late Republican'.

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ROMAN HEAD OF MINERVA WITH HELM APPLIQUÉ ‡

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1½ in. (23.2 grams, 39 mm).

A bronze appliqué formed as the head of Minerva (Greek Athena) wearing a tall helmet with scooped brow-band and lobed ends developing to wings with radiating feather detailing; facing mask with finely detailed eyes and mouth, hanks of flowing hair connecting to the ends of the wings.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 328, for type.

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ROMAN SILVER SWAN-NECK SPOON ‡

4TH CENTURY A.D.

4¼ in. (22.1 grams, 10.9 cm).

A silver cochlea spoon with scroll and swan-neck junction of bowl with stem; the flat-section stem narrowing to a point and returned to meet the shank.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B., Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Forschungen in Augst 5, Augst, 1982, fig.10(5,6).

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GERMANIC WARRIOR ‡

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

8¼ in. (5.6 kg, 21 cm).

A carved marble head of a Germanic tribesman, modelled naturalistically in the round, directing his gaze upwards left, the eyes with sculpted pupils originally decorated with stone insertions, his face framed by voluminous short curls swept up off the forehead, sideburns and a moustache.

£30,000 - 40,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex Mario Fumasoli (1901-1989) collection, Switzerland, acquired between 19401970; thence by descent.

with Christie's London, 24th October 2013, lot 92.

Private Swiss collection since 1998.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11583-198975.

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LITERATURE:

See Bianchi Bandinelli, R., Roma, l’arte romana nel centro del potere, Milano, 1969; Schneider, R.M., ‘The Barbarian in Roman Art: a countermodel of Roman identity,’ in Luiselli, B., Pensabene, P. (ed.), The Colloquia of the XIII International Congress of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences, Forlì (Italia) 8-14 September 1996. The Roman Period (in the Provinces and the Barbaric World), Series COLLOQUIA 13, Forlì 1996, pp.19-30.

FOOTNOTES:

The head was possibly part of a statue or from a relief representing barbarian prisoners or warriors, maybe a part of a monument commemorating the campaigns of Marcus Aurelius along the lower Danube, recorded in his famous column in Piazza Colonna, Rome.

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ROMAN GILT-SILVER PHALERA WITH WINGED HEAD OF MEDUSA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3½ - 5 0 in.(113 grams total, 8.8-12.5 cm).

A substantial ornamental silver armour phalera with gilt detailing, embossed face of the Gorgon, Medusa, to the centre with detailed eyes, eyebrows and mouth, strong nasal ridge extending towards the forehead, furrowed brow with a pair of wings emerging from the curly hair framing the face, a pair of snakes knotted beneath the chin; wide edge with beaded rim and wavy pointillé decoration; accompanied by a discoid bronze sheet to which the fastening pins were attached to. £5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in 1970. with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK.

Private collection of a London antiquarian. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Jahn, O., Die Lauersforter Phalerae, Bonn, 1860, taf.1; Maxfield, V.A., The military decorations of the Roman Army, Los Angeles, 1981; D’Amato, R., Sumner, G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009, figs.157, 254-255; D’Amato, R., Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1), 112BC-AD192, Oxford, 2018, p.54; D’Amato, R. & Negin, A., Roman decorated armour, London, 2019, p.150, fig.137.

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ROMAN SILVER-GILT MILITARY BELT PLATE WITH HERCULES KILLING THE NEMEAN LION 4TH CENTURY A.D. 2⅛ in. (18.5 grams, 53 mm).

A silver-gilt strap tongue from military belt, rectangular shape with soldered bead on the back, a repoussé work representing Hercules, naked and covered only by a mantle, killing the Nemean lion, a palm of victory under the feet of the hero, a dog attacking the lion from above, foliage around the scene. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE: See Sommer, M., Die Gürtel und Gürtelbeschläge des 4. und 5. Jahrhunderts im römischen Reich, Bonner Hefte zur Vorgeschichte, 22, Bonn, 1980 (1984), pl.54, 11.

FOOTNOTES:

The belt fitting finds parallels with parts of belt from Asia Minor, today at the British Museum, inv. EC 252-254. These kind of plates, decorative and engraved with classical scenes, can be dated possibly to the age of Theodosius I. The quality of decoration can support the thesis of their belonging to officers of the Comitatus (the Imperial mobile army).

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ROMAN SILVER-GILT MILITARY BUCKLE OF AN ELITE IMPERIAL OFFICER

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

10¾ in. (390 grams total, 27.5 cm wide).

A set of military belt elements comprising: a buckle with rectangular plate, richly decorated with embossed laurel leaves in a grid, framed with raised bosses, the buckle loop comprising opposing dragons with open mouths, holding a spherical tongue-rest, another pair of smaller dragon heads to base, the tongue with a smaller pair of punchdecorated dragon heads; three rectangular belt fittings, two with similar laurel leaf decoration and raised border, the central plaque with two foliate pendants with punched decoration.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before the 1970s. Ex J.L. collection, Surrey, U.K., thence by decent.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11588-199387.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Sommer, M., Die Gürtel und Gürtelbeschläge des 4. und 5. Jahrhunderts im römischen Reich, Bonner Hefte zur Vorgeschichte, 22, Bonn, 1980 (1984), pls.5, no.2; pl.12, nos.1-2; pl.38 no.4-5; 47 nos.3-6; 51, no.9; pl.69 nos.3-4.

FOOTNOTES:

Most precious military belts, like this one, were reserved to soldiers belonging to Legiones Palatinae, i.e. the legions forming part of the imperial Comitatus, accompanying the emperor in his military expeditions.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZED STATUE THUMB 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (155 grams, 69 mm).

A life-size bronze statue fragment displaying a thumb (or other digit) with naturalistic nail detailing. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN SEAL BOX COLLECTION 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 - 1¾ in. (30.7 grams total, 25-46 mm).

A mixed group of bronze seal boxes and parts, one with a spreadeagle motif in high-relief. [4] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. bronze seal boxes in the British Museum, London, under accession nos. 1982,0302.78, 1905,1201.11, 1872,0604.810.a.

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ROMAN RED MILLEFIORI PLATE BROOCH 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (9.52 grams, 27 mm).

A lozengiform plate brooch with sub-circular lugs to each corner and shallow decorative notching along each straight edge, the lugs with a red enamel fill, the centre displaying a millefiori panel composed of square tiles alternating between red squares within a yellow border and a dark blue cross with red centre in a red border; pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Ex European collection. Acquired in the mid 1990s. Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE: Cf. Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, 2000, fig.573, for type; cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record ids. SOM-1FBF61 and LVPL-4824A4, for very similar examples.

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ROMAN HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. ⅝ in. (55.5 grams, 42 mm).

A bronze head formed as that of a Roman lady of noble rank, with an oval-shaped face, semi-naturalistic facial features and elaborately dressed hair; hollow reverse. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN BRONZE BEAR FITTING 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. ⅛ in. (108 grams, 53 mm).

A bronze furniture fitting formed as a square base with gusseted profile, a bear cub crouching on the upper face with one forepaw raised; open to the rear and underside. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. Collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN MARBLE DRAPED FEMALE TORSO ‡ 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 11⅜ in. (5.3 kg, 29 cm wide).

The upper part of a female torso, carved in marble, wearing a draped robe tied at the waist; flat reverse. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.2490, for a similar example classified as Roman, Cypriot, 1st century A.D.

FOOTNOTES: The figure is wearing a Greek peplos tied at the waist in such a way as to accentuate the breasts.

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ROMAN MARBLE HERM BOUNDARY MARKER CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. 12⅜ in. (7.3 kg, 31.5 cm high).

A carved marble herm boundary marker carved in the round as the bust of an adult male wearing a conical cap and with a full beard; dorsal pillar terminating behind the head. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES: Possibly an architectural element or herm: herma (Ancient Greek: μ , usually called a 'herm' in English), is a sculptured stone block with a head and often a chest above an undecorated lower section on which male genitals may additionally be carved. From the Neolithic period onwards, in parts of Europe, divinities were worshipped in the form of either a heap of stones (cairn) or a wooden column. Piles of stones were created beside roads and at the borders of fields as they were cleared of pebbles, and religious respect was shown through the custom of each passer-by throwing a stone on the heap or offering a libation. In due course, the addition of a carved head (and phallus) to the column encouraged the belief that these monuments were especially favoured by divinities.

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ROMAN MARBLE SEATED HOUND STATUE

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 18⅛ in. (24.4 kg total, 46 cm high including stand).

An acephalic seated marble dog carved in the round with anatomical detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Mr. U.C. collection, Belgium, formed in the 1950s. English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1805,0703.8, for the similarlymodelled Townley greyhounds. 120

ROMAN LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF DRAPED MUSICIAN CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. 6¾ in. (1.98 kg, 17 cm).

A fragment of a carved limestone scene depicting a seated musician wearing a toga virilis draped to his shoulder and tucked at the waist, hanging over his bent knee supporting a lyre or cithara with seven strings. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Ex Ingrid McAlpine, 1939-2018, London and Epsom, UK. 121

ROMAN DRAPERY FROM A LIFE-SIZE STATUE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 16⅝ in. (3.1 kg total, 42.2 cm high including stand).

A bronze drapery fragment modelling the folds of the fabric in relief, presumably once forming part of a larger statue; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-early 1990s. Ex private German collection. English private collection.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN 2ND CENTURY A.D.

15 in. (14 kg total, 38 cm high including stand).

A skilfully carved life-size marble head of a female (possibly Artemis, a Muse or an Amazon) with centrally parted hair composed of wavy strands and tied in a ponytail at the back; serene facial expression, almond-shaped eyes and small mouth with slightly parted lips; some restoration; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£12,000 - 17,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, Monaco, 1960s-1970s. Acquired from the Monaco Fine Arts on 4th November 1992. Private collection of Mr & Mrs Daniel, Monaco. Acquired by the present owner from David Aaron Gallery in 2019.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Felletti Maj, B.M., Museo Nazionale Romano, I Ritratti, Roma, 1953; Bianchi Bandinelli, R., L'arte Romana nel centro del potere, dalle origini alla fine del II secolo d.C., Roma, 1969; Bieber, M., Ancient Copies. Contributions to the History of Greek and Roman Art, New York, 1977, p.88, pls.60-61; Fittschen K., Zanker P., Le sculture del Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna, La collezione Marsili, Comune di Bologna, Bologna, 1986; Boardman, J., Griechische Plastik. Die spätklassische Zeit, Mainz, 1998, pp.100ff.; Fuchs, W., Die Skulptur der Griechen, München, 1993, pp.221ff.; Agnoli, N., Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina, Le sculture, Roma, 2002; Vout, C., ‘Hadrian, Hellenism, and the Social History of Art’, in Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics, Third Series, Vol.18, No.1, Spring-Summer 2010, pp.55-78.

FOOTNOTES:

The youthful head seems to be based on the Greek Attic Artemis Colonna type of the 4th century B.C. The composition of the head is powerful with a serene countenance, its physiognomy replete with the idealised quality characteristic of Greek classical sculpture. This classic influence is best seen in the perfect almond- shaped eyes with their sharply carved lids as well as the smooth contour of the face. The rich handling of the coiffure and the smooth quality of the face can suggest a date sometime during the Hadrianic (117 to 138 A.D.) or early Antonine periods.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA DOUBLE OIL LAMP WITH REFLECTOR LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D. 7¾ in. (139 grams, 19.5 cm wide).

A pottery lamp with triangular ornament handle with palmette above and acanthus leaves below, plain ring behind, concave discus with central filling-hole, two double-volute round tipped nozzles with conspicuous knobs, flat base-ring marked off by two circular grooves. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

From a 19th century German collection. Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.

LITERATURE: See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.112, no.157 and 160, for the type.

FOOTNOTES: This lamp belongs to the classification of Loeschcke type III (Bailey type D). The type is characterised by a handle ornament that is either figurative or in the shape of a crescent, with decorated triangle, or two-lobed bud; and a usually round-tipped volute-nozzle, exceptionally with angular tip. Lamps may have one or two, or sometimes more nozzles. This type is typical of the Late NeronianFlavian period.

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ROMAN SILVER BOWL ‡ 2ND CENTURY A.D. 5¼ in. (322 grams, 13.2 cm wide).

A deep bell-shaped silver bowl with thickened rim and rounded underside. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. bowl of similar profile in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1989,0724.1.

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ROMAN SILVER DISH WITH MARINE ENCRUSTATIONS ‡ 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8¼ in. (396 grams, 21 cm wide).

A sheet silver dish, shallow with thickened rim; marine encrustations to the outer face. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar bowl in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1926,0406.11.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF A BOUND BARBARIAN CAPTIVE 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D. 2⅜ in. (40 grams, 60 mm high).

A bronze statuette of a bound Mauritanian prisoner with his hands tied behind his back, naked body with exposed genitals, hair arranged in tight curls. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, items 1003-1010, especially 1005, for type.

FOOTNOTES: The face of this bound barbarian, who is forced into a squatting position by the way he is bound, is framed by rich locks betraying his Moorish origin. Numerous statuettes of bound barbarians have been found at the Empire’s outer boundaries. Many have vertical and horizontal bores, which have led to the interpretation that they were ornaments for horse bridles or snaffle fittings.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A SATYR ‡

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3½ in. (519 grams, 88 mm).

A marble bust of a youthful satyr of Praxitelic type with fillet to the brow, tousled hair and rounded facial features with stern expression. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

For similar Roman copies of Praxiteles's satyr, see the Walters Art Gallery, MA, inv. no. 23.22; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, acc. no. 08.258.43; the British Museum, London, 1838, 1231.1; cf. Scrinari, V.S.M., Sculture Romane di Aquileia, Roma, 1972, nos.111-112; Stewart, A., Greek Sculpture, Yale, 1990, p.280, no.498; Pasquier A., Martinez, J.L., Praxitele, Paris, 2007, pp.270-275.

FOOTNOTES:

The head appears to be a copy of the Praxitelian type known as 'The Satyr pouring a Drink'. The head, realised with sensitivity, but technically and stylistically academic, could be dated to the first half of the 2nd century A.D.

LATE ROMAN PROVINCIAL MARBLE HEAD

3RD-6TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (8.9 kg total, 37 cm high including stand).

A carved marble head with large lentoid eyes and wavy hair; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar style of portraits in Bianchi Bandinelli, R., Roma, la fine dell'arte antica, Milano, 1970, figs. 340-346; Auinger, J., Aurenhammer, M., 'Antik Donemin Sonunda Ephesos Heykeltrasligi (Ephesos Sculpture at the end of the Antiquity)' in Daim, F., Ladstatter, S., Bizans Döneminde Ephesos (Ephesus in the Byzantine Period), Istanbul, 2011, pp.163-195, figs.22, 23, 24.

FOOTNOTES: A series of portrait heads, busts and marble statues from the 5th-6th century A.D. Ephesus, show great affinity with this sculpture. This typology of portraits shows how the late Roman art progressed in the search for a characterisation. The hair is deeply worked with a drill creating a chiaroscuro and immobile mass, the face is treated with large expressive folds, making this head a magnificent expression of late Imperial Roman art.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF ATTIS

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3¾ in. (117 grams total, 97 mm high including stand).

A bronze figure of Attis standing wearing the distinctive Phrygian cap, advancing wearing a flounced tunic and cloak, holding a falx in the left hand; right arm absent; mounted on a custom-made stand.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: German art market, 1990s. Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. bronze figure of Attis with curved falx in one hand, forming the handle of a folding knife: in the British Museum, London, under reference no. 1772,0312.87.

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ROMANO-PARTHIAN FEMALE BONE IDOL

3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

7½ in. (77 grams, 19 cm high).

A bone doll depicting a female figure with elaborately tied hairstyle, semi-naturalistic facial and anatomical detailing and geometric detailing to the garment wrapped around her lower body; stub arms; copper-alloy rivets to the shoulders.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

LITERATURE: See The British Museum, museum number 1853,1219.60, for a comparable (partial) figure.

131

ROMAN STATUETTE OF THE GODDESS FORTUNA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 5⅛ in. (205 grams total, 13 cm high including stand).

A bronze statuette of the goddess Fortuna, modelled in the round standing on a circular plinth base, her feet emerging from beneath her floor length robes, her hair held in a chignon at the back of the head and crowned with a diadem. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired London art market in early 1960s. From the private collection of the late Walter Steinberg, London, UK.

FOOTNOTES: The cult of Fortuna was associated with the round of the agricultural year, the wheel of time and the changing fortunes of the individual, both bad and good. The Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune) is a symbol of the changeable nature of one's luck and was already a recognised idiom by the time of Cicero, writing in the 1st century B.C.

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ROMAN MILITARY EAGLE STAFF TERMINAL ‡

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 3½ in. (166 grams, 88 mm high).

A free-standing bronze imperial or military eagle terminal from a staff or a sceptre, modelled in the round in a dynamic pose standing on a globe, wings spread, head turned to the right, semi-naturalistic anatomical and feather detailing; the globe bearing an incised eightarmed stylised Macedonian star; sub-triangular lug to back of the neck; collar to globe with hollow underside.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 16 May 2002, lot 301.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11582-198947

LITERATURE:

See Kirk, J.R., ‘Bronzes from Woodeaton, Oxon’ in Oxoniensia, 1949, pp.1-45; Mitten, D.G., Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Mainz, 1967, p.278, fig.271, for a similar eagle formed as part of a bust; Henig, M. & Munby, J., ‘Three Bronze Figurines’ in Oxoniensia 38, 1973, pp.386-387; Bird, J., ‘Catalogue of Iron Age and Roman artefacts discovered before 1995,’ in Poulton, R., Farley Heath Roman temple, Surrey Archaeological Collection, 93, 2007, pp.34-69; Toepfer, K.M., Signa Militaria. Die römischen Feldzeichen in der Republik und im Prinzipat, Mainz, 2011, pls.146-147; Durham, E., ‘The Silchester Bronze Eagle and Eagles in Roman Britain’ in Archaeological Journal 170, 2013, pp.78-105; Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 44.

FOOTNOTES: In the Roman world, the eagle was associated with the god Jupiter or Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, and was seen as ‘the symbol and agent of apotheosis after death’. An eagle was released from the top of an emperor’s funeral pyre to signal the journey of the soul towards heaven. A sacred attribute of Jupiter, this eagle terminal may have been attached to a sceptre of the statue of the god. Eagles were also the principal standard of the legions, and became the military symbol for excellence.

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ROMAN BRONZE

STRIGIL WITH LEAF

DESIGN ‡ 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

8⅝ in. (44 grams, 22 cm).

A bronze strigil with C-section profile to the blade, rectangular handle with lateral flanges.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

134

ROMAN SILVER BROOCH WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION

4TH CENTURY A.D.

2⅜ in. (19.5 grams, 62 mm).

A silver military crossbow fibula with rounded knobs, the bow with a dedicatory inscription in Latin letters 'VTER FELIX IURE VICTO'.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquire in the 1990s.

Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

ROMAN MEDICAL IMPLEMENTS AND PALETTE 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅞ - 6¾ in. (332 grams total, 4.8-17 cm).

A copper-alloy medical instrument group comprising: a bowl with incised geometric decoration; a rectangular palette with bevelled edges; knife with single-edged iron blade and decoratively incised pommel; spoon with circular bowl, collared stem with expanded waist and finial formed as a probe; pin with tapering round-section body, shallow conical finial and decoratively incised head; a scoop probe with remains of elongated shallow scoop, expanded neck with collars, slender ribbed stem and bulbous probe to terminal; scoop with leafshaped bowl and balustered stem. [7]

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 2000.

From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

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'THE CASTLEFORD MILITARY GARRISON' ROMANO-BRITISH 'REGIO LAGITIENSIS' INSCRIBED BROOCH

LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 1⅛ in. (11 grams, 30 mm wide).

The best example of only three examples of this type known, a copper-alloy knee brooch composed of a rectangular-section body, spring pin within bow plate and remains of catchplate to reverse; both sides of the body with two panels of Latin lettering moulded in relief: 'FIBUL[A] EX REG LAGITIENSE', translating to 'Brooch from the Regio Lagitiensis' (Roman Castleford); remains of blue glass enamelling to the recessed fields.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wickham Market, Suffolk, UK, on 24th September 2022.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report with record number: SF-F57791.

Accompanied by a copy of an article on Castleford Vicus and a similar brooch found in the Alford area of Lincolnshire, UK.

LITERATURE:

The brooch can be classified as a knee brooch of Mackreth's Type 3 (2011, Vol 1: 190), an example of which is illustrated in Mackreth 2011, vol 2, p.134, pl.131, no.5243; also see article by Tomlin, R. and Hassell, M., Roman Britain in 2000: Inscriptions’ in Britannia, published in Britannia, vol.32, pp.387-400, 2001, for details of inscriptions found on Roman objects recovered in Britain in 2000 and discussion regarding the location of an extensive enamelled bronzeware manufactory in the vicinity of Roman Castleford.

FOOTNOTES:

Castleford is known to have been a regiones, an administrative centre for lands owned directly by the Emperor. Other known regiones in Britain were Bath, Carlisle and Ribchester. Regiones appear to have been administered by military officers of centurion rank. Crucially for our item, Castleford’s status as one of the regiones is known from the separate finds of two metal brooches with the same inscriptions discovered by metal detectorists; one from North Lincolnshire, the other from an unknown find-spot, now our third example, found in Suffolk. The third brooch, offered for sale here, is the best known example of the Castleford (Lagentium) vicus brooch, and the only complete example of the three known to exist. These brooches are seemingly unique amongst Roman artefacts in incorporating the name of their place of production into their decorative scheme. A vicus is the civilian settlement located outside the Roman fort. The triangular-section brooch body possibly alludes to the pitched and tiled roof of a military building. Roman Castleford began life in circa 71 A.D. as a fort constructed as part of the conquest of northern England. The garrison attracted local traders and a small settlement grew nearby. Excavation of this settlement suggests that the inhabitants were making and repairing military equipment for the soldiers, and it is likely that these workshops continued to profit when the fort was abandoned around 100 A.D; Castleford is unusual in this respect, since the Roman army typically demolished their forts once the area had been pacified, at which point, any associated settlements usually disappeared too. At Castleford in contrast, the town remained and continued to prosper, likely because of its port location which facilitated trade with the wider Empire, together with its location on the main road between London and York.

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'THE

UTTOXETER' ROMAN OCTAGONAL ROLLING DICE

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 2⅛ in. (58 grams, 54 mm).

An octagonal bronze 'Stabwuerfel' rolling dice with rounded terminals, drilled dot numbering rotating the rod clockwise: 1; 4-4; 3; 5; 2; 7; 4; 6; an additional single dimple to the end face of one terminal; all numbers are drilled at the centre of the rod with the exception of the number 8, which is split into two groups of 4, located at either end.

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector rear North Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, UK, on Saturday 11th March 2017, by Martin Colclough.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. LANCUM-E6101C where it states: 'Stabwuerfel (germ. rod dice) are very rare in this country and this is the first one recorded on this database...This die will be marked a Find of Note for the area...and has been designated: Potential for inclusion in Britannia.'

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1871,0910.2, for a similar hexagonal bone example.

FOOTNOTES: The PAS report describes this find of note as being 'in extremely good condition'. The dots may once have had an enamel fill.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SARDONYX GEMSTONE ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (5.65 grams, 19.11 mm overall, 13.53 mm internal diameter).

A gold finger ring with D-section shank and steep facetted shoulders, inset sardonyx gemstone. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Private European collection, acquired 2000.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 304, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH HERMES GEMSTONE LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.88 grams, 25.81 mm overall, 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H½, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset jasper intaglio of Mercury (Hermes) standing wearing a cloak, holding a caduceus in one hand and a coin-purse in the other. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Swiss private collection. with Geneve Encheres, Switzerland, 14 December 2017, lot 853. English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 146, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET CABOCHON ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.11 grams, 21.42 mm overall, 16.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset cabochon garnet. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 290, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GEMSTONE CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.07 grams, 19.64 mm overall, 15.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H½, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).

A slender gold finger ring with ellipsoid cell and inset cabochon amethyst. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: UK private collection, since 1956. Formed in the 1950s by by Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, thence by decent. with Bonham's, London, New Bond Street, 30 November 2016, lot 155 [Part]. English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH DOLPHIN GEMSTONE

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

¾ in. (3.66 grams, 21.43 mm overall, 18.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

A gold ring composed of a hoop with expanded shoulders and raised oval bezel with filigree collar, set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a dolphin.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH

WARRIOR GEMSTONE

1ST CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (1.16 grams, 17.75 mm overall, 14.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2¾, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio scene with reclining warrior surrounded by his arms and armour. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with Bertolami Fine Art, 22 April 2022, lot 148. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CULT OF JUPITER

DOLICHENUS BULL GEMSTONE

2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (4.41 grams, 26.31 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q½, USA 8¼, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).

A solid, smooth gold ring with D-shaped hoop, oval carnelian intaglio with a bull surmounted by a star; repaired. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970-2000s. Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 153, for type; for the Dolichenus cult see Kusseven, P., The Cult of Iupiter Dolichenus: origins and iconography, Ankara, 2007, p.120, fig.B15.

FOOTNOTES: The bull, symbol of thunder and fertility, was an important component of the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, to which this ring is probably connected. The god is usually represented as standing on a bull holding an axe in his upraised right hand and a bolt of lightning in the left. This bull perpetuated the connection with storms, a frequent and rather obvious identification of power and ferocity. This was a Hittite concept inherited from the Anatolians and then by the Romans.

145 ROMAN GOLD RING WITH FISH GEMSTONE

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6.11 grams, 26.55 mm overall, 20.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W½, USA 11¼, Europe 25.6, Japan 24)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset glass intaglio of two fishes placed tête-bêche; the astrological symbol for the Pisces constellation. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 353, for type.

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LARGE ROMAN BLUE LONG

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 8⅛ in. (29 grams, 20.7 cm high).

NECK VESSEL

A blue fusiform glass vessel composed of an everted rim, elongated tubular neck with short expanded body and integral foot; iridescent surfaces; repaired. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

147 LARGE ROMAN RIBBED GLASS WINE VESSEL

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 12¼ in. (235 grams, 31 cm).

A large aqua glass vessel of fusiform shape, raised vertical ribs to the upper body, cylindrical neck with flared top, rolled rim; iridescent surfaces.

£1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 335, for type.

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LARGE ROMAN GLASS AMPHORA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 7⅞ in. (228 grams, 20 cm high).

An aqua-coloured glass amphora with broad rounded shoulder, cylindrical neck, gusseted rim, applied scrolling handles and applied trail to lower neck, ogival foot; iridescent surfaces. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S. Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307; Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 81.10.171 and 199318, for other Roman glass amphoras.

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LARGE ROMAN SQUARE FLASK

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 6¾ in. (248 grams, 17 cm high).

A 'clear' square glass flask with rounded corners to the shoulders, cylindrical neck, broad rim and applied stout rectangular handle with decorative ribbing; iridescent surfaces; base with moulded six-pointed stylised flower within double-walled roundel.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 81.10.21, for type.

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ROMAN GLASS PILGRIM'S FLASK

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

8⅝ in. (12⅜ in.) (252 grams, 22 cm high (481 grams total, 31.5 cm high including stand)).

A pale green lentoid glass flask with tubular neck and everted rim; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 17.194.93 and 81.10.51, for similar.

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LARGE ROMAN RECTANGULAR GLASS BOTTLE ‡

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (479 grams, 20.2 cm high).

A mottled aqua-green glass bottle, the body square in plan with tall tubular trumpet-shaped mouth and neck, folded ribbed-strap handle; moulded detail to the underside of four anchor-shaped motifs radiating from the centre; cracked.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2000.64, for similar dated slightly earlier.

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LARGE ROMAN IRIDESCENT GLASS VESSEL

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 6⅝ in. (143 grams, 17 cm high).

A broad cylindrical bottle with broad shoulder, slender neck, stepped neck and upwards-flaring rim, two applied rectangular handles; iridescent surfaces. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Corning Museum Of Glass, accession number 52.1.75, for similar.

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ROMAN MINIATURE GLASS FLASK

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (30 grams, 97 mm high).

An aubergine-coloured glass flask with tubular neck and rolled rim, applied clear glass handles and wavy trail to circumference; iridescent surfaces; repaired. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

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ROMAN AMBER MARBLED GLASS VASE

4TH CENTURY A.D. 3⅜ in. (47 grams, 85 mm high).

A toffee-coloured glass vase of squat carinated form, slender tapering neck with everted rim, decorative white marbling over the body. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

LITERATURE: Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 453, for type.

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ROMAN IRIDESCENT PALE BLUE GLASS TRULLA

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

7½ in. (88 grams, 19 cm).

A glass trulla (pan or handled cup) with an aqua-coloured hemispherical bowl and dark blue glass rim and handle with raised knops to the neck, the bowl with moulded lozengiform 'net' motif with kick-up to base surrounded by a moulded rosette; iridescent surfaces; handle reattached.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 81.10.95, for a similar vessel; cf. The V&A Museum, accession number C.128-1926, for a similar vessel; cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 66.1.224, for similar.

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ROMAN AMBER GLASS EYE-SHAPED DISH

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

8¼ in. (194 grams, 21 cm wide).

An amber-coloured shallow elliptical dish; stepped elliptical foot to base; iridescent surfaces. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

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ROMAN AUBERGINE

AND BLUE MARBLED GLASS BOWL

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3¼ in. (54 grams, 81 mm wide).

An aubergine-coloured glass bowl with a gently carinated and squat body, broad neck, medial raised ribs and decorative white trails. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 201, for type.

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BYZANTINE

MOULD-BLOWN AUBERGINE GLASS JAR

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

2¾ in. (58 grams, 69 mm high).

A mould-blown aubergine glass jar or flask with bulbous body featuring a 'net' design and trumpet-style neck and rim; shallow kickup to base; iridescent surfaces.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

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BYZANTINE INLAID GOLD EARRINGS

4TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. ⅝ in. (8.87 grams total, 42 mm each).

A pair of non-identical gold hoop earrings, each composed of a large bulb, hinged hoop above adorned with three granulated cells set with glass (one insert absent); four circular cells to the equator set with stones of alternating blue and red colour, granulated lozenges between, pyramid bulbs below adorned with granule clusters, collar of suspension loops above; articulate hinges. [2] £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

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BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS WITH GEMSTONE DROPS

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 3½ - 3¾ in. (13.6 grams total, 90-96 mm).

A pair of gold earrings, each with a tapering hoop and chain suspending a cross set with polished garnet at the centre and a pearl bead to each arm, drop positioned at the centre of the chain composed of a gold stem with coiled wire sleeve, granulated bead and emerald bead below. [2] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. for similarly complex drop earrings see Ross, M.C., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Washington, 2005, pl.LXXXII, item 166, pl.LXV, item 132, and similar crosses on a necklace in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York under reference 17.190.1667.

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BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA SLIPPER LAMP COLLECTION ‡

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 3½ - 4 in. (337 grams total, 8.9-10.1 cm).

A collection of five terracotta oil lamps including slipper and discoid types with shaped ledge handles, each decorated with raised geometric motifs composed largely of pellets and plain lines. [5] £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex Y.M. collection, Tiberias, Israel. Private Swiss collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. De Vincenz, A., ‘Ceramic Vessels and Oil Lamps from the Burial Cave at ‘En Lavan, Nahal Refa’im’ in Atiqot, 98, 2020, pp.103-122, fig.8, for similar.

FOOTNOTES: Some authors suggest that these 'candlestick' lamps were produced in or around Jerusalem: this has been confirmed by the discovery of a lamp workshop at Zuba, in which large candlestick lamps with a radiating pattern and their moulds were found. Based on evidence from the City of David and the Jewish Quarter, these lamps begin to appear in the mid-6th century and continue throughout the 7th century A.D.

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LARGE BYZANTINE COSMATESQUE MOSAIC PANEL

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 31.5 in. (57 kg, 80cm).

A rectangular marble floor panel recalling similar workmanship to the floor of the Sistine Chapel, comprising a large central panel with a chequerboard design of alternating geometric floral motifs with speckled porphyry squares, surrounded by seven green and porphyry roundels, each with a bicolour border composed of interlocking triangles and lozenges; each corner with an L-shaped panel displaying a unique geometric design composed of alternating square, lozenge-shaped and small rectangular tiles.

£8,000 - 10,000

PROVENANCE:

French gallery, Paris, 1990s. From a family collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11586-199348.

LITERATURE:

See Boito, C., Architettura Cosmatesca, Torino, 1860; Hutton, E., The Cosmati, The Roman Marble Workers of the XIIth and XIIIth Centuries, London, 1950; Tosca, P., Storia dell’Arte Italiana, il medioevo, vol. III, Torino, 1965; Matthiae, G., 'Componenti del gusto decorativo cosmatesco,' in Rivista dell'Istituto Nazionale di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte, vol. I, 1952, pp.249-281; Cigola, M., 'Mosaici pavimentali cosmateschi. Segni, disegni e simboli,' in Palladio, Nuova serie, anno VI n. 11, giugno 1993, pp.101-110.

FOOTNOTES:

The Cosmatesque Style was a characteristic type of ornamentation of Eastern Roman origin (opus alexandrinum) used by the post-Roman marble makers of the 12th and 13th centuries A.D. It embellishes floors, ciboriums and cloisters of churches by means of polychrome marble inlays of varied and imaginative geometric shapes. The wider use of this decoration began in the 12th century, at which time techniques were improved: the Cosmati floors were made with pieces of stone cut in various shapes and sizes, a property quite different from the mosaics in opus tessellatum, in which the motifs were made from small units all having the same size and shape, or from the opus sectile, intended to create representations with pieces of multi-coloured marble cut out and arranged for this purpose. The stones used by Cosmati artists were often material salvaged from the ruins of ancient Roman buildings. The composition of such mosaics recalls the floors of the most important churches of Rome; in addition to the floor of the Sistine Chapel (created probably in the 14th century for the previous building or Cappella Maggiore), one can cite that of Santa Maria Maggiore (1145-1153 A.D.), San Giovanni in Laterano (14th century A.D.), Saint Clement (1099-1120 A.D.), Santi Quattro Coronati (13th century A.D.), Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (12th century A.D.) and many others.

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BYZANTINE GLAZED SGRAFFITO JUG 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 6⅛ in. (343 grams, 15.5 cm).

A polychrome glazed ceramic sgraffito jug with a carinated body, flared neck and integral handle, decorated with stylised foliate and geometric motifs. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private German collection, 1980s.

164

LARGE BYZANTINE GLAZED BOWL WITH SWIMMING FISH 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 13⅝ in. (1.55 kg, 34.5 cm diameter).

A large polychrome glazed bowl displaying a stylised swimming fish to interior base with frieze of simple geometric forms below the rim; heavily restored. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

165

BYZANTINE GREEN GLAZED SGRAFFITO BOWL WITH LION 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 6¾ in. (340 grams, 17.2 cm wide).

A roughly hemispherical ceramic bowl with splayed foot, decorated with a green glaze to the interior and exterior faces, a stylised leaping lion incised to the interior with decorative banding to the rim above, restored.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private German collection, 1980s.

LITERATURE: Cf. sgraffito technique on a 14th century, glazed earthenware bowl in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York under reference number 33.141.

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LARGE 'KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR THE GREAT' BRICK FROM THE WALL OF BABYLON 604-562 B.C. 13¼ x 13 in. (13.6 kg, 33.5 x 33 cm).

A large fired clay brick from the Wall of Babylon bearing six lines of stamped Babylonian cuneiform inscription to one face which reads: 'AG - ku -dur-ri-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu' / 'za-ni-nu é-sag-ila' / 'u e-zida IBILA' / 'SAG.KAL. sa AG-IBILA-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu ana-ku', which translates: 'Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I'; traces of bitumen on the blank side; accompanied by an old label which reads: 'Brick from the Wall of Babylon / Presented by W.Bro. Gentle-Cackett Secretary Bible Lands Mission / The impression records the fact that it was built by King Nebuchadnezzar [II]'. [No Reserve]

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE:

Ex Reverend Samuel W. Gentle-Cackett (1871-1943), in the 1930s. Gentle-Cackett was the secretary of the Bible Lands Missions’ Aid Society, 76 The Strand, London, WC2 (1904-1943), author of Palestine Portrayed, 1936, and Worshipful Brother of the Lodge of Sincerity 174.

This brick formed part of an old collection of Masonic ephemera, and is believed to have originated from the Lodge of Sincerity 174.

Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

Accompanied by a copy of the book Palestine Portrayed, 1936, written by S.W. Gentle-Cackett.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant pages from the book They Wrote on Clay, showing similar bricks in situ.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Chiera, E., They Wrote on Clay, Chicago, 1938, p.95, for a photograph of similar bricks shown in situ.

FOOTNOTES:

Genesis 11:3: "And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly', and they had brick for stone and bitumen for mortar."

In the 1920s, Cackett read reports of Christian Armenians being orphaned as a result of attacks from Turks and in response he set up a refuge in Bedfont, where he was able to rehome 1500 children.

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MESOPOTAMIAN PICTOGRAPHIC ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET

URUK III, CIRCA 3000 B.C. 2⅝ in. (42 grams, 66 mm wide).

A bifacial, lentoid-section rectangular clay tablet with rounded corners and short sides, medial horizontal line to each face, with hand-drawn pictographs above and below, a count of sheep and caprids. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1988.433.2, for similar.

FOOTNOTES:

Early writing was used primarily as a means of recording economic data; this tablet likely records deliveries and distributions of grain. At the end of the 4th millennium B.C., written language developed in Mesopotamia as pictographs, later evolving into abstract forms called cuneiform. Pictographs were drawn in the clay with a pointed implement. Circular impressions alongside the pictographs represented numerical symbols. Cuneiform (meaning wedgeshaped) script was written by pressing a reed pen or stylus with a wedge-shaped tip into a clay tablet.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET WITH ADDED ARAMAIC GRAFFITI TO EDGE 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (114 grams, 67 mm wide).

A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces, recording a promissory note to pay barley; Aramaic graffiti to one edge; Babylonian name. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

FOOTNOTES:

The tablet records a promissory note of a typical kind to pay for barley. It concludes with the names of witnesses, town and date. The Aramaic script transcribes the cuneiform name of the debtor into Aramaic script, making it easier for scribes to identify who each tablet refers to. It dates to the Achaemenid period, possibly to the reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424 B.C.) or II (405-359). Such late administrative tablets are typically carelessly written, as is apparent on our example as some script has been rendered slanting sharply downwards.

169

MESOPOTAMIAN PICTOGRAPHIC TABLET RELATING TO CATTLE URUK III, CIRCA 3000 B.C. 2¼ in. (130 grams, 56 mm wide).

A bifacial pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing pictographs relating to cattle to both principal faces; repaired. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

FOOTNOTES:

Early writing was used primarily as a means of recording economic data. At the end of the 4th millennium B.C., written language developed in Mesopotamia as pictographs, later evolving into abstract forms called cuneiform. Pictographs were drawn in the clay with a pointed implement. Circular impressions alongside the pictographs represented numerical symbols. Cuneiform (meaning wedgeshaped) script was written by pressing a reed pen or stylus with a wedge-shaped tip into a clay tablet.

170

OLD BABYLONIAN PICTOGRAPHIC TABLET ‡ 2600-2400 B.C. 2 in. (47 grams, 50 mm).

A roughly pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing pictographs to one face. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

171

BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM CYLINDER WITH AKKADIAN INSCRIPTION

CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1½ in. (60 grams, 39 mm).

A hollow cylinder bearing an inscription in Akkadian, relating to setting up of an orchard. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 1992. Ex gentleman's family collection, London, UK.

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172

MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM ACCOUNTING TABLET

MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5⅛ in. (353 grams, 13 cm wide).

A bifacial rectangular tablet with lentoid cross-section, the two principal faces bearing cuneiform text relating to a distribution(?) for several individuals whose names are recorded in the left-hand column; repaired.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

173

OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET CONCERNING THE PEOPLE OF ZIBBATUM

CIRCA 1730-1720 B.C.

4 in. (183 grams, 10.2 cm wide).

A clay tablet of broadly rectangular form, a letter from Šamaš-na ir to his lord, a king of Ešnunna (Tell Asmar); the author is an important governor in the service of Iluni, giving a report of about fifty lines on his missions but especially details on a case concerning the people of Zibbatum, a small city little documented until now.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

174

MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM LETTER FROM KING ILUNI TO INZURŠAKŠU

CIRCA 1730-1720 B.C. 3¾ in. (179 grams, 94 mm wide).

A rectangular bifacial clay tablet bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces and two side edges; a letter from Iluni to Inzuršakšu (from the kingdom of Ešnunna) in which Iluni, king of Ešnunna answers a criticism from his ally (the king of an eastern city, Niqqum) who reproaches him for not sending him troops despite their alliance.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

175 LARGE BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET FRAGMENT CONCERNING THE STUDY OF THE SACRIFICIAL LIVER

LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

6⅛ in. (533 grams, 15.6 cm wide).

A large clay tablet fragment bearing panels of cuneiform text to the principal face, separated by plain parallel lines; remains of cuneiform text to the reverse; a Babylonian treatise concerning the study of the liver of a sacrificial lamb; repaired.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

FOOTNOTES:

The prophetic practise of hepatoscopy, was called in Akkadian barûtu, the art of divination. It is a collection of omens in standard Akkadian (including many sumerograms) each composed of a protasis (description of the configuration of the organ at the time of observation by the diviner) followed by the apodosis giving the omen itself. The fragment preserves the beginning of the treaty on the face and the end on the reverse. Among the various omens is a so-called historical one concerning King Sargon of Akkad (ca. 2350 BCE). A colophon indicates that the text is a copy of an ancient original. The name of the scribe is Mudammiq-Adad. His work was verified by Ur-Nintinuga, a Sumerian name from the Cassite period.

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176

ASSYRIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET ‡

13TH CENTURY B.C. 6⅞ in. (682 grams, 17.5 cm).

A roughly tabular clay tablet bearing impressed cuneiform text arranged in vertical columns to five of its six faces. £6,000 - 8,000

PROVENANCE: Ex French art market. with Boisgirard & Associés, Paris, 14 February 2005, lot 246. Private Swiss collection since 2005.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 62.85.1, for a 13th century Assyrian tablet.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET ‡

2600-2400 B.C.

2½ in. (82 grams, 63 mm).

A pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing dense rows of cuneiform text to both principal faces; possibly administrative subject matter relating to slave girls. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

178

WESTERN ASIATIC CUNEIFORM TABLET

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¾ in. (55 grams, 45 mm).

A large portion of a pillow-shaped clay tablet, bearing cuneiform text to one face and side edge. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

179

WESTERN ASIATIC CUNEIFORM TABLET

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¼ in. (110 grams, 82 mm).

A roughly rectangular clay tablet bearing dense rows of cuneiform text to both principal faces and to each of the four side edges; repaired. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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CASSITE SILVER CYLINDER SEAL PAIR

CIRCA 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.

⅞ in. (7.53 grams, 22 mm).

A pair of hollow-formed silver cylinder seals comprising: the smaller with frieze of tall slender figures flanking an ankh symbol; the larger with facetted outer face featuring a standing female with raised arm, plaited hair and hatched skirt, a standing male with dagger(?), three panels of cuneiform text; the smaller seal able to fit within the larger.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

From an important family collection.

Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

181

AKKADIAN STAMP SEAL WITH COMBAT SCENE

24TH-22ND CENTURY B.C.

1 1.8 in. (16.1 grams, 29 mm).

A marble cylinder seal with frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of white marble, 28 x 20 mm. Design : a standing hero with spikey hair is defending two horned animals being attacked by two lions. A second such hero is grappling with a monster with long plait. Akkadian, c.2400-2200 B.C. Condition very good save for chipped edges.'

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

From an important family collection.

Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

182

WESTERN ASIATIC ROCK CRYSTAL CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURAL SCENE

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1¾ in. (16.8 grams, 43 mm).

A rock crystal cylinder seal with incuse design divided horizontally by a line of crescents; an advancing figure with smaller figures at his feet, a large tree, animals and other objects in the field.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

From an important family collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

183

WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURAL SCENE

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1½ in. (33.8 grams, 39 mm).

A cylinder seal of black stone with rounded edges, incuse frieze depicting a standing female in slim dress, a tree with radiating fruit and leaves, second similar female extending an arm over a small figure with a spear, winged sun-disc (faravahar) above.

£800 - 1,000

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184

AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH PRESENTATION SCENE

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. in. (8.5 grams, 28 mm).

A stone cylinder seal with incuse design between bands: two standing bearded figures facing extending one arm each to a column with cruciform head; behind them standing on a raised dais with domed ornament, a winged dog-headed figure with an ear of wheat, a bearded nobleman in a hatched garment, a crowned figure in similar garment.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

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CANAANITE MALE STATUETTE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3 in. (62 grams, 76 mm high).

A copper-alloy statuette modelled in the round as a nude male figure standing facing on a rectangular base, portrayed with stylised facial features, a full beard, both arms and hands outstretched before his chest, holding a staff in his proper left hand and wearing a helmet or other headpiece. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 1988.

Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva.

FOOTNOTES: Possibly a votive figure.

186

CHALCOLITHIC FEMALE FIGURINE CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 5 in. (135 grams, 12.5 cm).

A ceramic figure of a seated female with applied facial features, applied collar, arms bent and hands on the hips, flared skirt with separately moulded legs protruding. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k32 from Oxford Authentication.

187

WESTERN ASIATIC ZOOMORPHIC TERRACOTTA RHYTON 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 7 in. (668 grams, 18 cm high).

A terracotta rhyton vessel with a flaring neck and zoomorphic spout, possibly a horse's head with circular spout in its chest. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.281z11 from Oxford Authentication, 16 June 1981.

188

WESTERN ASIATIC BULL-HEADED BRONZE SPOUT ‡ 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ⅛ in. (135 grams, 79 mm).

A bronze zoomorphic spout of roughly cylindrical form, terminating in a stylised bull's head with curved horns. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.

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186

WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE

ZOOMORPHIC CAULDRON

HASANLU IV, CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

9¼ in. (679 grams, 23.5 cm wide).

A bronze calotte-shaped cauldron or basin with collared rectangular handles featuring scalloped grips along the upper edges, a pair of stylised bird of prey protomes beneath each, talons drawn up to their chests, bulging eyes, prominent hooked beaks, wings spread and fanshaped tails.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Maurice Braham, 1970s. London collection, 1990s.

Accompanied by previous typed and illustrated catalogue pages.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met, New York, 1988, pp.27-28, for broad parallels; see Li, H.D., Reconstructing the Elite Identity of Etruscan 'Princely' Tumuli from The Archaic to the Orientalizing Period, 2017, pp.50-53, for metallurgical discussion; see Riva, C., The Urbanisation of Etruria: Funerary Practices and Social Change, 700-600 B.C. CUP, 2014, pp.141-176, for discussion of such cauldrons in Etruscan burial contexts.

FOOTNOTES:

A rare object. The limited number of parallels feature birds of a more schematic style. Only four published parallel cauldrons with bird protomes are known to exist. Given the quality of the ornament, such basis may have been used by members of the elite in Iron Age Iranian society, although their exact functions remains unclear. One 'orientalised' Etruscan bronze cauldron was found used as a cremation vessel, placed in a tumulus and associated with a localised 'heroic' burial context. Other feasible uses include high status drinking vessels or symbols of rank.

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190

PRE-ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE MESOMPHALOS 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER 11⅝ in. (904 grams, 29.5 cm wide).

A large silver dish with carinated everted rim, repoussé central boss and piriform panels, fluted surround with lotus plant motif; some restoration. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: From an important North London collection, formed 1980. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 47.100.84 and 55.122.1, for broadly similar bowls. 191

WESTERN ASIATIC SILVER BRACELET WITH LION HEAD TERMINALS HOLDING A MENORAH CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2⅞ in. (40 grams, 73 mm wide).

An uncleaned silver bracelet composed of two decoratively twisted hoops, terminals formed as two facing lion (or lioness) heads supporting the bezel, a twisted roundel, in their mouths, central bifacial swivel plaque displaying a menorah flanked by letters 'W-T' on both faces; articulate join between hoops and animal heads. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 1988. From the collection of a deceased collector.

192

NEO-ELAMITE SILVER TORC WITH LION-HEADED TERMINALS LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 5½ in. (78 grams, 14 cm diameter).

A silver torc with round-section penannular hoop, expanding towards lion-head terminals, with stylised detailing to the face and head of the animals, their manes extending along the hoop shoulders. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

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193

BACTRIAN FEMALE FIGURED KOHL POT MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3¼ in. (110 grams, 80 mm).

An early copper-alloy kohl pot formed as a stylised female figure wearing a floor-length garment which splays outwards towards her feet, her arms placed on her hips to form loop handles, stylised facial detailing; circular recess to top of head.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

FOOTNOTES: The bracelet is a product of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex ('BMAC', also developed from the 'Oxus Civilization') which was the dominant culture in the 3rd and 2nd millennium (often dated to c. 2250–1700 B.C.) in that area, corresponding roughly to modern Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The members of the group practised animal husbandry and a limited form of agriculture, with wheeled carts from the 4th millennium B.C . Its craftsmen were proficient at working metals and alloys including bronze, copper, silver, and gold. Fortified sites with multiple walls are another notable development.

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SYRO-HITTITE TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER FIGURE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5½ in. (354 grams total, 14.2 cm high including stand).

A ceramic horse and rider figure modelled in the round, standing facing, the animal's ears pricked, simple recessed eyes, tail hanging between hindlegs, the rider riding bare-back, gripping the horse's mane at the base of the neck, his legs gripping its sides, wearing a textured garment hanging from the left shoulder, pinched face featuring large circular eyes and strong furrowed brow; one arm absent; repaired; mounted on a custom-made display base.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k30 from Oxford Authentication.

196

SYRO-HITTITE HORSE AND RIDER EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 6 in. (317 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).

A ceramic horse and rider figure, the animal modelled standing facing, with stub legs, ears pinned backwards, stylised detailing to the eyes and muzzle; the rider shown mounted sideways indicating a female rider, holding the horse's cropped mane with the left hand, the right hand extended outwards, pinched face with applied circular eyes, detailing to conical headpiece; mounted on a custom-made display base.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k29 from Oxford Authentication.

197

SYRO-HITTITE FIGURINE WITH ANIMAL CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 5 in. (56 grams, 12.6 cm high).

An abstract terracotta figure modelled standing, carrying a small animal in its arms, possibly a kid, with a pinched head, large circular eyes, conical headpiece, discoid ear ornaments and a neck ornament. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. N122e89 from Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by a previous typed and illustrated catalogue page.

FOOTNOTES: The Syro-Hittite states rose to prominence in northern Syria and southern Anatolia (modern Turkey) following the collapse of the Hittite Empire, during which time many such figures were produced and widely distributed for domestic use. Such figures, later pejoratively referred to as 'idols', depicted deities carrying or standing with animals.

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CANAANITE STANDING MALE STATUETTE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 in. (70 grams total, 10 cm high including stand).

A bronze figure of a male standing wearing a conical cap with a thick brim; his arms bent and legs straight; attachment peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: From a French collection. Paris gallery, 2000s.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar but larger item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1894,0116.3.

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SUMERIAN PRIEST HEAD PENDANT

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

⅞ in. (13 grams, 23.5 mm (82 grams total)).

A haematite pendant in the form of the shaved head of a priest carved with semi-naturalistic facial features; drilled horizontally through the top of the head for suspension; displayed in a custom-made presentation box printed 'Derek J. Content Antiquities and Jewelry' to the interior.

£3,500 - 4,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1970s. Important North West London collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Aruz, J. ed., Art Of The First Cities, The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, for figures showing stylistic similarities and for general discussion; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 86.16.7, for a 3rd millennium B.C. head of a Neo-Sumerian man showing stylistic similarities.

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SUMERIAN CUP WITH ANIMAL FRIEZE

EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 2900-2560 B.C. 1¾ in. (27.9 grams, 46 mm wide).

A truncated conical gypsum ritual drinking cup with rounded rim and discoid foot, displaying a frieze of mythological animals in relief to the exterior, including a lion-headed eagle with its wings spread, and an iconic Mesopotamian religious scene composed of a deity wearing a horned cup, flanked by a bull and goat; repaired. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing sheet.

FOOTNOTES:

In many ancient Mediterranean cultures, such vessels were symbols of wealth and status, or ritual objects associated with cult activities. Lion-headed eagles were associated with the god of Imdugud or Anzu, a divine bird and the personification of wind, thunder and cloud; this cup may have been used as a dedication to the god.

201 WESTERN ASIATIC STONE COW SUCKLING CALF STATUETTE

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5¼ in. (447 grams, 13.5 cm wide).

A free-standing stone figure of a horned cow suckling a calf, modelled in the round and using openwork technique, the cow's head turned to face the calf suckling at its underbelly, a fierce expression on its face, tail forming a loop; stylised anatomical detailing and recessed eye to both creatures; tail repaired.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired before 1980. Ex Richmond family collection. Thence by descent.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 64.37.3, for a very similar figure.

FOOTNOTES: Alternatively, this piece may represent a hound or wolf attacking a cow's soft underbelly.

202

WESTERN ASIATIC PAZUZU HEAD AMULET

CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (18.7 grams, 27 mm).

A copper-alloy Pazuzu head amulet with grotesque facial features and suspension loop to top of the head. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

FOOTNOTES: Possibly late Babylonian.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD BEAD DROP EARRINGS

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 3⅜ in. (9.08 grams total, 87-88 mm).

A matching pair of gold drop earrings, each composed of a slender penannular hoop with loop below and coiled wire arm suspending decorated gold, polished garnet, pearl and composition beads below; assembled from elements. [2] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

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WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN AND AGATE BEAD STRING

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER 26 in. (95 grams, 66 cm long).

A restrung necklace composed of double drilled oval agate beads from the Near East or India with later polished round carnelian beads. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

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PARTHIAN ELECTRUM EARRING PAIR

2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (10.02 grams total, 21 mm each).

A matching pair of gold hoop earrings, each composed of a tapering hoop with expanded central section, adorned on both faces with gold pellets, pyramid clusters and a larger pyramid cluster finial with pyramid granules to each pellet; hinged closure. [2] £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GLASS GAMING PIECE COLLECTION 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. ⅝ -¾ in. (40 grams total, 17-20 mm).

A group of six plano-convex glass gaming pieces. [6] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD BEAD COLLECTION

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

⅛ in. (6.49 grams total, 1-5 mm).

A group of 100 gold beads of various types, including wheel, ribbed, spherical, granulated and other types. [100] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

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PARTHIAN GOLD EARRINGS

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1¼ in. (9.61 grams total, 32 mm wide each).

A group of two similar crescentic gold earrings with slender hookand-eye hoop, bifacial ornament with gold bulbs to the lower perimeter of both faces and top edges, adorned with pyramid and flower head granules to front face, granule clusters to the inner edge to front face, plain, beaded and striptwist filigree wire crescents to the body, with alternating granulates triangles and rectangles below, repeated on the reverse. [2] £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

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SASSANIAN

GOLD RING WITH

GARNET INTAGLIO ‡ CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.52 grams, 24.20 mm overall, 18.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with ellipsoid stepped bezel, granule to one edge for alignment, inset cabochon intaglio of a nude male gripping the edges of an arch. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Private Swiss collection, acquired 1999. Ex Surena collection, London, UK. Private European collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 320, for type.

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SARMATIAN GOLD HINGED BRACELET

2ND CENTURY B.C. 3⅜ in. (65 grams, 85 mm wide).

A substantial gold bangle with hinged clasp, composed of two conjoined oval-section hoops, gusseted loops to each terminal and closure pin.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1990s. London Mayfair gallery, UK. Ex Dutch collection, 2000s.

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NABATAEAN PAINTED DISH 4TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 6½ in. (117 grams, 16.5 cm wide).

A shallow terracotta dish with raised rim, painted design of fronds and triangles. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: From an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.

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NABATAEAN PAINTED JUG 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 4⅞ in. (76 grams, 12.4 cm high).

A small terracotta jug with strap handle above the shoulder, painted frond patterns to the body, shoulder and neck. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: From an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.

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ARAMAIC MAGICAL BOWL BEARING AN INCANTATION AGAINST EVIL SPIRITS

4TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 7⅝ in. (692 grams, 19.5 cm wide).

A ceramic flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text, and on the outer rim. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK

LITERATURE: Cf. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession number: 80.001.0001.

FOOTNOTES: Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as child-birth, illness and evil spirits.

214

SASSANIAN GLASS RHYTON- STYLE VESSEL 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D. 4⅜ in. (86 grams, 11.2 cm high).

A pale green glass vessel with tapering sidewalls and foot formed as a stylised shoe or boot; iridescent surfaces. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Vermot & Associés, Paris, France, 16 November 2019, lot 44.

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WESTERN ASIATIC LION CENSER LID

11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

5⅜ in (393 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand).

The head from a leonine censer, formed with stylised features, an ovoid face, openwork eyes, triangular nose, ears pricked forwards and decorative openwork panels to the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.56, for similar.

FOOTNOTES: Zoomorphic incense burners were popular during the Seljuk period. When complete, coal and incense could be placed inside the burner and the scented smoke would escape through the pierced areas.

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NISHAPUR BLUE-GLAZED DISH COLLECTION

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

5¾ - 6⅛ in. (599 grams total, 14.5-15.5 cm wide).

A trio of wheel-thrown dishes, each with a shallow foot: a turquoiseglazed example with helical motif around the rim, roundels and central interlace motif to the bowl; a second turquoise-glazed bowl decorated with dark amorphous patches to the rim and an interlace-style motif to the bowl; a dark blue-glazed bowl with black strips to rim, three nodules to bowl, concentric roundels framing an interlace design; iridescent surfaces. [3]

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

Private California collection, USA.

With Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA.

Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artemis Gallery.

217

BYZANTINE

BRONZE OIL LAMP STANDS

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

6¼ - 10 in. (1.7 kg total, 16-25.2 cm).

A pair of copper-alloy oil lamp stands with ornamental stems. [2] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GLAZED TILE COLLECTION 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 9½ - 9⅞ in. (2.4 kg total, 24-25 cm).

A group of three glazed ceramic tiles each with green border enclosing white bands and median deep-blued band with tendrils, flowers and leaves in white, yellow, black and turquoise; Iranian workmanship. [3, No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Ex Hagop Kevorkian collection. with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, circa 1984. Important North West London collection.

219

SELJUK PERIOD OPENWORK DOOR FITTING 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 9½ in. (1.4 kg total, 24 cm wide each).

A pair of bronze openwork discoid door 'bosses' or handle mounting plates, each with a central dome inscribed around the neck, procession of birds with spread wings below, geometric band, openwork interlace motif, egg-and-dart style shaped circumference. [2] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: From a UK private collection. An old Christie's label to verso: '656/8673'.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GLAZED CERAMIC TILE GROUP WITH STARS 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 26½ x 19⅝ in. (3.7 kg total, 67.5 x 49.7 cm).

A mixed group of glazed ceramic floor tiles: 16 small star-shaped examples with blue glaze finish; 12 square ones with a step to each corner, white glaze finish with design of turquoise roundels and dark blue stars; ten similar stepped half-tiles; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

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221

ISLAMIC MARBLE SUNDIAL MADE BY SHEIKH ABOL HASSAN MANSOR SAIF

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 28 in. (64.7 kg, 71 cm wide).

A rare rectangular marble shadow clock or sundial with three chamfered edges, scrolls and foliate tendrils framing panels of Kufic script to the sides reading, to the left 'Mohammed is his messenger of God' and to the right 'There is no God but Allah'; also inscribed with

the maker's name to the front: Sheikh Abol Hassan Mansor Saif; with a sun dial to the upper face framed by a rope border; copper-alloy spike to the upper face to accept the gnomon.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: From an important Paris gallery, France. with Antiquite Brocante Chateau, Vente Encher, 6 March 2009.

LITERATURE: Cf. Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, MIA no. 12630, for a later example.

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222

LURISTAN SWORD BLADE

LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 22 in. (876 grams, 56 cm).

A bronze sword with solid cast hilt with penannular guard and a horizontally ribbed grip; a conical stone mushroom pommel and a multi-fullered blade tapering to a sharp tip; handle repaired. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

FOOTNOTES:

According to Moorey, such category of swords were distributed in the Northern Iran area, as proved by the Amarlu finds. Based on the example from the Ashmolean Museum, he dated them to the end of the 2nd millennium B.C., more precisely to a period between 1400-1200 B.C.

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LURISTAN

SWORD WITH BLOOD CHANNELS

LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 16½ in. (295 grams, 42 cm).

A tanged bronze sword of triangular shape with multiple fullers tapering to a pointed tip, the tang forming an extension of the thick ridged midrib. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with John Hewitt.

Ex Maurice Braham, acquired from the above. Lord Alistair McAlpine collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The blade belongs to a sword probably made in a Luristan workshop, once fitted with a conical pommel and a crescentic guard. The metalworking techniques used in making bronze weapons in Luristan were very complex. Surfaces were often finished in repoussé work, and some of the weapons were chased, others engraved.

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MARLIK SWORD WITH DECORATED HILT 14TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. 15⅜ in. (477 grams, 39 cm).

A bronze sword with flanged hilt, penannular guard and strong midrib running to the pointed tip, hilt and pommel open to accept inlays, bronze fastening nail still visible in the pommel. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Ex S. Motamed collection. with Bellman's Auctions, 20th-26th June 2015, lot 2482. Property of a London gentleman.

FOOTNOTES: According to Khorasani and Negahban, blade and grip of this kind of swords were cast in one-piece mould. The penannular guard was later added to the blade.

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LURISTAN SWORD WITH DECORATED HILT 10TH CENTURY B.C. 17¼ in. (464 grams, 44 cm).

A bronze short sword or dirk with tapering blade and square shoulders, flanged hilt with crenellated grip, widening slightly to a fanshaped pommel, strong midrib and penannular guard. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Ex S. Motamed collection. with Bellman's Auctions, 20th-26th June 2015, lot 2482. Property of a London gentleman.

FOOTNOTES: According to Khorasani and Moorey, this type of dirk probably originated from the north and appeared in Western Iran towards the end of the Late Bronze Age, remaining in use alongside with the early examples of iron dirks. Medveskaya stated that usually this type of daggers and dirks were cast in one piece, meaning the penannular grip was cast on later to the dagger or dirk.

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LURISTAN

DIRK WITH CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION

1125-1104 B.C. 15¾ in. (188 grams, 40 cm).

A bronze dagger or dirk with raised flanges to the grip, possibly to accept organic inserts, cuneiform script over two lines inscribed to the blade below the grip on both faces; blade repaired. £8,000 - 10,000

PROVENANCE: with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11591-199676.

LITERATURE: Cf. identical type in Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.377, cat.6.

FOOTNOTES: This is a dagger with an inscription of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, 11251104 B.C. The inscription is identical to those on four other bronze daggers (reportedly from Luristan), three of which are in the Foroughi collection and one in the Iran Bastan museum (National Museum of Iran, inventory no.626/1626).

The Type IIIa bronze dirk of the Medveskaya classification belongs to a series of weapons bearing the same engraved inscription in Babylonian cuneiform script which reads: 'It belongs to Nabu, the King of Kiohatti, the King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad'. It was cast in one piece (hilt and blade) and probably formed an endowment to the royal guard.

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ELAMITE CEREMONIAL AXE WITH

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 18 in. (750 grams, 45.5 cm).

SILVER SLEEVE

‡

A bronze ceremonial axe with later sheet-silver sleeve to the shaft, attached with ball-headed rivets; gilt dome finial to each end, the lower one in a gusseted collar.

£12,000 - 17,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in 1996.

Ex Samad Khameneh collection. Private Swiss collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar axehead in the British Museum, item no. 128617; cf. for the type Maxwell-Hyslop, R., ‘Western Asiatic Shaft-Hole Axes’ in Iraq, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring, 1949), pp.90-129, pl.XXXIV, fig.4b.

FOOTNOTES: The axe belongs typologically to Type 4 of Maxwell-Hyslop’s classification, with a long and thin shaft narrowing towards the base. When technical developments resulted in heavier axe-blades, it was necessary to prolong the socket into a shaft tube and to cut away the underside of the blade where it joined to the shaft. The edge of the blade was curved and this shifted the point of impact of the cutting edge.

HENIOCHI DAGGER WITH BEAST HEADS

4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. 11 in. (15⅜ in.) (170 grams, 28 cm (753 grams total, 39 cm high including stand)).

A short iron dagger with triangular blade, short straight guard surmounted by a bronze pommel characterised by twinned beast heads projecting from each side; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

LITERATURE: See Gamkrelidze, G., Shatberashvili, V., Pirtskhalava, M., Charkviani, M., Weapons and Armor in Georgia (5th century BC – 4th century AD), Batumi, 2018, pls.X no.6, XI, no.11, for similar examples.

FOOTNOTES: The tribe of the Heniochs, according to Artemidorus of Ephesus, existed during the 5th-1st century B.C., on the Black Sea littoral that is part of present-day Abkhazia. Aristotle describes the Heniochi as a group of people ready enough to kill and eat men. The dagger shows similarities with the pommel of a sword from Akhul Abaa grave 4 with twinned beast heads. These weapons of subtype I, according to the classification of Gamkrelidze-Shatberashvili-PirtskhalavaCharkviani, were popular not only in Abkhazia, but throughout the territory of west Georgia during the 4th-1st century B.C.

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229

LEVANTINE HELMET WITH OPPOSING IBEXES

8TH CENTURY B.C.

9 in. (12⅜ in.) (458 grams, 23 cm high (2.36 kg total, 31.5 cm high including stand)).

A Levantine or Assyrian domed bronze helmet of ovoid shape with slightly pointed top and integral cheek-pieces; chased low-relief decoration to both front and back depicting insignia of a pair of opposing ibexes flanking a small palm tree; the edge with regularly disposed holes for fastening of the leather lining; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1960s-1990s.

Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Barron, A.E., Late Assyrian Arms and Armour, Art versus Artefact, Toronto, 2010; Borchardt, J., Homerische Helme: Helmenformen der Ág is in ihren Beziehungen zu orientalischen und europäischen Helmen in der Bronze-und frühen Eisenzeit, Mainz, 1972, p.99 and pls.31, 32, 3.

FOOTNOTES:

This rare helmet is an unusual example of a conical strap-helmet, linked with similar Greek strap helmets, but until now in the Near East, known only from the Assyrian reliefs. It is shown together with the crested helmets, on the reliefs of Tiglapilaser III and Sennacherib.

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SASSANIAN

SPANGENHELM WITH RIVETS

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (1.14 kg, 23 cm high).

A copper-alloy multi-segmented spangenhelm with an ogival profile, rivetted conical finial and riveted straps running vertically around the circumference, some restoration. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Grancsay, S.V., ‘A Sasanian Chieftain’s Helmet’ in Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, April, 1963, pp.253-262, fig.6; Kubik, L., ‘Introduction to studies on late Sasanian protective armour. The Yarysh-Mardy helmet’ in Historia I wiat, nr 5 (2016), pp.77-105, figs.5, 12.

FOOTNOTES: The Spangenhelm is a protective headgear made up from segments or plates held together by a frame. As a popular form of helmet it came to prominence in western Europe in the later Roman Empire, and remained in use for some centuries until replaced by helmets formed from a single sheet of metal.

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MIGRATION PERIOD SPATHA SWORD BLADE WITH FITTINGS

CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. 2 - 32 in. (937 grams total, 5-81.3 cm).

A military assemblage comprising: a double-edged spatha with a lentoid parallel-sided iron blade and pointed tip, battle nicks to both cutting edges; long tang with a bronze fastening rivet in situ; oblate chalcedony pommel; gilt copper-alloy chape scabbard fitting with fastening holes and a pair of round scabbard or baldric fittings. [4, No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

FOOTNOTES: Prestigious swords with richly trimmed sheaths, guards and hilts of the Great Migration Period on the Cimmerian Bosphorus are very few, although some specimens have been excavated from Kerch, Phanagoria, Hermonassa and Dzhurga-Oba. They were either custom-made or received as war booty. This sword belongs to a group of spathae of late Roman typology spread among the Germanic and Nomad foederati, and garrison troops of the Northern Black Sea and Bosphorus.

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MIGRATION PERIOD SWORD BLADE WITH AGATE POMMEL CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅜ - 32⅝ in. (823 grams total, 3.5-83 cm).

A two-edged parallel-sided iron blade with broad pointed tip, battle nicks to both cutting edges; accompanied by a discoid agate pommel. [2, No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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ROMAN JULIUS CAESAR SLING SHOT FROM THE BATTLE OF MUNDA

45 B.C.

1⅜ in. (63.29 grams, 36 mm).

A biconical facetted lentoid-section lead sling shot (glans), inscription monogram a combination of letters 'C', 'A' and 'E', for 'C A E S' referring to Julius Caesar. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Found near to an important village site, close to Seville, 1960-1970. From an old Spanish collection. Swiss private collection.

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ROMAN JULIUS CAESAR SLING SHOT FROM THE BATTLE OF MUNDA

45 B.C.

1⅜ in. (62.67 grams, 37 mm).

A biconical facetted lentoid-section lead sling shot (glans), the inscription monogram a combination of letters 'C', 'A' and 'E', for 'C A E S' referring to Julius Caesar. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Found near to an important village site, close to Seville, 1960-1970. From an old Spanish collection. Swiss private collection.

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VILLANOVAN BRONZE HELMET ‡ 8TH CENTURY B.C. 12 in. (1.7 kg, 30.5 cm wide).

A bronze 'pot' helmet with rounded bowl and flared rim; three sets of paired piercings for attachment of leather cheek-flaps; cracked; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Coussin, P., Les Armes Romaines, Paris, 1926; Connolly, P., Greece and Rome at War, London, 1981; Fossati, I., Etruscan Armies, Milano, 1987, p.50, fig.4; Egg, M., 'Italische Helme mit krempe' in Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14, Mainz, 1988, pp.222ff., figs.1, 2, 34 and items 58-59, for type; Sekunda, N., and Northwood, S., Early Roman Armies, Oxford, 1995; Connolly, P., Greece and Rome at War, London, 2006; D'Amato, R., Salimbeti, A., The Etruscans, Oxford, 2018, pp.21ff. and pl.B3; D’Amato, R., Negin, A., Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017, pp.8ff. and fig.2.

FOOTNOTES:

The ‘pot’ or ‘bell’ helmet, found as early as in an 8th century coffer grave (ad arca) from the Esquiline (Rome) and other graves (Coussin, 1926, p.88, fig.23; Sekunda, Northwood,1995, p.6, grave 94) was made from a single piece of bronze, while later Italic variants were fashioned from jointed plates (Connolly, 1981, p.102, figs.2-2a; Egg, 1988, p.223, variant Vetulonia). The skull was somewhat spherical and with a flared rim: this in some Etruscan and Italic specimens, was rivetted for strength (Egg, 1988, fig.18, p.240, from Picenum, and Murlo and Trestina variants, p.232, fig.10 and p.234, fig.12; Connolly, 2006, p.102, figs.2-2a, from Sesto Calende). The smooth surface of these types of helmets was intended to deflect blows. The ‘calotte’ helmets (Egg, 1988, pl.57) from Rome, as the helmet here, appear to be variants of a similar helmet from Montegiorgio Piceno and from Montelparo (ex Zschille collection). Some of them, like the helmet found in the necropolis of Tolentinum, were decorated with rich engravings. These practical helmets were probably furnished with a leather chinstrap, even though a similar Galea, found in the Tomba del Duce at Vetulonia, (Fossati, 1987, p.50; Egg, 1988, pp.223-224, fig.3, p.231, fig.12) dated to the first half of the 7th century B.C., still had the remains of what was probably a bronze cheek-piece.

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ROMAN LEGIONARY HELMET WITH INSCRIPTION ‡

1ST CENTURY B.C.

11 in. (17¾ in.) (2.2 kg, 28 cm (4 kg total, 45 cm high including stand)).

A bronze Montefortino helmet with bulbous domed skull and a plain crest knob with flattened top; plain and flat neck guard with thickened rim; the front with punched Latin inscription 'A N CFN'; the surface largely covered in marine marine encrustations; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£12,000 - 17,000

PROVENANCE:

Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975, pls.22-27, pp.18ff.; Schaaf, U., 'Etruskich-Römische Helme' in Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14, Mainz, 1988, pp.318-326, and nos.112-113; D'Amato, R., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier, London, 2009, fig.20; Junkelmann, M., Römische Helme, Mainz, 2000, pp.52ff., pl.VI (AG 537); Travis, H. & Travis J., Roman Helmets, Stroud, 2014, pp.51-52.

FOOTNOTES:

This Montefortino specimen belongs to type C or D of Robinson’s classification, also identified under the continental system as Buggenum. The helmets of this category, mainly legionary helmets, were produced in mass by the state to be supplied to the troops fighting in the civil wars of the 1st century B.C. Artistic sources of the same period provide evidence for the use of Montefortino and Buggenum type helmets in sea battles, which has been confirmed by archaeological finds from the Albenga ship. The legionary helmets had inscriptions punched upon them, indicating the name of the wearer and the unit, i.e. cohors, centuria or turma. Here the punched letters 'AN' refer probably to the initials of the owner (Ancus N.?), and 'CFN' to centuria of Fabius C.

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ROMAN LEGIONARY HELMET WITH WINGS OF JUPITER ‡

LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. 16⅛ in. (2.38 kg total, 29 cm high (41 cm including stand)).

A tinned sheet-bronze legionary helmet of Imperial Gallic Type A with deep rounded bowl, simple C-shaped cut-outs for the ears, integral flared neck-guard extending some way along the sides, corrugated ribs to the occipital area at the rear and corrugated 'wings' or eyebrows (Russel-Robinson's Type E) above the brow; small stud the rear of the neck-guard attaching suspension loops to the underside; hinged bracket at each temple for a deeply curved cheek-guard with gently flared rim, bearing a loop to the inner face to accept an vinculum fastening strap; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£40,000 - 60,000

PROVENANCE: From a West Coast, USA, arms and armour family collection; thence by decent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11585-199847.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Junkelmann, M., Römische Helme, Mainz, 2000, pp.138-141; Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, pp.120-121, no.95; D'Amato, R., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier, London, 2009, fig.134, p.115; the helmet finds good parallels with helmets of the same typology in the Axel Guttmann collection, nos. AG501 and AG600 (Junkelmann, 2000, figs.65-70, pls.XII,XIII); D’Amato, R., Roman Centurions 31 B.C.-A.D. 500, The Classical and Late Empire, Oxford, 2012.

FOOTNOTES:

This important and well-preserved helmet (Cassis) belongs to a small and rare group of helmets of the Weisenau type (modern term). The development of this helmet formed the main category of legionary helmets in 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. This early category was characterised by a very high hemispherical calotte and a slightly sloping, narrow neck guard. They were fitted with a pair of prominent curved eyebrows (symbolising the wings of Jupiter’s thunderbolts) flanking two rivetted bosses.

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MIGRATION PERIOD SPATHA SWORD BLADE WITH SWORD BEAD CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. 1 - 34 in. (921 grams total, 2.7- 86.5 cm).

A double-edged spatha with a lentoid section parallel-sided iron blade with pointed tip; battle nicks to both cutting edges; rhomboid-section cross-guard; a fastening nail on the upper tang; accompanied by a sword bead. [2, No Reserve] £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

FOOTNOTES: A Migration Period sword, originating from Central Asia, often used by nomadic populations and particularly by the Huns, defined as a Nomadic-Asiatic sword by Menghin, or as a sword with plate guard. The long and thin blade, with a lenticular or lozenge section, was equipped with a guard composed of an iron plate inserted into the tang. Little is known about the scabbard of these swords but it is known that they usually had disc-shaped pommels, and stones hanging from the pommel or hilt. This typology was widespread in Central Europe by the Huns and there are also specimens attested in Gaul in the 5th century.

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VIKING AGE SWORD WITH THREE-LOBED POMMEL

EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D. 35½ in. (720 grams, 90 cm long).

A double-edged cutting sword of Oakeshott Type XII with inlaid hilt and tapering blade with shallow fullers; the lower guard gently curving and decorated with copper inlaid dots, upper guard and three-lobed pommel with similar decoration, traces of silver inlay to the hilt. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

FOOTNOTES: The sword belongs to the Type XII of the Oakeshott classification (Oakeshott, 1998, pp.37ff.), the characteristics of which are a broad, flat, evenly tapering blade, generally with a good sharp point and tending to widen perceptibly below the hilt. After the publication of the Finnish specimen, Peirce, due to the inlaid inscriptions of this latter, noted a close parallel, both in style and content, with a sword in the Schweizerischen Landesmuseum in Zurich. In the expanded context including the example from Finland, Peirce was able to re-date them to the 11th century.

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VIKING AGE SWORD WITH FIVE-LOBED POMMEL 10TH CENTURY A.D. 35 in. (755 grams, 89 cm).

A double-edged sword of Petersen Type L or S variant with straight tapering blade, light traces of pattern-welding and battle-nicks along the blade, tapering fullers and a sturdy long tang; boat-shaped lower guard curving gently towards the blade, decorated with punched ringand-dot ornament along the edges; the upper guard with Trewhiddle Style ornament, surmounted by an elegant five-lobed pommel decorated with geometric patterns in the same style; cleaned and conserved.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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POST MEDIEVAL GAUNTLET PAIR FROM A SUIT OF ARMOUR

17TH CENTURY A.D.

13¼ - 13⅜ in. (1.88 kg total, 33.5-34 cm high).

A matched pair of iron mitten gauntlets from a tilting armour, each comprising a conical tubular wrist and ropework border in two sections permanently attached with rivets; articulating wrist section of four lames and curved finger section of four larger curved lames; hinged thumb to the side; some remnants of the original leather backing. [2] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired London art market in early 1960s. From the private collection of the late Walter Steinberg, London, UK.

LITERATURE: See Norman, A.V.B., & Eaves, I., Arms and Armour in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: European Armour, London, 2016.

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LARGE

BYZANTINE SILVER ARCHER'S RING

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅜ in. (22.61 grams, 34.77 mm overall, 25.16 mm internal diameter).

A substantial silver archer's ring comprising a hoop with reserved triangular ornament on the edges and triangular plaque with foliage motifs, raised central panel with frond motif.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Bikic, V., ‘Beyond the Jewellery: Archer’s Rings in the Medieval Balkans (14th-15th centuries)’ in Bosselmann-Ruickbie, A. (ed.), New Research on Late Byzantine Goldsmiths’ Works (13th-15th Centuries), Mainz, 2019, figs. 5, 6, 7.

FOOTNOTES: Archer rings in Late Byzantium and the medieval Balkans were connected with the employment of the powerful composite bow, but very often, in 14th century, they were rank symbol for aristocratic noblemen. Archaeological findings of archers’ rings originate mainly from fortified towns, including mining centres. Many were made in bone, simple in design and undecorated. In contrast, the ones made in bronze and silver were usually decorated in rather uniform style, consisting of floral motifs on the head, mostly tulip and foliage, and linear motifs around the edges. This decoration combined Turkish, Central European and Eastern Roman traditional patterns.

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EASTERN EUROPEAN SILVER INLAID WAR-HAMMER

16TH CENTURY A.D. 7¼ in. (453 grams, 18.5 cm).

A copper-alloy war-hammer composed of ellipsoidal socket, waisted butt with shallow conical face and tapering, lozenge-section head, inlaid with a silver 'net' design. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, 1990s. Property of a London businessman.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11203-186235.

LITERATURE:

See Paszkiewicz, M., 'Polish War Hammers: Czekan Nadziak, Obuch', in The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society, vol. VIII, no. 3, June 1974, pp. 225227, pls. LXXXI - LXXXII, for parallels of war-hammers of this type; Popov, S., ‘Late Medieval War Hammers from Vatevi Collection (Bulgaria)’ in Rela ii Interetnice în Transilvania, Militaria Mediaevalia în Europa centralâ i de sudest, Sibiu, pp.71-83, figs. 8-9, type XI.

FOOTNOTES:

The name obuch is Polish and means 'the blind end of an axe', but already at the beginning of the 15th century it meant a [unspecified] war hammer. According to Polish sources of 17th century, the war-hammer could have been formed into the shape of an axe (czekan), or in the form of a thick, slightly sloping spike (nadziak), or curved like a round cracknel (obuch). A 17th century description states: 'It was a terrible instrument in the hand of a Pole...With the sabre one could cut off somebody’s hand, cut the face, injure the head, and the running blood of the adversary would calm down the rancour. But with the obuch one could cause a deadly wound without even seeing the blood, and –not seeing it – he would not calm down instantly, but would strike several times without cutting the skin, breaking ribs and bones at the same time.'

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LARGE DANISH STONE AGE NEOLITHIC THIN BUTTED AXE DOLMAN PERIOD, 3700-3300 B.C.

A very finely polished axe with square edges and convex cutting edge, in yellow-brown flint with evidence of use as a 'strike-a-light' to the butt; with old collector label '179' to face.

£300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1990s.

French private collection before 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

LITERATURE: Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type.

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LARGE DANISH STONE AGE NEOLITHIC THIN BUTTED AXE DOLMAN PERIOD, 3700-3300 B.C. 7⅛ in. (805 grams, 18 cm).

A finely knapped and polished axe with convex cutting edge and square sides in a grey chert; evidence of use as a 'strike-a-light' to the butt; old collector label '162' to face.

£200 - 300

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s. French private collection before 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

LITERATURE: Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type.

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LARGE DANISH STONE AGE NEOLITHIC THIN BUTTED AXE

DOLMAN PERIOD, 3700-3300 B.C. 8 in. (767 grams, 20.5 cm).

A deeply knapped and part polished axe with square sides and convex cutting edge, this edge with contemporary re-working by knapping, in grey chert; with old collector labels '186' and 'Danewerk lumb 2000' to faces. £200 - 300

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s. French private collection before 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

LITERATURE: Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type.

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DANISH NEOLITHIC FLINT AXEHEAD ‡ 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 6¼ in. (440 grams, 15.9 cm).

A thin-butted wedge-shaped white flint axe head. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.

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AGE NEOLITHIC POLISHED CEREMONIAL AXE

CIRCA 10TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 8 in. (560 grams total, 20.3 cm high including stand).

A very finely polished axe with rounded sides tapering to a pointed butt with convex cutting edge in a mottled grey-green stone with white inclusions; with a custom-made wood stand bearing a label reading 'Neolithic Polished axehead 10,000-3,500 BC. / Originally from Musee Servaire. / Condat, France. Found in Brittany, Ploemel 1970s.' in three lines.

£300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found Brittany, 1970s. Acquired 2019 from Musee Servaire (Museum), Condat, France. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

FOOTNOTES: The workmanship and quality in the polishing on this axe is beautifully achieved; such axes, especially when in exotic materials such as seen here, were most probably intended for presentation or ceremonial use and were widely traded.

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LARGE DANISH STONE AGE NEOLITHIC KNAPPED DAGGER

CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 13⅜ in. (338 grams, 34 cm).

A very long and finely knapped bifacial dagger with evenly tapered blade reducing to a slightly flared hilt in a semi-translucent yellowbrown flint with inclusions and showing light 'wind' polish to surfaces.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1970s. Danish private collection. Private UK dealer.

Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

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LITERATURE: Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, nos.497 and 515; cf. Petersen, Peter Vang, Flint fra Danmarks Oldfrid, 2008, no.231, for similar examples.

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE VOTIVE DAGGER WITH HILT 16TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. 15¾ in. (235 grams, 40 cm).

A bronze hilted dagger; blade with waisted profile and raised midrib to both faces, crescentic guard and ribbed grip, domed pommel. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: Private collection G.R Coope, 1930s-2011. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE: Cf. Farley, J., ‘The deposition of miniature weaponry in Iron Age Lincolnshire’ in Pallas 86 | 2011, 97-121, fig.2, for for Bronze Age votive weapons; for similar specimen not in reduced dimensions, Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, p.16 no.13.

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BRITISH BRONZE AGE 'THE MANSTON HOARD' PALSTAVE AXEHEAD

14TH-MID 12TH CENTURY B.C. 7¼ in. (505 grams, 18.5 cm).

A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips.

£300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016.

Accompanied by copies of the British Museum PAS report number KENT495597.

Accompanied by a copy of a Treasure Act documentation under Treasure Reference 2016 T618.

LITERATURE:

BRONZE AGE DAGGER

BLADE OF SANT'AGATA

TYPE 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C. 7⅛ in. (61 grams, 18.2cm).

A bronze dagger blade with scooped lateral profile, shoulder with lateral notches; complete with three fixing rivets. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany. Collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

FOOTNOTES:

The dagger resembles the Sant'Agata dagger type, found in the Late Bronze Age graves of North-East Italy (grave 24 of the Necropolis of the Olmo di Nogara, near Verona). In this necropolis, 41 warrior graves have been found, in which the short dagger is usually accompanied by a long slashing sword of Nogara type.

See Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84, and figs.56-68, for similar types; Rowlands, M.J., The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, Oxford, 1976.

PUBLISHED:

See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597, for this find.

FOOTNOTES: At Manston was found a hoard of ten copper-alloy palstave axeheads, in one spot, described as 'one hole' and therefore possibly a pit deposit from the Middle-Late Bronze Age. A similar hoard of palstaves was also found in the immediate vicinity by the same finder at a later date, see PAS KENT-593613. These palstaves are comparable to those placed within Rowlands 'class 3 group 1', characterised by a U-shaped septum profile, low triangular or slightly convex flanges, a straight sided triangular or crinoline blade and a triangular depression or ribbed motif beneath the stop bar (Rowlands 1976, pp.32-33). Group 1 and 2 within class 3 are divided based on blade width, being 7-8cm and 5-6cm respectively, placing the above axes between the two, but probably within group 1.

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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE GOLD TWISTED TORC

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4¾ in. (10.24 grams, 12 cm).

A penannular neck-ring with clubbed finials, the shank twisted about its own axis. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired continental Europe. Ex Clements collection, by descent 2004. Ex TimeLine Auctions, 9 September 2015, lot 769. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE: Cf. twisted gold neck-rings in Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, items 466-469.

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IRON

AGE CELTIC GOLD MINIATURE TORC RING

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (6.57 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).

A penannular gold ring formed as a miniature torc, graduated biconical bulbs to the central section of the hoop and dished discoid terminals.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired from David Miller in 1974. Formerly with Maurice Braham and Lord Alistair McAlpine. Acquired in the early 2000s. From the collection of a late UK collector.

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STONE

AGE NEOLITHIC CORDED WARE JAR

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

4⅛ in. (193 grams, 10.4 cm wide).

A corded ware ceramic jar composed of a carinated body with rounded shoulder and neck composed of four corded strands, recessed circles to the neck equator, geometric motifs to the shoulder and body; rounded base. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

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VIKING AGE SILVER ODIN PENDANT WITH RAVENS 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.03 grams, 25.8 mm).

A discoid silver pendant with integral loop, beaded border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Hammond, B. M., British Artefacts Volume 2 - Middle Saxon and Viking, p.57, item 1.5.3-f; Korshyn, V.E., Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item M.2.02.

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MAGYAR GILT SWORD SCABBARD MOUNT WITH TWO RAVENS CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (9.88 grams, 46 mm).

A gilt copper-alloy scabbard mount composed of a semi-circular plate and tapering rectangular arm; displaying two stylised ravens in repoussé, their bodies addorsed, heads reversed and wings spread, set against a field of shallow incised foliate tendrils; extensive remains of gilding; perforated for attachment. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Found UK.

Acquired in the 1990s.

From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Fodor, I. et al., La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998, item 28, for type; Fodor, I. et al., The Ancient Hungarians, Exhibition catalogue, Budapest, 1996.

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VIKING AGE SILVER GRIPPING BEAST PENDANT LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (5.48 grams, 32 mm).

A silver Scandinavian pendant of Riddarholmen type with integral loop; the openwork plaque with banded border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph with hatched panel to the hip, gripping three-fingered hands to the body and border, two detailed feet, clearly visible facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03.

FOOTNOTES: Riddarholmen type pendants were also widespread in the historical Rus region centred on Kiev.

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VIKING AGE GOLD HAMMER AMULET 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.57 grams, 20 mm).

A sheet-gold hammer amulet formed by doubling a single gold sheet; bifacial pellet ornament tracing the perimeter of the hammer and a central motif mimicking the broad plan of the weapon; suspension loop formed within the fold at the neck. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

FOOTNOTES: The techniques used to manufacture this pendant (working sheet gold and granulation) had been in the repertoire of the Scandinavian goldsmith since the Iron Age and formed part of the manufacturing process for bracteate pendants and other jewellery items (Reynolds Brown, K. et al., From Attila to Charlemagne. Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, p.15-16, 310-1).

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VIKING PERIOD TORTOISE BROOCH AND CHAIN SET

CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

3¼ - 13¼ in. (571 grams total, 8.2-33.5 cm).

A bronze female garniture comprising: two tortoise brooches each with pin-bar and catch to the reverse, one with remains of fabric; two D-shaped openwork chatelaines with scroll detailing and loops to the lower edge; chains of varying length supporting utensils including a small hone or whetstone, a crotal bell, a firesteel formed as a steel arc in a bronze frame with horse-head finials, a cosmetic scoop, an equal-arm brooch, a second chatelain with chains and bell-shaped pendants, a model knife-sheath, a latch-lifter with pierced-disc finial, another crotal bell; the two groups linked by a longer chain of larger links. [3, No Reserve]

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1971-1972.

From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

LITERATURE: Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 58, for tortoise-brooch types.

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VIKING PERIOD

SWORD BELT MOUNT SET

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

⅝ - 3¾ in. (130 grams total, 17-97 mm).

A suite of bronze and iron fittings for a display belt including a buckle with openwork plate, tongue-shaped end, rectangular repoussé mounts, some with slots to the lower edge to accept a strap to mount a purse, knife or other item, strap-distributor with circular central element and three attachment mounts. [24, No Reserve]

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1971-1972.

From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

LITERATURE: Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.39, 86, 88-91.

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ANGLO-SAXON CHIP-CARVED SAUCER BROOCH WITH FACE OF WODEN

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (5.2 grams, 23 mm).

A superb chip-carved saucer or button brooch with extensive remains of gilding, displaying a stylised male face with puffy cheeks, large ears, long moustache, raised pellet eyes of different sizes, hair dressed in vertical ribs alternating plain and textured, some chevron and pellet patterning to the face; stub remains of catch fitting to reverse.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s.

From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

FOOTNOTES: The brooch does not fall neatly into Avent & Evison's typology, being somewhat larger than the standard forms of button brooch and with an unusually detailed face. Broadly, it resembles Class J with alternating plain and textured vertical strands in the hair but does not have the horizontal band across the brow nor the stylised beard associated with the type. The eccentric placement of the eyes suggests that the image may be the face of the god Woden (Odin) who famously sacrificed one eye in exchange for wisdom.

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ANGLO-SAXON RED AND YELLOW ENAMELLED INTERLACE MOUNT

7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅛ in. (6.65 grams, 29 mm).

A rectangular copper-alloy mount with a slightly curved profile, the upper face with a yellow-enamelled interlaced knot against a redbrown enamelled field; Hiberno-Saxon workmanship.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s.

From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.), The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, item 112, 131, 132, for type.

FOOTNOTES: It is likely that this is a mount from a house-shrine or similar piece of ecclesiastical equipment with studs to the underside and a hole at each end to accept a rivet.

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ANGLO-SAXON GILT CHIP-CARVED MOUNT WITH INTERLACED PANELS

CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅛ in. (9.98 grams, 28 mm).

A gilt copper-alloy mount composed of a broad annular body with slightly domed profile, the body quartered with each cell displaying a chip-carved interlace motif configured A:B:A:B; rim, edges and central cell with raised rim; rivet and flat-section mounting bar to reverse. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar detailed interlace quadrants in Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, p.91.

FOOTNOTES: The item was originally conceived as an appliqué with central cell probably containing a cabochon garnet or meerschaum disc. At some point later a bar was added across the reverse with the ends of the rivets interrupting the surface design.

265 'THE PERSHORE' ANGLO-SAXON HANGING BOWL MOUNT WITH HORSE-HEAD

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅞ in. (23.7 grams, 48 mm).

A bronze bowl mount or escutcheon comprising a discoid panel with gently curved profile and zoomorphic hook; the panel with reserved La Tène comma-leaf decoration on a pounced field (intended to receive enamel fill); the hook with median gusset to the outer face, horse-head finial, bulbous La Tène ornament at the base. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Pershore, Worcestershire, West Midlands, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.WAW-BC2657.

LITERATURE: Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 47.19, for type.

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ANGLO-SAXON GILT CHIP-CARVED BEAST MOUNT

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

1¾ in. (6.72 grams, 45 mm).

A gilt copper-alloy rectangular Style 1 mount displaying a sinuous chip-carved couchant beast in high-relief with good remains of gilding, thick external rim; one remaining rivet and one mounting lug to reverse. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, pl.17.

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ANGLO-SAXON RED ENAMELLED MOUNT WITH INTERLACE

CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (7.23 grams, 27 mm).

A bronze lozenge-shaped mount with slightly convex profile displaying a quartered geometric motif of crosses composed of knotwork circles, all within a square frame and with a notched outer border; surviving traces of red enamelling within the cells; pierced rectangular mounting lug to reverse. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.6-w, for similar design.

FOOTNOTES: The pierced attachment lug is typical of plates attached to horse-harness and similar leather items.

268 ANGLO-SAXON GILT CHIP-CARVED BIRD'S WING-WHORL MOUNT

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.28 grams, 26 mm).

A gilt copper-alloy circular mount decorated with a chip-carved whorl composed of four stylised bird's wings radiating from a central knop; four mounting lugs to the reverse. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s.

From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

269

ANGLO-SAXON ENAMELLED INTERLACE PELTA-SHAPED MOUNT

7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (25.2 grams, 71 mm).

A pelta-shaped copper-alloy mount with substantial remains of enamelled decorative designs composed of a russet-coloured interlace motif against a light-coloured field, a lozenge to each external angle; Hiberno-Saxon workmanship. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s.

From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.), The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, items 131, 132.

FOOTNOTES: The shape of the piece indicates that it is a quadrant from a divided circular pattern, similar to the kinds of enamelled inset and applied panels which appear on Irish house-shrines.

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ANGLO-SAXON

GILT CHIP-CARVED PIN HEAD WITH FLORAL CROSS

CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (9.41 grams, 46 mm).

A large gilt copper-alloy pin head of discoid form, displaying a central knop and stylised chip-carved flower head cross with scrolling volutes to the head of each of four petals and tendrils between; perforated lug to the apex; later secondary piercing beside the rim and ferrous rivet.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: See Hinton, D.A., Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins, Oxford, 2006, plate D, for similar.

FOOTNOTES: The item began as one of a set of pin-heads for the headdress of a high-status female. Subsequently the edge was pierced in two places and a rivet passed through one hole - if the other hole also accepted a rivet it has been lost. The floral decoration terminates in narrow triangular vine-leaf motifs which appear elsewhere in Trewhiddle Style art.

271

ANGLO-SAXON

DECORATED GOLD RING

5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.47 grams, 21.87 mm overall, 19.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

A gold band with raised median gusset flanked by two rows of punched pellets.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector by Mr Keith J Lewis and Mr James Arms near Willisham, Suffolk, UK, in March 2019. Declared under the Treasure Act and disclaimed to the finders.

Accompanied by a copy of the report on the find of potential treasure for H M Coroner.

LITERATURE: Cf. two gold finger rings with similar carinated profile (but lacking the punched detailing) found with other items at Patching, West Sussex, England in Hinton, D.A., Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins, Oxford, 2006, fig.1.3.

SAXON

GOLD JEWELLED NECKLACE ELEMENT

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.65 grams, 19 mm).

A gold ornament of discoid form with granulated border, central lozengiform cell with concave sides and turquoise-coloured enamel fill, semi-circular polished garnet cloison to each quarter, two ribbed suspension loops to the perimeter and two parallel tubular suspension loops to reverse. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. similar motif repeated on a Byzantine-inspired mount from Kudenetov, Russia, plate 17 in Adams, N., Rethinking the Sutton Hoo Shoulder-Clasps and Armour, in Entwistle, C. & Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010.

FOOTNOTES: The item clearly forms part of a necklace or bracelet secured by means of cords passing through the tubes on the reverse, and attached to its neighbours by links passing through the lateral hoops.

273 ANGLO-SAXON GILT CHIP-CARVED SHIELD MOUNT WITH BEAST MASK

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅛ in. (12 grams, 28 mm).

A rectangular gilt copper-alloy mount displaying a chip-carved beast mask to the recessed centre formed from two Style I beasts in profile each with triple-strand body; remains of iron matrix to verso. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

LITERATURE: Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, plate 13(b), for similar gilt-bronze panel in an iron matrix.

FOOTNOTES:

The gilt-bronze panel features some detailed Style I ornament with a facing mask at the centre formed from the bent legs of the two beasts. The iron matrix suggests that the piece was mounted on an item of military equipment, either a helmet, shield or horse-harness.

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'THE

SIDDINGTON' IMPRESSIVE ANGLO-SAXON CHIP-CARVED SAUCER BROOCH PAIR

LATE 5TH-MID 6TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (129 grams total, 76 mm wide each).

A pair of large Early Anglo-Saxon gilt copper-alloy saucer brooches each comprising a broad (13mm+) angled flange surrounding a central disc with carinated border; outer zone comprising four arches subdivided by hatching to the inner edge and four C-shaped panels with triangular separators, inner zone separated by a carinated border, central disc with four radiating bilinear crescents; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse with traces of mineralised fabric. [2, No Reserve] £6,000 - 8,000

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in October 2021, in Siddington, Gloucestershire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report nos.GLO-6A87D9 and GLO-19B6F2.

Accompanied by a specialist report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist Stephen Pollington.

LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 2.44, 2.45; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1852,0406.1, for a saucer brooch dated 6th-early 7th century incorporating some comparable motifs.

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275

POST ROMAN GALLIC FIGURAL AMULETIC BONE CARVING

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 5½ in. (19.4 grams, 14 cm).

A carved bone amulet or mount displaying a stylised figural scene: central panel featuring two figures seated back to back at the centre, possibly bound captives, flanked by larger figures seated facing them, holding cups; two orderly rows of centre-facing heads either side; decorative striations to both terminals, pierced twice for attachment. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Previously in the Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. From a Cambridge collection. Property of a North London gentleman.

LITERATURE: Cf. Dalton, O.M., Catalogue of Early Christian Antiquities and Objects from the Christian East in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum, London, 1901, item 291, for type; for similar carving style see the belt of Saint Caesarius, in D'Amato, R., Post Roman Kingdoms, Dark Ages Gaul and Britain, AD 450-800, Oxford, 2022, p.12.

FOOTNOTES: The piece is curved and slightly twisted in the horizontal plane suggesting that it would be unsuitable for mounting on a piece of furniture or casket unless it formed an inset panel within a larger scene.

276

POST ROMAN GALLIC FIGURAL AMULETIC BONE CARVING

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 3⅝ in. (31.4 grams, 91 mm).

A carved bone panel, roughly triangular in plan with a curved profile, carved in relief with a stylised figural scene: left, above: two figures standing right, four large heads below; partial figures with a hound facing left above right, text below: 'JVLIANVS'; panel of five orderly rows of heads facing left, with geometric border below; notching to the edges to reverse; repaired.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

Previously in the Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. From a Cambridge collection.

Property of a North London gentleman.

FOOTNOTES:

The piece is probably a panel from a carved casket. The imagery relates to the Emperor Julian, later known as 'the Apostate', who was the cousin of Emperor Constantius II and ruled from 3 November 361-26 June 363. Julian was welleducated in the Greek tradition and rejected the Christian faith imposed on the eastern Empire under his uncle, Constantine. On his succession, Julian embarked on a military campaign against the Sassanian Empire in 363 which initially went well, but at the battle of Samarra in the same year he was badly wounded.

277

POST ROMAN GALLIC FIGURAL AMULETIC BONE CARVING 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 6½ in. (53 grams, 16.5 cm).

A carved bone panel or amulet, possibly a pectoral fragment, carved with a scene composed of a central mounted horseman advancing left with spear raised and solar symbol behind his head, flanked by his forces depicted on the left as two rows of heads facing right, and on the right as two rows of heads facing left; pierced for attachment or suspension; repaired. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Previously in the Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. From a Cambridge collection. Property of a North London gentleman.

FOOTNOTES: The scene represents a triumphant military commander or an emperor on horseback surrounded by his troops. It may have formed part of the parade attire of a junior officer.

278

POST ROMAN GALLIC FIGURAL AMULETIC BONE CARVING 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 4¾ in. (23.4 grams, 12 cm).

A fishtail-shaped bone amulet or strap end displaying vertically arranged stylised figural panels: at the top, a central facing bust flanked by two further busts; a standing central figure with arms held skywards, a robed figure standing to each side holding his torso, one in a floor-length female garment and the other with one leg advancing showing trousers; an animal facing left below; panel with central vertical divide below, each populated with two busts, one pair facing left, the other facing right; ring-and-dot motifs with radiating lines below, possibly stylised sun motifs; two perforations to top edge for suspension; natural shrinkage crack, mostly evident to the reverse.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Previously in the Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. From a Cambridge collection. Property of a North London gentleman.

FOOTNOTES:

The standing animal may represent the lupa or she-wolf which nurtured Romulus and Remus in the mythical story of the founding of Rome. The Emperor Julian, later known as 'the Apostate', was responsible for turning his back on Christianity and promoting a return to traditional Roman values, which included veneration of 'Roma' and the founding legends.

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279 LARGE MEROVINGIAN GOLD FISH-TAILED MOUNT WITH GARNETS

6TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅞ in. (12.62 grams, 48 mm).

A substantial gold mount or fitting for a shield, belt or bridle comprising a median domed panel with central green glass cabochon, four peltashaped radiating-arm cells with inset garnets, two now absent; to each end a fish-tail with inset garnet cloisons, one absent; six fixing pins to the mounting plate with beaded border. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired by Mr L. Grenacs of Belgium in 1975. Acquired London, UK, 1999.

LITERATURE: See Arrhenius, B., Merovingian Garnet Jewellery, Stockholm, 1985, for discussion; and for a similar corpus, see Wieczorek, A. and Perin, P., Das Gold der Barbarenfursten, Damstadt, 2001.

280 MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET IN LOZENGE BEZEL

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (3.16 grams, 22.79 mm overall, 20.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

A gold finger ring comprising a lozengiform bezel and twisted hoop; applied filigree bilinear frame to the bezel enclosing four applied filigree hoops and central cell with inset garnet cloison over a wafflepattern gold-foil reflector.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

LITERATURE: Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 144, for type; see also Adams, N., Rethinking the Sutton Hoo Shoulder-Clasps and Armour, in Entwistle, C. & Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, for discussion of the cloisonné technique.

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281

ENGLISH MEDIEVAL SILVER CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL MATRIX FOR CHRISTINE DE WATTONE

EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (14.7 grams, 24 mm).

A substantial silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial, four points close to the rim for alignment; central cinquefoil with pointillé edges, groups of three pellets between petals, border with Lombardic script legend '* SIGILLVM : CHRISTINE DE WATTONE' (seal of Christine of Watton).

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found at the village of Repps-with-Bastwick near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, before 20 February 1996.

Anonymous vendor, Phillips, 20 February 1996, lot 12. Matrix Collection catalogue no.0193.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

FOOTNOTES:

The market town of Watton is sited in Norfolk and, during the pre-Conquest reign of Edward the Confessor, supported two manors.

282 ENGLISH MEDIEVAL SILVER CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL MATRIX

EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (12.7 grams, 27 mm).

A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial; incuse motif of Christ crucified facing flanked by two supporters in profile; Lombardic script legend to the edge *IESVSNAZERNVS (Jesus the Nazarene).

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.1101.

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ENGLISH

MEDIEVAL SILVER CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL MATRIX FOR JOHN OF PRESTON

MID 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅜ in. (26.6 grams, 36 mm).

A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced lug finial above a pierced trefoil on a stepped bulb; central heraldic heater shield within a florid wreath; heraldic design of transverse hatched bars and reserved canton with a cinquefoil, blazoned 'argent two bars on a canton gules a cinquefoil', arms of the Preston family; blackletter legend to the border '* Sigillum : iohannis : prestone' (seal of John [of] Preston).

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found in Bilton-in-Ainsty, West Yorkshire, UK, before 2 July 1997. with Sotheby's, 2 July 1997, lot 4. Matrix Collection catalogue no.0227.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

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ENGLISH

MEDIEVAL SILVER CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL MATRIX FOR STEPHEN OF ALE LANE

CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅜ in. (20.5 grams, 36 mm).

A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil head and knop above; central motif of a leopard statant gardant before a tree, pelletted border and blackletter legend '* sigillum [lozenge] steffani [cinquefoil cinquefoil] ale [cinquefoil lozenge] lane' (for 'seal of Stephen [at?] ale lane').

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Ex Brand Inglis of Motcomb Street, London, UK, in 1988.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.8.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied by an original invoice from Brand Inglis to David Morris dated 29th November 1988.

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ENGLISH MEDIEVAL HERALDIC SILVER CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL

MATRIX CHAINED PAIR WITH THE ARMS OF BEAUBOIS AND ESTCOURT

EARLY-MID 15TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (52.7 grams, 37 cm long).

A group of two silver heraldic seal matrices connected by a substantial silver chain of later date with a rivetted shackle at each end passing through the pierced finials; Seal A: chessman-type with pierced trefoil finial, four small points close to the edge for alignment of the design; pounced field with reserved florid panel and central heater shield flanked by fronds; heraldic design of three birds' heads in profile and horizontal pounced bar blazoned 'Sable a fess between three eagles' heads erased or', the arms of the Beaubois family; raised outer rim with running vine-scroll detailing with the letters SR - D - G at the cardinal points; Seal B: chessman-type with pierced knop finial above a pierced lozenge on a bulb with stepped profile; small 'x' by the edge for alignment of the design; heater shield surmounted by a profile eagle's head with beak open, pinions extending around the shoulders of the shield developing to an encircling feathered band with frond below the base; heraldic device of three stars above a dagged border and ermine below 'Ermine, on a chief indented gules three estoiles or'; the arms of the Estcourt family, blackletter legend to the border 'sigillum ibith escourt cleri[c]i' with contraction line above the 'b' letter {seal of [?] Es(t)court, cleric). £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Ex old English jewellery collection.

A Georgian period fob chain assemblage. Matrix Collection catalogue nos.5509 & 5510.

Accompanied by copies of illustrated collection notes for both seals.

FOOTNOTES:

This pair of seals most likely became united following the mid-15th century (full date not known) marriage of John de la Estcourt and Alice Beaubois; their only son, also John, died in 1474 A.D.

286

ENGLISH MEDIEVAL HERALDIC CHESSMAN TYPE TAX COLLECTOR'S SEAL MATRIX FOR CUSTOMS DUTY ON CLOTH CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (28.1 grams, 37 mm).

A bronze chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial; hatched field with reserved heater shield bearing a Lombardic capital 'G', band to the rim with incuse legend '* S' : CVSTVME : PANNORVM:'.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found Romney Marsh, Kent, UK, on Monday 1st December 2008 by Graham Collard.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.4604.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied by a copy of the UK Detector Finds Database record entry no.16201.

FOOTNOTES: The seal relates to the payment of duty (custume) on imported cloth, and was presumably used by a customs official.

287 ENGLISH MEDIEVAL SILVER VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX FOR TAILOR ROGER SIMION

CIRCA 1290-1340 A.D. OR LATER

1¼ in. (14.4 grams, 33 mm).

A silver vesica-shaped seal matrix with strap and pierced lug to the reverse; incuse motif of a pair of shears between two small fleurs-delys; Lombardic script legend within borders '* S' ROGER · SIMION' (seal of Roger Simion).

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.0310.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

FOOTNOTES: The shears in the design may indicate that Roger was a tailor.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

288 ENGLISH MEDIEVAL VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX WITH 'O LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY OFFENCES, HAVE MERCY UPON ME'

EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅜ in. (15.2 grams, 36 mm).

A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with loop to the reverse; central standing nimbate figure of St John the Baptist in loose robe supporting a figure of the Agnus Dei in one hand and pointing to it with the other; Lombardic script text between beaded borders '+ AGNE DEI MISERERE · MEI · QVI · CRIMINA · TOLL' (O Lamb of God who takes away offences, have mercy on me).

£250 - 350

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.907.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

FOOTNOTES: The legend is a paraphrase of John 1:29 where 'peccatum' (sins) stands instead of 'crimina' (offences).

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ENGLISH MEDIEVAL SILVER VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX FOR JOHN BARING

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 1⅜ in. (18.4 grams, 35 mm).

A silver vesica seal matrix with pierced lug to the reverse; central incuse fleur-de-lys motif; outer band with incuse legend + SIGIL IOhIS : bARING: (seal of John Baring); collector number '109' to reverse. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.0109.

FOOTNOTES:

The 'A' of Baring is formed with a chevron bar (as is seen on some English coins of the medieval period); the 'N' is retrograde and the 'G' of Lombardic form; a member of the Baring family was Prior of Winchester Abbey (1364-1384 AD) and vesica-shaped matrices are often associated with clerics.

290

ENGLISH MEDIEVAL SILVER SEAL MATRIX FOR HARVEY, RECTOR OF THE CHURCH OF SWAINSTHORPE MAGNA

EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (5.29 grams, 24 mm).

A silver ellipsoid seal matrix with strap to the reverse; incuse motif of crowned Mary seated on a throne with infant Jesus; legend to the edge within pelletted borders '* hErVIV' ECCE RECT' SWINTHORPE'MA' (Harvey, rector of Great Swainsthorpe); later replacement loop to verso. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found near the site of the church of Saint Mary in October 2002.

Recorded with Norwich Castle Museum, retained for consideration as Treasure and subsequently returned to the finder. Matrix Collection catalogue no.1036.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

Accompanied by a copy of Norwich Castle Museum record slip no.9724 SWAINSTHORPE (G. Linton m/d Oct 02).

FOOTNOTES:

The village of Swainsthorpe is situated in Norfolk, some few miles to the south of Norwich and once boasted two churches (one now ruined).

291 LARGE FRENCH MEDIEVAL VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX 'AD CAUSAS' OF THE AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY OF SAINT PETER

EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅝ in. (17.7 grams, 42 mm).

A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with strap and loop to the reverse; incuse motif of an extended right hand holding a crozier on a field of fleurs-de-lys and stars, heraldic shield with lion rampant below; Lombardic script legend to the outer edge within borders '+ S: ABBATIS SCI PETRI AVTYS A[D] CAVSAS' (seal of the abbot of St Peter's, Auxerre). £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.837. Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. FOOTNOTES: The Roman name for Auxerre was Autissiodorum, whence the 'Autys'/'Autis' abbreviation.

292

EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL SILVER CRUSADER TYPE 'SIGILLUM SECRETI' SEAL MATRIX 13TH CENTURY A.D. ⅝ in. (2.2 grams, 17 mm).

A silver seal matrix, discoid with remains of a loop(?) to the reverse; central incuse fleur-de-lys motif with radiating bars to the shoulders; border with incuse Lombardic script legend '+ SIGILLVM : SECRETI' (for seal of a secret). £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. with Lockdales, Ipswich, 23 March 2003, lot 533. Matrix Collection catalogue no.3949.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied by a copy of the Lockdales invoice.

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293

LARGE FRENCH MEDIEVAL VESICA SEAL MATRIX FOR THE CHURCH OF ESTAMPES

14TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (27.9 grams, 44 mm).

A substantial bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with thick strap and two pierced lugs to the reverse; incuse motif of a standing robed ecclesiastic with processional cross in one hand, the other raised in sign of benediction, nimbus and mitre to the head, three stars in the field; pelletted border with legend in Lombardic script '+ S: ECCLIA : SANCTI : BASILIC : DESTAMPIS' (seal of the holy basilica church of Estampes).

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.1087.

FOOTNOTES: Estampes is located in the Gers department of south-west France where the church is dedicated to Saint Barthélémy.

294

LARGE FRENCH MEDIEVAL VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX FOR BALDWIN, PRIOR OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AT VENDEUIL

14TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (23.7 grams, 49 mm).

A substantial bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with ribbed strap and pierced lug to the reverse; incuse motif of a gothic-style canopy and balustered column over two figures: St John the Baptist to the left in floor-length robe and textured dalmatic holding a figure of the Agnus Dei in his folded arms, Mary Magdalen to the right in floor-length robe and veil holding ointment-pot and a book; below, facing tonsured male kneeling with hands clasped in prayer; Lombardic script legend to the border within beaded lines 'S' BALD' PRIORIS · S · IONIS · DEVANDAO' (seal of Bald[win] prior of St. John of Vand[...]). £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.835.

FOOTNOTES:

The manor of Vendeuil in the département of l'Aisne, northern France, was known as Vendolium Castrum in 1088 A.D. and may be the place referred to in the legend here.

295 ROMANTIC FRENCH MEDIEVAL VESICA-SHAPED 'LOVE CONQUERS EVERYTHING' SEAL MATRIX

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1 3/9 in. (13.2 grams, 35 mm).

A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with vertical strap and loop to the reverse; incuse motif of a bush and two perching birds, probably representing doves; legend to the edge within pointillé borders '* AMOR VINCIT OMNIA :·' (love conquers all). £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Acquired Libert, October 2008, lot 269. Matrix Collection catalogue no.2540.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

LITERATURE: See Collection Charvet: Medailles, Antiquites, Sceaux-Matrices, Paris, 1883, vol.II, p.109, no.1196, also p.216-17, no.434.

FOOTNOTES:

Birds, especially doves, have long been associated with romance and love.

296

FRENCH MEDIEVAL VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX FOR RADALPH DE SAINT DIONISI

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅜ in. (11.2 grams, 34 mm).

A bronze vesica seal matrix with vertical strap and pierced lug to the reverse; field with pelletted border enclosing an incuse frond with addorsed birds perching at sides; border with pointillé edges enclosing Lombardic script legend '+ S' RADALPHI DE SCO DIONISIO CLICI' (seal of Randolph, cleric of St. Denis). £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Acquired Libert, October 2008, lot 60. Matrix Collection catalogue no.2517.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

FOOTNOTES:

The abbreviation 'CLICI' stands for 'clerici' (of a cleric); 'SCO' for 'Sancto' (saint). The church of St. Denis, Paris, is the resting place of many French royalty.

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LARGE ITALIAN MEDIEVAL ROUND SEAL MATRIX WITH TREE FOR CONSULATE D'ALIO

14TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅛ in. (13.5 grams, 28 mm).

A bronze discoid seal matrix with strap and pierced lug to the reverse; central incuse motif of an uprooted tree; border with poinitllé edges and incuse text + S' DEL COSOLAT DALIO :' (seal of the consulate of Alio); Italian workmanship.

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Ex Du Cogner Archives, published 1940, no.12. Matrix Collection catalogue no.1112.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant catalogue and title pages from: Chappee, J., Archives Du Cogner, Le Mans, 1940.

PUBLISHED: Chappee, J., Archives Du Cogner, Le Mans, 1940, item 12 - Sceau du consolat d'Alio.

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FRENCH MEDIEVAL HERALDIC CHESSMAN TYPE SEAL MATRIX FOR GUILLAUME DE SAUTIGNY

EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.

1⅝ in. (15 grams, 41 mm).

A bronze chessman-type seal matrix with pierced quatrefoil and pierced lug above with link from the fixing chain; asterisk on the outer edge of the base to align the design; central heraldic heater shield with three stars above a cinquefoil, Lombardic script legend to the border '*DESAVTIGNY * GVILLE' and frond to complete the circle (for Guille[lm] de Sautigny).

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Ex Hermann Historica, 14 October 2003, lot 319.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.945.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied a copy of a Hermann Historica auction page print out.

FOOTNOTES:

In 1502 a nobleman named Jean Courtin IV, squire and lord of Sautigny, married Catherine Cottereau, daughter of Pierre Cottereau, lord of the viscounty of Vaupréau: see M. de Sait Allais Nobiliaire Universel de France, vol. 6, Paris 1874.

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LARGE FLEMISH MEDIEVAL 'LIEU EN SCE PEUEU ET GHERZTE' SEAL MATRIX

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (32.11 grams, 31 mm wide).

A substantial bronze seal matrix with pierced tongue-shaped handle, incuse star close to the rim for alignment of the design; central heraldic heater shield with stylised wreath surrounding; design of a vertical bar with forked upper finial flanked by two cinquefoils; border with incuse edges and incuse 'lieu en sce peueu et gherzte' or similar slightly enigmatic inscription, possibly relating to a location in the Netherlands; with collector number '2563' on back of disc.

£200 - 300

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Acquired Libert, October 2008, lot 65. Matrix Collection catalogue no.2563.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

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LARGE FRENCH MEDIEVAL ROUND 'WILD BULL OF CUMIS' SEAL MATRIX

EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.

1¼ in. (20.5 grams 32 mm).

A substantial bronze discoid seal matrix with strap and loop to the reverse; central incuse motif of a bull passant gardant with war hammer below, border with pointillé edges and enigmatic Lombardic script legend '·+· S' FERA bOVIS D'CVMIS' (seal of the wild bull of Cumis).

£200 - 300

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.

Matrix Collection catalogue no.1111.

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'THE BETTISCOMBE' MEDIEVAL GOLD 'LOYALTY IS EVERYTHING' POSY RING

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

¾ in. (2.57 grams, 19.60 mm overall,17.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6¼, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).

An annular gold band with everted upper and lower lip, filigree ropework above and below each rim, with circumferential inscription to the recessed exterior face; of the five separate bands, the central one accommodating an applied strip of paler gold bearing a Medieval French blackletter inscription in relief, reading: '+loiautet (5 five cinquefoils) pas tout (5 five cinquefoils)', or 'Loyalty Passes All'; the inscription band may once have been enamelled; plain interior; the outer rim and twisted band on one edge are slightly bent; cleaned and repaired.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Bettiscombe, Dorset, UK, on 26th September 2019, and reported as a find of potential treasure to Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, Finds Liaison Officer.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number DOR-551573.

Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum to H M Senior Coroner for Dorset disclaiming the Crown's interest in the treasure find with reference number 2019 T1075.

302 'THE CHINNOR' MEDIEVAL GOLD 'NONE SO WELL' DECORATED POSY RING

CIRCA 1400-1500 A.D.

¾ in. (1.83 grams, 18.11 mm overall, 16.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

A gold posy ring composed of a waisted band with pearled and raised upper and lower borders, each decorated with a circumferential ring of pellets, the central section engraved with a blackletter French inscription: 'nul ce bien' ('none so well'), each word separated by sunbursts and flowers; plain interior.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector by Kevin Ford on 25th January 2020 in Chinnor, South Oxfordshire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report (PAS) number OXON-FF9F8E.

Accompanied by a letter to HM Coroner for Oxfordshire from the Treasure Registrar at the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the ring with treasure reference number 2020 T76.

Accompanied by a letter from the finder detailing the circumstances of the find.

PUBLISHED: Published on the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record id. OXON-FF9F8E.

MEDIEVAL GOLD 'OUR LOVE GROWS EVER GREATER' DECORATED POSY RING

CIRCA 1400-1550 A.D.

¾ in. (1.90 grams, 19.01 mm overall, 15.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I½ , USA 4½, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).

A gold posy ring with convex outer face decorated in relief with two elongated oval cartouches flanked by floral tendrils and cross fleuretty motifs, the cartouches populated with an old French inscription in Gothic black letter script: 'toudis utyr', the utyr a spelling of AngloNorman 'outre' and therefore can be translate as the expression 'always greater' (ie. our love grows ever greater); hoop nicked.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Found whilst searching with a metal detector by Kevin Ford in December 2018 in South Oxfordshire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report (PAS) number OXON-726859.

Accompanied by a copy of the treasure report for H M Coroner with reference number 2019 T16.

Accompanied by a letter to HM Coroner for Oxfordshire from the Treasure Registrar at the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the ring with treasure reference number 2019 T16.

PUBLISHED: Published on the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record id. OXON-726859.

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TUDOR GOLD '+AMOR VINCIT' DECORATED POSY RING CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.

¾ in. (1.72 grams, 17.46 mm overall, 15.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).

A gold posy ring with raised foliate band externally, inscribed '+AMOR VINCIT' for 'Love Conquers' in Roman capitals. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

LITERATURE: See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, for similar examples.

FOOTNOTES: Omnia vincit amor, translating to 'Love Conquers All' and abbreviated on this ring, is one of the most famous of all Latin expressions. It is still used today, in the original Latin, in translation and in its alternative version ‘Amor vincit omnia’; the expression originally comes from the Roman poet Virgil, (Publius Vergilius Maro) most famous for his epic Aenid; the phrase appears in his first work, Eclogues.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH EMERALD CABOCHON 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.25 grams, 19.54 mm overall, 14.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3¾, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).

A slender gold finger ring with inset emerald cabochon to the bezel. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the French art market. English private collection.

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MEDIEVAL BISHOP'S GOLD STIRRUP RING 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (1.69 grams, 24.28 mm overall, 19.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).

A slender gold stirrup ring set with a polished pink amethyst cabochon. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired London Coin Fair, 1998. Property of a Kent gentleman.

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'THE PURBECK' MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH RUBY 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (2.41 grams, 24.20 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

A gold finger ring comprising a slender hoop developing to clawshaped shoulders with reserved acanthus motif on a pounced field; tall pie-dish bezel with recessed sides, claw setting for the gemstone; repaired and polished, absent original stone replaced with a facetted ruby. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Purbeck, Dorset, UK, in 2019. Declared as Treasure and disclaimed with treasure reference 2020 T34. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.DOR-C7C656. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the ring.

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MEDIEVAL SILVER MERCHANT'S RING 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. ⅛ in. (16.11 grams, 29.84 mm overall, 21.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W½, USA 11¼, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)).

A silver finger ring with tiered ribbing to the shoulders, gussetted panel beneath the bezel, stepped trumpet-shaped plaque with incuse design of 'PHS' above a merchant's mark between stars; European workshop. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, 643, for type.

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MEDIEVAL SILVER SIGNET RING WITH DOVE 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.32 grams, 25.89 mm overall, 20.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10½, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).

A silver signet ring composed of a round-section hoop and discoid bezel with raised perimeter, engraved with a dove holding a sprig or branch in its beak. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

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MEDIEVAL OPENWORK CANDLESTICK WITH THREE FIGURES GERMAN, 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

5⅞ in. (478 grams, 15 cm high).

A bronze pricket candleholder with trumpet-shaped shank and median bulb; triangular openwork stand formed as three outwardfacing figures entwined in tendrils and grasping fronds, and between each pair a beaded panel above a lion-mask with swept tendrils extending to the angles; lion's paw foot at each angle.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Michaelis, R.F., Old Domestic Base-Metal Candlesticks From the 13th-19th Century, Antique Collector's Club, England, 1978, pp.38-40, for a socketted candlestick with a very similar base.

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MEDIEVAL GILT OPENWORK CANDLESTICK WITH FIGURES CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

5⅞ in. (409 grams, 15 cm high).

A gilt bronze pricket candlestick composed of a discoid cup supported by three bestial creatures, bulbous openwork collar displaying a winged and nimbate figure together with three winged and nimbate creatures possibly representing archangels, amidst foliate vines, domed triangular base with openwork mythical creatures and beast heads, all supported on tripod feet formed as eagle talons.

£6,000 - 8,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1878,1101.91, for a comparable candlestick.

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MEDIEVAL MARBLE BUST OF EMPEROR CONSTANTINE 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 11⅞ in. (6.3 kg total, 30 cm high including stand).

A marble bust of Emperor Constantine with the hair formed as large lank curls; narrow face with large almond-shaped eyes and broad mouth; face reworked from an earlier late medieval head; mounted on a custom-made stand. £2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

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MEDIEVAL BLOCK WITH LION RELIEF VENICE, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 11⅝ in. (23.2 kg total, 30 cm high including stand).

A stylised lion's face and mane carved in relief in stone; likely part of a frieze; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: with Hotel Des Ventes De Monte, Monaco, 14 December 2021, lot 13. English private collection.

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MEDIEVAL SANDSTONE FONT WITH ARCHES 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 11⅞ x 11⅞ in. (30.4 kg, 30 x 30 cm).

A square-section sandstone font with carinated sidewall, carved with arcading around the upper body, non-identical fleurs and plant forms to the centre of the side faces and to one of four chamfered corners; channels to three of the four corners of the upper face; circular drainage hole to interior base. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection, 1980s.

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CRETAN ICON OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

15TH CENTURY A.D. 7⅞ in. (152 grams, 20 cm high).

An icon from a possible triptych of Veneto-Cretan School depicting nimbate Saint Francis of Assisi, wearing the brown habit of the Franciscan order, fitted with a hood, facing towards the right, a red book in his left hand with the inscription Vera S. Francisci effigies (true portrait of Saint Francis); mounted in a perspex display frame. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Lymberopoulou, A., 'The Fogg Triptych: Testimony of a case study to the society and artistic production of Venetian Crete' in Lymberopoulou, A. (ed.), Cross-cultural interaction between Byzantium and the West, 1204-1669. Whose Mediterranean is it anyway? Society for the promotion of Byzantine Studies, Routledge, London, pp.59-73, fig.4.1.

FOOTNOTES:

With the conquest of Crete by the Venetians, Latin saints were introduced to Byzantine iconography. Saint Francis was one of the most beloved Latin saints among the Cretan faithful, depicted in the iconography of Cretan Orthodox churches, including the Panaghia Kera of Kritsa (13th-14th century A.D.). This figure was probably part of a triptych, having at the centre the image of the Mother of God with the Child, or a Desis. The placement of Francis in this icon would suggests the owner’s strong affiliation with the Franciscan order, which had a strong presence on Crete from the 13th century onwards. It was believed that Saint Francis himself stopped on the island on his way to the Holy Land in 1219.

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MEDIEVAL ICON OF POPE BENEDICT XI 14TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 19⅞ x 14¾ in. (1.6 kg, 50.5 x 37.5 cm).

A rectangular wooden icon of Pope Benedict XI (papacy: 22 October 1303-7 July 1304) standing facing within an arch; elaborate crozier to the left hand with returned horse-head finial and scrolled spurs to the outer edge; right hand extended in the gesture of benediction with large gem-set finger ring carefully displayed; mitre with jewelled headband, simple red vestment with white undergarment and black trim; heavily overpainted; mounted in a gilt wooden frame with hatched lower panel.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Ex Richard Philp, London, UK. with W.E. Tristram (1882-1952). Acquired from Patrick Reijgerberg, Holland March, 2003. UK private collection.

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GREEK ICON WITH VIRGIN AND SAINTS GEORGE AND DEMETRIUS ON HORSEBACK

17TH CENTURY A.D. 17¼ x 13¾ in. (2.4 kg, 44 x 35 cm).

An exquisite tempera with gold ground on wood icon depicting Mary surrounded by saints and holding the Divine Child in her arms; Mary seated on an elaborate throne and crowned as the Queen of the Universe with two angels supporting her crown, Greek inscription 'MP' and ' ' for Mother of God to each side of the crown, wearing a scarlet red maphorion embroidered with gold and a long dark blue tunica talaris; Jesus dressed in a linen tunic and a yellow cloak, affectionately gazing up and making the sign of blessing with his right hand; four saints flanking the throne, three of whom dressed in Bishop's attire, far left Saint Basil with his name written in Greek, and the others possibly saints Elias, Nicholas and Gregorius Nazianzus; the lower part of the icon with Saint George on horseback killing the dragon and Saint Demetrius on horseback killing the king of Avars, both saints dressed in pseudo-Roman armour and armed with a spear.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Vassilaki, Images of the Mother of God, London-New York, 2016, fig.25.7, p.318, for similar icons; Tourta, A. (ed.), Icons from the Orthodox Communities of Albania, Thessaloniki, 2006, p.41.

FOOTNOTES:

The representation of the icon is centred on the image of the Mother of God as ‘The Sovereign’ (Vasilissa, Queen of the Universe). Here, Mary assumes the function of the protector of the believers, reinforced by the presence of the angels. Due to her earthly origin, Mary always maintained an intermediary position in the heavenly realms, becoming an indispensable intercessor on behalf of humans before the Lord. The protection offered by her is reinforced by the presence of the two major protectors of the humans against evil: Saint George and Saint Demetrius.

318 GREEK SAINT PARASKEVI ICON 17TH CENTURY A.D. 13⅞ x 9⅝ in. (990 grams, 35.3 x 24.5 cm).

A tempera on wood icon depicting Saint Paraskevi of Rome holding a gold cross in her right hand, dressed in a light blue chiton and a red maphorion embroidered with stars and worn over a light blue veil, the gilt halo with red spot decoration; mounted on a later frame. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. LITERATURE: Cf. Onasch, K., Schnieper, Ikonen, Faszination und Wirklichkeit, Munchen, 1995, pp.206-207, for icons of the Saint.

FOOTNOTES:

Saint Paraskevi is considered in the Orthodox world as the protector of sick people. Religious icon images of the saint were considered to hold powers to help in healing from various ailments, keeping the family well, and protecting against evil intentions. There was an ancient custom in the Orthodox world of bringing fruit and vegetables to the church to sanctify them on the day of Saint Paraskevi and keep them in the house as a talisman.

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LARGE VENETO-CRETAN ICON OF VIRGIN AND CHILD 17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 23⅝ x 16¾ in. (4.3 kg, 60 x 42.5 cm).

A large icon depicting the Virgin holding the Christ on her lap on a gilt background, both nimbate, the haloes with punched foliate decoration; the Virgin wearing a carmine red maphorion embellished with golden embroidery and fringes, elaborate cuffs and neckline to the himation; the Christ seated on the lap, holding his right arm out and making the blessing sign with his hand, left hand holding an open scroll inscribed in Greek π μ π μ μ π π μ for 'The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor' (Luke 4:1821), the orange himation and green chiton embellished with red folds; Greek inscription ' ' for 'Mother of God' flanking the Virgin's halo, 'IC XC' for 'Jesus Christ' to the right of the Child and inside his nimbus 'O N' for 'The Only One who always exists'; some restoration. £5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE: See Weizmann, K. et al., The Icon, New York, 1982; Psilakis, N., Byzantine Churches and Monasteries of Crete, Heraklion, 1998; Popescu, G.A., Cristiani d'Oriente, spiritualità, arte e potere nell'Europa Post-Bizantina, Milano, 1999; Evans, H.C., The Arts of Byzantium, New York, 2001; Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, V., Ulf, A., Lindgren, N., Bodin, H., Balicka-Witakowska, E., Five essays on icons, Stockholm & Istanbul, 2005; the icon with the Virgin in the attitude of Mother of the Consolation, or in that of Hodegetria, shows similarity with other two icons of the same Cretan Guild, published by Popescu (1999, cat. nn. 144-145); Weizmann (1982, pp.310-315, 318) published a Veneto-Cretan Ritzos icon with stylistic similarities.

FOOTNOTES: In the Orthodox church, the spaces between the columns close to the central doors of the Iconostasis (Holy Doors) are occupied by two proskynesis icons, representing Christ giving his blessings to the right and to the left the Virgin Mary, with or without the infant, or in interceding position known as Virgin Chalkoprateia type.

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VENETO-CRETAN BUST OF THE VIRGIN FROM A DEESIS 17TH CENTURY A.D. 8 x 6½ in. (554 grams, 20.2 x 16.5 cm).

A small icon from a Deesis, tempera on wood, depicting Mary on a gilt background inclining her head to the right, wearing a maphorion embroidered with gold stars, blue veil and a chiton of same colour; the reverse with a painted red cross with Greek lettering 'IC XI N K' for 'Jesus Christ is winner'. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE: See Weizmann, K. et al., The Icon, New York, 1982; Psilakis, N., Byzantine Churches and Monasteries of Crete, Heraklion, 1998; Popescu, G.A., Cristiani d'Oriente, spiritualità, arte e potere nell'Europa Post-Bizantina, Milano, 1999; Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, V., Ulf, A., Lindgren N., Bodin H., Balicka-Witakowska, E., Five essays on icons, Stockholm & Istanbul, 2005.

FOOTNOTES:

This splendid specimen comes most probably from a large icon, where it was part of a Deesis. The image implies that the original icon represented Christ flanked by the Mother of God and John the Baptist, all three usually represented as a full figure. The Deisis or Deesis (Деисус, Gk. for “supplication”) was the depiction of the Virgin, John the Baptist and possibly many more saints interceding with Christ on behalf of mankind.

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GREEK VIRGIN AND CHILD HODEGETRIA ICON

17TH CENTURY A.D.

10 x 8½ in. (520 grams, 27.5 x 21.5 cm).

A tempera on wood icon depicting the Mother of God supporting the Child with her left forearm, his right hand raised and making the sign of blessing, left hand holding a scroll; the Virgin wearing a red maphorion with a light green veil and a blue chiton; both figures nimbate, the haloes tooled with foliate designs, gilt background with a red and white arch above.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The layout of the composition clearly indicates the icon's close link with Hodegetria type, the most typical iconography of the Mother of God in Byzantium since the 10th century. However, the type also recalls the iconography of the Virgin Psychosostria, i.e. 'Health of Souls'.

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GREEK ICON WITH BUST OF SAINT ELEUTHERIOS

18TH CENTURY A.D.

14¾ x 11¼ in. (1.9 kg, 37.5 x 28.7 cm).

A wooden painted icon of Saint Eleutherios with a repoussé silver oklad that covers all but the face, embossed in rich priestly robes, representing the priest's omophorion decorated with crosses, over an embroidered robe or sticharion, the nimbus gilded and embossed with foliage and rays over a silver background, Greek inscription 'O A ' (Saint Eleutherios) to the sides. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

FOOTNOTES: As bishop in Illyricum, Eleutherios promoted the cause of at a time when the persecutions not only made it difficult to win and hold converts, but also at a time when the gravest danger was in being a high-ranking prelate of the Church. Oblivious to this threat, he was acclaimed in the inner circle of Christianity as the brightest luminary of Christian Rome since the apostles. His immense popularity grew and thereby became more dangerous to the state. He was finally brought to the attention of Emperor Hadrian, who ordered his arrest, and then cast into prison, tortured, and put to death on December 15th.

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RUSSIAN ICON OF THE HODEGETRIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE

19TH CENTURY A.D. 11¾ x 9½ in. (869 grams, 29.8 x 24 cm).

An icon of Hodegetria with the Virgin wearing a red maphorion embroidered with gold, a dark veil and a dark chiton with double gold embroidery on the cuffs; holding the Child on her left arm and gesturing towards him with the right hand; the Child wearing a yellow brown, gold-woven chiton, holding a scroll in his left hand, while the right one is making the gesture of blessing; the angels Michael and Gabriel to the left and right of the Virgin; on each side of the head of the Virgin inscriptions ' ' and ' ' ( ( ) = Mother of God), inscription in Greek letters 'IC XC' (IHCOYC XPICTOC = Jesus Christ) above the child, three letters inside the nimbus of Christ representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O N' = The Only One who always exists); the names of the angles inscribed next to each figure (Aghios Michail and Aghios Gavriil).

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The painting is a copy of the famous replica of the Hodegetria of Constantinople, a Byzantine icon of 14th century, repainted by the icon painter Dionisi in 1482, and today preserved in State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. The original icon was destroyed by the Turks at the capture of Constantinople in 1453. The replica was venerated as an 'original' real Hodegetria in the Ascension Convent in Kremlin, Moscow. The icon led the liturgical processions on June 23, August 26, May 21 and October 22 in which the Patriarchs and the Russian Tsars took part.

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ITALIAN VIRGIN OF TENDERNESS ICON

CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.

11 in. (279 grams, 29.5 cm high).

A painting on wood of the Virgin of Tenderness, copying an earlier work, depicting Mary dressed in blue robe ornamented with gold stars with an off-white veil delicately framing her face; gently supporting the Child dressed in red tunic; both figures nimbate and affectionately leaning towards each other with their cheeks touching; the scene enclosed in a gilt pseudo-Gothic crenelated frame, an inscription in new Gothic uncial style to the bottom reading 'AVE GRATIA PLENA' for 'hail full of grace'; mounted on a 19th century crenelated wooden pedestal fitted with candle holder to each side in the shape of a flower. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The panel has many stylistic similarities with that of Icilio Federico Joni (18661946) assigned to the style of Sano di Pietro. Compared to that, the head of the Virgin has been realised in a more archaic Gothic style. With their faces gently pressed together, the interaction between the Virgin and the Child evokes a tender intimacy. This motif appears in numerous works by Sano di Pietro and his workshop (for example, in another painting in the Lehman Collection in MET, 975.1.39). The particular manner of concealing the Child’s right cheek behind the Virgin’s face was probably inspired by Madonna painted by the Sienese master Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena).

325

LARGE RUSSIAN ANASTASIS ICON WITH TWELVE FEASTS

18TH CENTURY A.D.

17½ x 14 in. (3.1 kg, 44.5 x 37 cm).

A tempera on wood Anastasis icon with a large central panel surrounded by twelve smaller scenes representing the twelve feasts of the Orthodox church; the central image depicting Christ‘s descent into Hell and Resurrection, the smaller scenes depicting, clockwise from top left: the birth of the Virgin Mary; the presentation of the Virgin Mary to the temple; the Annunciation; the Nativity; the presentation of Christ to the temple; the Epifania (Baptism); the entrance to Jerusalem; the Metamorphosis (Transfiguration); the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; the Ascension; the Holy Trinity (the Pentecost); and the Dormition of the Virgin; inscriptions to the outer border; some restoration.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The Greek term Dodekaorton ( ) designates the twelve most important holidays of the Orthodox Christian liturgical year. They are divided into fixed date holidays and variable date holidays (calculated in relation to Easter). A second division is between the feasts dedicated to Mary and those dedicated to Christ. Each holiday is represented by an image (icon) encoded according to the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. On the day of the celebration, the corresponding icon is placed on a lectern in the center of the church.

326 ETHIOPIAN TRIPTYCH ICON WITH MARY AND JOHN THE EVANGELIST

16TH CENTURY A.D.

14 x 8½ in. (760 grams, 35.5 x 21.5 cm).

A wooden triptych with recessed central panel and two folding doors; the central panel with crucifixion scene with robed Mary and John the Evangelist, another apostle and Mary Magdalen, two crucified thieves to the rear and the angels depicted collecting the blood of God in cups; underneath the Crucifixion scene Virgin Mary and the Child escorted by armed Saint Gabriel and Saint Michael, prophets to the sides; the left door with nude Adam and Eve reaching up to the Resurrection of Christ, beneath them three prophets; the right door with two saints (upper panel) and three prophets; left and right bottom panels with Saint George (Bet Giorgis) and military Saint Victor on horseback; Ethiopian Ge'ez script legends.

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the London art market, 2003. UK private collection.

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paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

327

GOLD 'NO RECOMPENCE BUT LOVE' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.08 grams, 20.33 mm overall, 18.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).

A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop and inscribed internally 'No recompence but love' in lower case with 'ML' maker's punch. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

LITERATURE: See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.84, for this inscription.

328

GOLD 'HEARTS UNITED LIVES CONTENTED' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (4.32 grams, 22.46 mm overall, 20.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T½, USA 9¾, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).

A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop, inscribed internally with 'Hearts vnited lives contented' lower case inscription with 'GM' maker's mark punch, possibly for the London goldsmith George Morris, recorded from a dated piece as working 1749-1750. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

LITERATURE: See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.47, for similar examples.

329

GOLD 'MORE ASSURED THEN PROFESSED' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.42 grams, 18.46 mm overall, 16.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).

A gold posy ring with D-section band, inscribed internally with 'More assured then professed' with long S's in lower case with small foliate scroll after. [No Reserve]

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

330

GOLD 'LET THIS VS TIE VNTIL WE DIE' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.66 grams, 17.36 mm overall, 15.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I½, USA 4½, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).

A gold posy ring with D-section band, inscribed internally with 'LET THIS VS TI VNTIL WE DI' inscription (let this us tie until we die). [No Reserve]

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

331

GOLD 'A FRIENDS GIFT' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. ½ in. (1.94 grams, 15.23 mm overall, 12.85 mm internal diameter).

A gold posy ring with D-section band inscribed internally 'A friends gift' in lower case with initials 'I M' added after; with 'crown over T H' maker's punch. [No Reserve]

£300 - 400

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

LITERATURE: See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.16, for this inscription.

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332

GEORGIAN 'IN UNITY LETS LIVE & DIE' GOLD POSY RING

18TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.37 grams, 19.64 mm overall, 17.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).

A slender annular gold band inscribed in cursive hand to the interior: 'In Unity lets live & die', followed by maker's mark 'JK' within a rectangular cartouche.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman.

333 GOLD 'GODLYE LOVE WIL NOT REMOVE' POSY RING CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.95 grams, 21.16 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S½, USA 9¼, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).

A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop inscribed internally 'GODLYE LOVE WILL NOT REMOVE' in Roman capitals [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

334 GOLD MEMENTO MORI RING FOR O. COATES DATED 12 OCTOBER 1847 A.D. ¾ in. (1.50 grams, 19.63 mm overall, 17.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

A gold memento mori ring of composite construction, with everted upper and lower rim engraved with foliate motifs to the front faces, recessed central band engraved with a floral panel and inscription 'IN MEMORY OF', with continued inscription to the interior in cursive script 'O. Coates Obt. 12. Oct 1847, aet 54', followed by the hallmarks comprising: HI or IH maker's mark, anchor for Birmingham, 18 carat mark, George IV duty mark and date letter 'Gothic A' for 1824; field to exterior keyed to receive enamel; seemingly an older ring with later inscription.

£400 - 600

PROVENANCE: Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman.

335 LARGE STUART PERIOD GOLD SIGNET RING WITH ARM AND FLORAL SPRAY

17TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (9.78 grams, 24.40 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10½, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).

A gold signet ring composed of a D-section hoop and facetted oval bezel, engraved with crest depicting a forearm and hand oriented right, holding a floral spray composed of three five-petalled flowers and four leaves, set within a beaded octagonal border.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a London gentleman.

336 STUART PERIOD GOLD RENAISSANCE MEMENTO MORI SIGNET RING WITH C.L. AND SKULL

17TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (15.65 grams, 27.14 mm overall, 22.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11½, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)).

A substantial gold signet ring composed of a lentoid-section hoop, expanding capital style shaped shoulders and irregular octagonal bezel engraved with a skull, two flowers below separating the reversed initials in capitals: 'CL', framed by a beaded border.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a London gentleman.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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337

EARLY GEORGIAN GOLD ENAMELLED MEMENTO MORI SKELETON RING FOR 'S N' DATED 1717 A.D. ¾ in. (3.15 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 18.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q½, USA 8¼, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).

A gold George I period memento mori ring decorated around the exterior with a stylised human skeleton against a black enamelled field, the body featuring an elongated neck, exaggerated numbers of ribs and disproportionately short legs, with a crescent at the base of the feet; interior engraved 'SN 17.17'. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1605 'mourning-ring', for similar dated 1727.

338 GOLD, ENAMEL, AND DIAMOND-SET SKULL RING CIRCA 1700 A.D. ¾ in. (2.82 grams, 19.54 mm overall,17.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

A Queen Anne period gold ring composed of a slender hoop with expanding shoulders formed as the ball-joints of long bones; bezel formed as an elongated stylised skull featuring large eye-sockets set with facetted diamonds; white enamelled teeth and head detailing; accompanied by a vintage ring box. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Berganza, Hatton Garden, London, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Berganza invoice.

LITERATURE: Cf. The V&A Museum, London, accession number 528-1868, for a ring of similar type.

FOOTNOTES: Likely a ring of the memento mori genre. The V & A Museum states that during the 'Renaissance, the ring developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into a miniature work of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver and enameller as well as the stone cutter.'

339

GEORGIAN GOLD LOCKET RING WITH SKULL CIRCA 1800 A.D. ¾ in. (3.95 grams, 20.00 mm overall, 16.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).

A gold ring comprising a slender hoop with shell-shaped shoulders, hinged oval bezel with secret compartment revealing a silvered skull framed by turquoise cabochons, the eyes set with diamonds or other stones; accompanied by a ring box.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Berganza, Hatton Garden, London, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Berganza invoice.

LITERATURE: Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, plate 90(D), for ring with compartment in which to place a lock of hair, etc.

FOOTNOTES: Likely a ring of the memento mori genre.

124 For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's 337 338 339

340

'THE

HURSLEY' TUDOR GOLD 'HOPE IS MI HOLDE TILL HAP SHALL HELPE' BUCKLE POSY RING

CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.76 grams, 19.17 mm overall, 16.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6¼, Europe 12.34, Japan 12)).

A gold posy ring with rectangular-section hoop in the form of a buckled belt with looped end tie and chape with double-bowed and pinned buckle, the outer face inscribed '+HOPE * IS * MI HOLDE' in Roman capitals, continuing 'TILL * HAP * SHALL * HELPE' around the interior; accompanied by a vintage ring box. £15,000 - 20,000

PROVENANCE: Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Hursley, Hampshire, UK, on Sunday 26th August 2012.

Acquired from Berganza, Hatton Garden, London, 2017. Property of an East Sussex collector. Disclaimed under the Treasure Act with reference no.2012 T805.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.HAMP-62C152. Accompanied by a copy of the Berganza invoice.

LITERATURE: Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. GLO-244613 and Treasure Act, reference 2009 T135, for similar; cf. The V&A Museum, accession number M.225-1962, for a similar type dated 1400-1500 A.D.

341 GEORGIAN GOLD POISON RING 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (10.02 grams, 28.41 mm overall, 17.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

A Georgian-era 15 carat gold and silver 'poison' ring, composed of a slender hoop of scrolls and crescents with a plain panel at the base, expanding shoulders formed as openwork foliate flourishes set with small stones; oval cluster bezel set with a central cushion-cut emerald weighing approximately 4.06 cts, held in a pierced setting with twisted gold wire collar, and surrounded by rose-cut diamonds; hinged bezel revealing a secret compartment beneath, the reverse domed and engraved with a stylised shell motif.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Platt Boutique Jewelry, Inc., West Hollywood, California, USA, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Platt Boutique Jewelry invoice.

LITERATURE: See discussion in Jones, W., Finger-ring Lore, London, 1877, p.433.

FOOTNOTES: 'Poison rings' became popular in Europe during the 16th century, and Lucrezia Borgia is popularly believed to have used one. The compartment within the bezel was used to conceal poison, a lock of hair or other substances.

342 STUART PERIOD GOLD, ROCK CRYSTAL AND WHITE ENAMEL RING

17TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.89 grams, 21.50 mm overall, 16.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L½, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).

A gold ring composed of a slender hoop embellished with tapering, white enamelled shoulders with black enamelled flourishes, fluted box collet setting, set with a pink foil back and table-cut rock crystal; accompanied by a vintage ring box.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Bentley & Skinner, Piccadilly, London W1, 2016.

Property of an East Sussex collector.

Accompanied

by a copy of the Bentley & Skinner invoice. LITERATURE: Cf. The V&A Museum, accession

for

similar ring;

rings;

Rings.

Collection

ring.

125 For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's 340341 342

number 1112-1864,

cf. Oman, C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl. 3, for similar

cf. Chadour, A.B.,

The Alice and Louis Koch

, Vol.1, Leeds, 1994, items 757-758, for similar; cf. Oman, C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl. III, for a similar

FOOTNOTES: The V & A Museum explains that during the '...Renaissance, the ring developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into a miniature work of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver and enameller as well as the stone cutter.

RENAISSANCE

GOLD RING WITH RUBY AND ENAMELLING

LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D. in. (4.66 grams, 22.94 mm overall, 16.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3¾, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).

A classic, Renaissance era gold ring composed of a slender Dsection hoop, widening at the shoulders, fashioned as architectural capitals with strapwork and elaborate projecting scrolls in opaque white and blue enamel, embellished with red and green enamelled detailing; square bezel with box setting set with a table-cut ruby, pairs of blue enamelled cusplets to each of the four faces, stepped base below ornamented with a black enamelled bead moulded collar, bezel reverse of flat inverted pyramidal form and divided into four triangles, two with black enamelled hatching; retaining the majority of the original enamelling; accompanied by a Les Enluminures presentation box.

£18,000 - 24,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Les Enluminures Ltd, Illinois, USA, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector.

Accompanied by a Les Enluminures certificate of authenticity. Accompanied by a copy of the Les Enluminures invoice.

LITERATURE: Cf. The V&A museum, accession number 731-1902, for a similar ring dated 1550-1600 A.D.; cf. Scarisbrick, D. et al., Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A private Collection, pp.204-205, for a similar ring.

FOOTNOTES:

Rubies were a potent symbol of status and social distinction in later medieval Europe, frequently adorning royal crowns. In the Renaissance, however, they conveyed a personal, more intimate message, their red colour, like the rose, emblematic of love. The intensity of the red colour was often enhanced with a foil lining to the setting and were popular as betrothal and wedding rings. It is believed that rubies symbolised the virtues of marriage and eternal matrimonial love. Such rings held an international appeal, making attribution to specific workshops or countries very difficult. The V & A Museum explains that 'Renaissance, the ring developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into a miniature work of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver and enameller as well as the stone cutter.'

344 BAROQUE GOLD, RUBY AND ENAMEL RING CIRCA 1620-1640 A.D. 1 in. (4.57 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 18.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

A gold ring composed of a slender hoop, expanding shoulders decorated with white enamelled foliage and black enamelled pea-pod ornament, repeated around the bezel, bezel with box setting holding a table-cut ruby, white and black enamelled floral design to the underside; minor loss of enamel; likely from France; accompanied by a 'Les Enluminures' hinged presentation box. £20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Les Enluminures Ltd, Illinois, USA, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector.

Accompanied by a Les Enluminures certificate of authenticity. Accompanied by a copy of the Les Enluminures invoice.

LITERATURE: Cf. Fuhring, P. ed., 'Le Style' cosse de pois' L'orfevrene et la gravure a Paris sous Louis XIII, in Cazette des Beaux Arts, January 2002, for the pea-pod ornament; cf. Chadour, A., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, vol. 1, no.701; cf. Oman, C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1987, pl.96.c, for type; cf. Scarisbrick, D. et al., Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A private Collection, pp.204-205, for comparable.

FOOTNOTES: Over the centuries, the ruby became a symbol of the amorous heart and a popular gemstone for betrothal or wedding rings in Western Europe. This gemstone was believed to symbolise the virtues of marriage and convey the desire for eternal matrimonial love. The ruby-red colour was often enhanced by setting the stone on top of a foil. The stones themselves were imported from as far afield as Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Old inventories record them as 'balas rubies', which were sourced to decorate royal crowns. In the 17th century, the red colour was set-off by the pastel shades of satin which were fashionable in dress at the court of King Louis VIII, where the art of enamelling was also practiced.

343

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345

ELIZABETHAN

GOLD CROSS PENDANT

16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.59 grams, 21 mm).

A gold bifacial cruciform pendant comprising: outer frame of four lobes confining a cross moline with saltire to the centre, pierced lug to three arms each with a gold dangle, fourth with larger pierced tab for suspension.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980-2015.

Ex Abelita family collection.

346

ELIZABETHAN GOLD HARP PENDANT WITH PEARL DROPS

16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (3.55 grams, 32 mm).

A gold pendant formed as a frame-harp with scrolls to the angles and openwork 'strings'; three pearl drops to the lower body, suspension loop above.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1960s-1990s.

Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

347

ELIZABETHAN

BOAT-SHAPED PENDANT WITH PUTTI

16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (2.77 grams, 27 mm).

A gold pendant formed as a crescent frame with vertical bar and two outer bands; bar with trefoil finial, pierced for suspension; crescent with pierced lugs to the lower edge and wire dangles; outer bands with putto mask to the centre, frond detailing and green enamelling. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1960s-1990s.

Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

348 GILT SILVER DATED DECORATED CHALICE

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 5¼ in. (309 grams, 13.5 cm high).

A gilt silver chalice with bowl decorated with repoussé arcading, fluting and entwined motifs, balustered stem with ovoid centre adorned with pseud-architectural and leaf detailing, fluting below splaying out onto a circular foot bearing an applied oval armorial cartouche; interior base with foliate roundel in raised relief; dated 1589 in Roman numerals incised on the base.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

349

LARGE FRENCH ARMORIAL SEAL MATRIX FOR JEAN DU BUISSON

DATED 1617 A.D. 1 in. (26.2 grams, 36 mm).

A bronze discoid seal matrix with hinged flap to the reverse pierced near the edge; incuse heraldic design comprising a heater shield, helmet with foliage mantle and oak-tree crest; the shield with three fields (i) an empty tomb with cross potent emerging from the centre (ii) three cinquefoils (iii) two fish addorsed; concentric multilinear borders with legend in block capitals '· SEEL · IEAN · DV · BVISSON · 1617' (seal of Jean du Buisson) and scroll detail to the ends.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.5918. Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012.

Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.

FOOTNOTES: Jean du Buisson, baron of Beauteville, married Jeanne de Lavenson de la Loubière in 1617 and died in 1634.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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350

HALF LIFE-SIZE WOODEN PAINTED ST GEORGE AND MOUNT STATUE

18TH CENTURY A.D.

69 in. (76 kg, 1.77 m high including stand).

A dynamic horse and mounted St George figure in wood; the helmetted rider with billowing cloak; gesso and polychrome; approximately half life-size; mounted on an elaborate custom-made display stand.

£7,000 - 9,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES: Likely derived from a religious scene.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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351 352

351

WOODEN PAINTED HEAD OF ST JOHN

LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D.

15 in. (4.2 kg total, 38 cm high including stand).

A wooden head mounted on a waisted octagonal plinth base, the head modelled naturalistically in the round and retaining extensive areas of polychrome detailing, pigmentation and gilding.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.

352

RENAISSANCE PAINTED CHILD 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

16½ in. (3.2 kg total, 42 cm high including stand).

A child carved naturalistically in relief in wood, enveloped in the folds of a woman's garment and cradled in her right arm and hand; remains of gesso, gilding and polychrome pigmentation; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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353

STATUE OF SAINT NICHOLAS 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 43¼ in. (1.10 m high).

A ceramic statue of St Nicholas standing in episcopal attire with stole and pallium, pectoral cross and mitre; his hands spread in a benevolent gesture, head turned slightly downwards; rosette and other detailing to the robes and headgear; integral rectangular base; repaired.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

354

WOODEN PANEL WITH PUTTI SPANISH, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 26¾ x 11 in. (4.7 kg, 68 x 28 cm).

A rectangular wooden panel carved in relief with a central male bust within a shield, held by two flanking winged putti; remains of polychrome pigmentation and gilding.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.

355

RENAISSANCE WOODEN PANEL WITH HORSE AND FIGURES ITALIAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D. 21½ x 15 in. (4 kg, 54.5 x 38.5 cm).

A carved wooden panel depicting a dynamic figural scene composed of mounted horse rider together with a rider mounted on a mythical creature with two heads, the body and hindlegs of a horse and head and forelegs of a lion or other creature, two standing figures beside them; egg-and-dart style frame with leaves to each corner.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.

130 For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's 353

354 355

356 GILT AND PAINTED WOODEN CHERUB PAIR

GERMANY, 17TH CENTURY A.D. 29 - 30 in. (74-76 cm high).

A pair of naturalistically modelled cherubs shown naked and chubby with infant bodies and mature heads, perched with one crossed leg atop grotesque heads- that of the Devil and a pug, each dynamically posed as though playing an instrument or holding a bowl; with polychrome paint and gilding; Baroque; on octagonal plinth bases. [2] £8,000 - 10,000

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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PROVENANCE: with Hotel Des Ventes De Monte, Monaco, 14 December 2021, lot 60. English private collection.

357

BRONZE BIRD CATCHER FIGURE 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 10 in. (6.15 kg total, 27 cm high including stand).

A bronze bird catcher figure clad in garments evoking the Middle Ages, modelled in the round stalking his prey with a cage in one hand and a cudgel or baton held in the other, ready to strike, a number of birds suspended from his belt, together with other pouches; mounted on a veined granite base. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

358

COPPER LA PIETA PLAQUE 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 18¼ x 14 in. (2.56 kg, 46.5 x 35.5 cm).

A bronze plaque displaying La Pietá in repoussé, in a wooden frame. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

359

BRONZE PLAQUE WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS SCENE 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 15¾ x 15¾ in. (1.3 kg, 40 x 40 cm).

A repoussé bronze plaque presenting a Christian religious scene with Christ seated in majesty above nimbate apostles, Saint Paul and Saint Peter at the centre; gilt border and wooden frame. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

360

COPPER PLAQUE WITH RESURRECTION SCENE 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 5¾ x 6¾ in. (666 grams, 14.5 x 17 cm).

A bronze repoussé plaque depicting Christ triumphant bearing a cross while Roman soldiers open the sarcophagus; mounted in a bronze frame. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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361 PAINTED WOODEN SAINT BARBARA STATUE

17TH CENTURY A.D.

52¾ in. (38.3 kg, 1.34 m high).

A free-standing, naturalistically modelled figure of Saint Barbara, standing in an animated manner beside a scaled-down tower or turret with stone and glass came detailing, the saint shown with one bare foot emerging from beneath the hem of her luxuriant floor-length robes, adorned with a jewel near her right breast and crowned with a jewelled diadem; extensive remains of gesso and polychrome pigmentation; metal fitting to reverse for securing the figure upright.

£6,000 - 8,000

PROVENANCE:

English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

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Saint Barbara is the patron saint of architects. Her father constructed a tower and imprisoned his daughter within it. To honour the Holy Trinity, Barbara had three windows incorporated into the design.

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362

BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (738 grams total, 23.2 cm high including stand).

A parcel-gilt bronze Corpus Christi with braided crown of thorns and draped loincloth; pierced at the extended hands and crossed feet; hollow to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

363

RENAISSANCE BRONZE FEMALE FIGURE 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 8 in. (754 grams, 20.5 cm high).

A naturalistic bronze female figure modelled standing contrapposto, nude, looking down towards her feet, one arm reaching over her head towards her neck, the other resting by her side, her weight placed on her right leg, hair tied into an elaborate bun with a ribbon, short ringlets falling down her nape and the end of the ribbon cascading over her shoulder, along the side of her right breast and down to her thigh, where she is holding the end; mounted on a custom-made display base. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES: With stylistic similarities to work by Giovanni Bologna; possibly Italian or Northern European.

364

SILVER APOSTLE PETER STATUETTE 18TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 2½ in. (50.13 grams, 65 mm).

A silver figure modelled in the round as Apostle Peter standing on a polygonal base, wearing a floor-length robe and clasping the key to the gate of Heaven to his breast, semi-naturalistic facial detailing, beard and hair. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Austrian private collection since circa 1995. Ex central London gallery.

365

SILVER APOSTLE PAUL STATUETTE 18TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (58.2 grams, 66 mm high).

A silver figure modelled in the round as the Apostle Paul, standing on a polygonal base, wearing a voluminous floor-length robe, clasping the Bible to the right side of his breast, holding a sword in his left hand, semi-naturalistic detailing to his face, beard and hair. [No Reserve] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Austrian private collection since circa 1995. Ex central London gallery.

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366

NORTHERN ITALIAN GILT WOODEN CASKET

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

27 x 17½ in. (69.5 x 44.5 cm).

An architectural gilt wooden casket with hinged lid; the exterior with billeting, egg-and-dart ornament and gadrooning, flowering vegetal schemes over the whole; the two principal faces each with a central heater shield painted with heraldic devices, flanked by robed standing figures holding a book each within a niche and with a palmette motif above; remains of polychrome to the shields and elsewhere.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The arms are quartered: or an eagle sable; sable a demi-lion rampant or issuant from a fess; sable a mullet of eight points or; or a lion's head erased sable; the repetition of the colours 'or' gold and 'sable' black may be due to the overall colour-scheme of the casket.

367

WOODEN PAINTED CASKET

FRENCH, 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

7½ in. (612 grams, 19 cm wide).

A wooden casket or reliquary with hand-made iron hinges, lock, hasp and other fittings; painted exterior in red with floral sprays, robed figure with advancing processional cross, robed nimbate figure with episcopal mitre, 'IHS' emblem to one end wall.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

368

RELIQUARY DISPLAY BOX

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

11 x 9¼ in. (682 grams, 29 x 23.5 cm).

A framed and glazed reliquary display box featuring a castle created from polychrome and gilt paper scrolls.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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369

ETHIOPIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 10.2 in. (14.8 in.) (55 grams, 26 cm (37.5 cm including stand)).

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grooves and fitted with a double horizontal groove; inscriptions on two of the lobed sides of the cross; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

£500 - 700

A bifacial bronze Yämä or Mäsqäl processional cross finial with later replaced socket, flanking bird motifs and dense block of tendrils and wheels with seven cross-shaped finials, central panel with Virgin Mary, Holy Child and angels to the front, saints and Evangelists to the back.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the London art market, 2006. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Chojnacki, S., Major Themes in Ethiopian Painting, indigenous developments, the influence of foreign models and their adaptation, from the 13th to the 19th century, Wiesbaden, 1983, figs. 72-73; Chojnacki, S., Ethiopian Crosses, a Cultural History and Chronology, Milano, 2006, fig.83, for similar processional crosses.

370 ETHIOPIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS

17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D. 16½ in. (19¼ in.) (600 grams, 42 cm high (49cm high including stand)).

A bifacial wooden Qäqwami Mäsqäl processional cross, three-lobed extremities on three sides, decorated with geometric motifs representing crosses of different types, supported by a lanceolate shaft with two round openwork openings; socketted shaft with vertical

PROVENANCE: Acquired on the London art market, 2003. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: See Korabiewicz, W., The Ethiopian cross, Addis Ababa, 1973, fig.102, for similar.

371

ETHIOPIAN MASKAL OF KERNEBEGE TYPE HAND CROSS WITH INSCRIPTION

17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D. 16 1/1 in. (20 in. including stand) (600 grams, 43 cm high (50.7 cm high including stand)).

A bifacial wooden cross comprising intertwined elements with trefoil finials, resting on a tall stem decorated with wavy lines enclosed within a geometric frame, the stem resting on a tabula with an inscription on the front and vegetal decorative element on the back, rhomboidal termination with inscribed cross on both sides; mounted on a custommade display stand.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Owen Hargreaves, 2003. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Korabiewicz, W., The Ethiopian cross, Addis Ababa, 1973, fig.66.

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372

MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG FEMALE

16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

16 in. (19 kg total, 41 cm high including stand).

A naturalistic bust of a young female figure modelled facing, wearing a thin band in her cropped hair, deep folds in her garments; hollowed to reverse of base.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

373

MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN

15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

14 in. (12.7 kg total, 36.5 cm high including stand).

A carved marble portrait of a Renaissance man in profile left, depicted with stylised facial features and foliate detailing to his garments; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

374

MARBLE BUST OF A FEMALE

ROME, 18TH CENTURY A.D.

19½ in. (24.4 kg total, 49.5 cm high including stand).

A naturalistic stone bust of a female figure modelled facing with her head turned right and upwards, her garment draped so as to reveal one of her breasts; on a tiered circular base.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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STATUE OF A SAINT CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D. 38 in. (93 kg, 98 cm high).

A marble statue of a saint or apostle modelled in the round, standing, wearing a floor-length simple robe draped over his right shoulder and open to his left elbow; his head held erect and slightly turned, long bead resting on his chest; in his hands, a chalice or cup from which to pour the baptismal water. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s. From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK, who worked for the Anthropology and Archaeology Museum, Downing Street, Cambridge. Situated in his garden for at least 30 years.

376

SILVER

PLAQUE WITH LAPIS LAZULI CAMEO GROUP

17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D. 6¾ - 11¼ in. (677 grams total, 17-28.5 cm).

A group of two lapis lazuli cameos, one depicting the bust of Pope Alexander VII, the other a coat of arms, each held in a silver frame composed of elaborate filigree foliage and with suspension loop. [2] £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

377

DECORATED BRONZE CONTAINER CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (1.28 kg, 12.3 cm high).

A bronze trinket-box or container with separate lid; the slightly flared body with three stub feet formed as bunches of grapes, field with frieze divided by twisted branches and leaves into three scenes featuring foxes and a snake; domed lid with with vines, leaves and bunches of grapes, knop handle formed as a twig stump. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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378

GREEN PORPHYRY 'WARWICK VASE' PAIR

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 11 in. (10.7 kg total, 29.5 cm wide each).

A pair of carved porphyry vases modelled on the famous 2nd century A.D. Roman Warwick Vase with Bacchic ornament, beading and eggand-dart ornament around the rim, foliate vines below with both handles formed from two entwined vines, the body displaying a frieze of male and female masks modelled naturalistically in high relief, leaves radiating upwards from the centre base; each created in two parts and accompanied by a marble plinth; probably re-used ancient stone. [2] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Historic England Archive, reference CC52/00545, for a photograph of the 'original' reconstruction of the vase taken whilst located at Warwick Castle.

FOOTNOTES: The original vase was reputedly discovered at Hadrian's Villa, in Tivoli, Italy in 1771 A.D.; now in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland. The vase is not entirely reconstructed from original elements but incorporates the restorer's interpretation of how missing elements of the vase likely appeared. The original vase was named after the 2nd Earl of Warwick who acquired it from his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, in c.1775.

379 MARBLE BASKET

16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D. 19 in. (27.8 kg, 48 cm wide).

A marble basket carved in the round with an oblong shape, woven body splayed base and a hollowed interior. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

380 RELIEF WITH ST FRANCIS SCENE

ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 29½ in. (75 cm high including stand).

A carved marble figural panel depicting a religious scene, probably St. Francis of Assisi receiving the Holy Stigmata; a kneeling figure in loose-fitting cowl and habit with knotted cord to the waist, arms spread and head raised towards a chiaroscuro sunburst with a figure at the centre, wearing a loincloth and affixed to a plain cross, borne up by three pairs of wings attached to the shoulders and thighs; below, a second, smaller figure holding a book; all in a landscape with a tree at right behind the larger figure; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The scene probably represents the events just prior to the end of the life of St. Francis of Assisi: while he was praying on a mountain with his companion, Brother Leo, he is said to have had a vision of a seraph (a six-winged angel on a cross) which gave him the gift of the stigmata, the five wounds of Christ. The apparition caused a deterioration in Francis's health and no cure could be found, so the saint spent the remaining days of his life dictating his spiritual message to Leo, who preserved the record of these events.

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381

GRAND TOUR RELIEF WITH SATYRS 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (5.7 kg total, 37 cm high including stand).

A plaque representing a Bacchic scene featuring a nude woman and child with goat's legs and hooves, set in a formal landscape, the child holding bunches of grapes, a bearded male figure dressed in animal skins beside them; wax seal applied to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

FOOTNOTES: Possibly loosely based on C.M. Clodion's works.

382

BRONZE AQUAMANILE WITH HORSE AND RIDER EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D. 12 in. (5.6 kg, 30.5 cm high).

A bronze aquamanile portraying a mounted rider, both horse and rider modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical and facial features; the horse standing facing forwards, ears pinned back and with short tail; the male figure positioned with one hand on the reins, the other raised to eye level, wearing period costume and boots; rectangular vessel mouth behind horse's forelock with remains of hinge for a lid (absent), conical pouring spout to its lower chest; some splits; modelled on c.15th century German examples.

£6,000 - 8,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from St Marys Convent, Peekshill, New York. From Emily Gagnon, Dallas, USA. UK private collection, 2002.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 47.101.54, for a similar 15th century A.D. example from Germany.

PUBLISHED:

Williamson, P., Wyvern Collection 'Medieval Sculpture', Thames and Hudson, 2018, p.361, cat.187.

FOOTNOTES: The practical function of the aquamanile was to pour clean water over the hands before dining, and in religious contexts to symbolically purify the body before undertaking communion. The origins of the form are often traced to the area of Iran, and it reached Western Europe through contacts with the Byzantine Empire.

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383

STATUE OF VENUS OF THE DOLPHIN

19TH CENTURY A.D.

30¼ in. (24.7 kg, 77 cm high).

A white marble statue of Venus of the Dolphin, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, posed to preserve her modesty, two putti riding the dolphin; set on an oval base; after a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original; some damage and old repairs.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ader Auction, Paris, France, 24th November 2017, lot 218.

FOOTNOTES:

The Venus of the Dolphin is a carrera marble statue dating from the 4th century B.C. which inspired copies dating from the Roman period, some of which survive and are housed in the Prado Museum, Madrid and the Capitoline Museum in Rome and elsewhere.

384 VENUS OF MILO STATUE

19TH CENTURY A.D. 30¼ in. (34.8 kg, 77 cm high).

A white marble copy of the famous Venus of Milo, naturalistically portrayed with her garment having fallen from her shoulders, hanging loose at her waist and exposing her breasts.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES:

Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus of Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture known today, created between 130-100 years B.C. The original is currently displayed at the Louvre in Paris.

385

MARBLE BATHING VENUS NEOCLASSICAL, 19TH CENTURY A.D. 30¾ in. (21.2 kg, 78 cm high).

A marble interpretation of the famous 'Bathing Venus' (Pudica Venus) statue, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, hair piled behind her head, holding her garment to her breast, standing on a composite discoid base imitating a stone pavement, with a casket at her feet; after Giambologna's Renaissance original; restored.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES: The original 'Bathing Venus' statue in bronze has been attributed to Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna) (1529-1608), and was probably created for King Henry IV of France as a diplomatic gift from Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. This is a neoclassical interpretation of that Renaissance statue.

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386

'PRIMITIVE MAN' STATUE

GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 17 in. (7.5 kg, 43.5 cm high).

A copper-alloy statuette of a 'primitive' man, naturalistically modelled in the round standing astride a rocky outcrop, bare-footed and nude apart from a loin cloth, holding a club over his muscular shoulders. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

387

DISKOBOLOS OF MYRON STATUE 19TH CENTURY A.D. 25 in. (27 kg, 65 cm high).

A stone copy of the original Greek bronze Diskobolos of Myron, portraying a youthful nude male athlete poised to spin to release his discus; naturalistically modelled; on a tiered octagonal stone display base.

£1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co KG, Munich, Germany, 12 December 2014, lot 1912.

FOOTNOTES: The original Greek bronze (now lost) dated to circa 460–450 B.C., but the work is known through numerous Roman copies in marble.

388

WATER BASIN WITH FIGURES 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 15 in. (15.2 kg total, 39 cm high).

A copper-alloy water basin held on the shoulders of two muscular nude male figures traversing a wooded landscape, animal skin shawls draped around their necks and shoulders; the basin carinated with a frieze of stylised floral roundels to the shoulder. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

389

RECLINING FEMALE STATUE LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (5.4 kg, 37 cm high).

A bronze study of a reclining nymph on a draped chaise longue, nude with head tilted back and lips sensuously parted, left hand stroking her luxuriant hair, right hand lifting a fold of the cloth cover, left leg bent and held beneath the right leg, cushioned headrest with tassel; hollow to the underside; unsigned. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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390

LIFE-SIZE DRAPED STATUE OF VENUS

19TH CENTURY A.D. 33 in. (133 kg, 84 cm high).

A life-size marble upper body of a young female figure, likely the goddess Venus, shrouded in a palla mantle worn over the robe and draped over the head as a hood; the left arm bent to form folds and gatherings in the cloth, the right arm shown beneath the cloth held bent to the right breast.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES:

In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers- Adonis for example. The earliest known appearance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring.

391

MARBLE TORSO OF APHRODITE OF KNIDOS 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 25¼ in. (51.1 kg total, 64 cm high including stand).

A marble torso from a once larger statue of the goddess Venus, modelled naturalistically, inspired by Praxiteles's nude Aphrodite from the Greek city-state of Knidos.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES:

The original statue of nude Aphrodite (Venus) was created for the Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos as a devotion monument. It represented the nude Goddess as she proceeded for the ceremonial bath that regenerated her pureness, discreetly concealing herself with her hand and holding a cloth with her other hand. The monument is famous for its beauty, and it is intended to be seen from every aspect.

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392

BRONZE 'FAUNO ROSSO' SATYR

19TH CENTURY A.D.

26½ in. (18.5 kg, 67 cm high).

A bronze figure of a satyr standing on a hexagonal base wearing a goatskin mantle tied by the forelegs around his shoulders, with poppy seed-heads and bunches of grapes by the left arm; in his raised right hand, a bunch of grapes and in his left hand a cudgel; stump of a tree by his right leg and barrel beside his left, with a lamb to the rear placing its foreleg on top; modelled after the so-called Fauno Rosso from Hadrian's Villa, now in the Capitoline Museum.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: From an important Paris gallery, France.

393

NEOCLASSICAL BRONZE YOUNG CENTAUR STATUE

20TH CENTURY A.D.

20 in. (10.3 kg, 53 cm high).

A bronze figure of a centaur in animated pose with upper body turned, right arm raised, left arm bent and hand holding a cudgel supported on the shoulder; cloak draped over the left shoulder and skin of a boar folded over the left forearm; on a tiered socle base.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES: Modelled on the so-called Capitoline Centaurs, specifically the Young Centaur, which was found as one of a pair of centaurs during the excavation of Hadrian’s Villa in 1736; the Roman Old and Young centaur pair were themselves based on Hellenistic originals.

394

BRONZE FRAGMENTARY BULL

20TH CENTURY A.D.

11 in. (2.4 kg total, 30 cm wide including stand).

A dynamically poised bull, naturalistically modelled looking downwards and slightly to the left, with short curls to the top of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£700 - 900

PROVENANCE: From an important Paris gallery, France. with Adjug Auctions, Paris, France, 2 February 2020, lot 518.

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395

MARBLE

STATUE OF KNEELING VENUS

20TH CENTURY A.D. 34 in. (135 kg, 88.5 cm high).

A marble copy of the kneeling Venus (original in the Vatican Museums), crouching on an octagonal base; the arms raised in expressive pose, head tilted, hair drawn up in a chignon; lettering to base 'KNEELING VENUS' and 'ROME'.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Auktionshaus Kaupp GmbH, Salzburg, Germany, 25 September 2016.

LITERATURE: Cf. Uffizi, Florence, inventory no. 1914 n.188.

FOOTNOTES:

The statue is modelled on an ancient original, commonly thought to represent Aphrodite. The original statue of the Crouching Venus was excavated in Salona (modern Solin near Split, Croatia). It was purchased for the Vatican Museums from where it was confiscated by the French under Napoleon, and subsequently returned to the Vatican in 1816.

396

BRONZE

COPY OF THE FARNESE HERMES

19TH CENTURY A.D. 32¼ in. (16.3 kg, 82 cm high).

A bronze statue modelled on the famous Farnese Hermes (now in the British Museum); the god portrayed naturalistically in the round, youthful and nude, a chlamys draped around his shoulders, winged sandals on his feet; discoid base.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Marion Antique Auction, USA, 8 June 2019, lot 131.

FOOTNOTES:

The statue copies a Roman copy of a famous type created in the school of the Greek sculptor Praxiteles in the 4th century B.C. Villa de Papiri. A similar copy exists in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no. 1864,1021.1.

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BRONZE HEAD OF A YOUNG MALE ATHLETE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (8.7 kg, 37 cm high).

A bronze head of a youthful male athlete modelled naturalistically in the round in 1st-2nd century A.D. style. £3,500 - 4,500

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 15.143, for a similar bust of 1st-2nd century A.D. date.

398

BRONZE HEAD OF A MAN 20TH CENTURY A.D. 16½ in. (18.4 kg total, 42 cm high including stand).

A hollow-formed bronze bust of a youthful clean-shaven male with short curly hair, with a subtle smiling expression; mounted on a custom-made stand. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

399

BRONZE HEAD OF A MAN 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 15 in. (5.4 kg total, 39 cm high including stand).

A hollow-formed bronze head of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, stern features, pursed mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

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BRONZE STATUE OF AN ETRUSCAN WARRIOR

20TH CENTURY A.D. 24¼ in. (7.6 kg, 61.5 cm high).

A hollow-formed bronze copy of the Mars of Todi, a figure of an Etruscan warrior wearing segmented armour to the chest and shoulders, crested helmet, short tunic; the hands in animated pose with left hand open to accept a weapon; holes beneath feet for mounting.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Galerie Athena, Brussels, 9 May 2019, lot 393.

FOOTNOTES:

The Mars of Todi figure is a large, almost life-sized bronze statue of a warrior in armour. It dates from the late 5th - early 4th century B.C., and is believed to have been produced by an Etruscan workman for an Umbrian patron. The figure was probably a votive offering for a religious sanctuary, perhaps sacred to Laran, the Etruscan god of war. It had been buried ritually and left undisturbed until its modern discovery in 1835. It lacks a helmet, and the hands are empty; possibly a patera plate was originally in the open right hand, and a spear gripped in the clenched left hand. The sculptor of the figure followed the Greek contrapposto posture accentuating the carefully modelled lamellar plate armour. The statue bears a short inscription in Umbrian Ahal Trutitis dunum dede (Ahal Trutitis gave this gift).

401 BRONZE STATUE OF THE WARRIOR OF RIACE 20TH CENTURY A.D. 56 in. (40 kg, 1.42 m high).

A bronze copy of the 'Warrior of Riace', found in Calabria, Italy, standing nude wearing a cap made from the face of the Nemean lion; bracer to the left forearm for attachment of a shield or lion skin cape. £2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES: The 'Riace Bronzes' are two full-size Greek bronzes of bearded warriors, dating from about 450 B.C. that were found in the sea near Riace, Calabria, southern Italy in 1972. They are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the city of Reggio Calabria.

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402

MARBLE

ARCHAIC KOUROS STATUE

20TH CENTURY A.D. 28 in. (16.5 kg, 71 cm high).

A Greek style marble archaic kouros statue carved with braided hair held by a diadem, arms held straight at the sides, legs in advancing pose.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

FOOTNOTES: The kouros (free-standing nude male youth) first appeared in ancient Greece in the Archaic Greek period; kouros figures have been found across the Greekspeaking world, concentrated mainly in sanctuaries of Apollo.

403

GREEK DRAPED FEMALE BRONZE TORSO

20TH CENTURY A.D. 30¾ in. (32.2 kg total, 78 cm high including stand).

A bronze torso of a draped Greek style female figure rendered with naturalistic detailing in the round; hollow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

404

BRONZE STATUE OF A MALE

19TH CENTURY A.D.

9½ in. (1.46 kg total, 24 cm high including stand).

A bronze nude and muscular male figure modelled naturalistically in the round, standing in a dynamic pose; mounted on a tiered display base; repaired. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST

19TH CENTURY A.D.

17 in. (22.6 kg, 43 cm high).

A marble bust of a middle-aged man with short hair combed over his forehead, the face shown with a slight smile.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co KG, 12 December 2014, lot 1919.

406

MARBLE HEAD OF A ROMAN EMPEROR

20TH CENTURY A.D.

15 in. (10.4 kg, 38 cm high including stand).

A carved marble bust of a mature male with stern features, likely the emperor Carus, shown with short, neatly-dressed hair and beard; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

407

MARBLE HEAD

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

9½ in. (6.26 kg total, 24 cm high including stand).

A marble head carved naturalistically in the round with cropped hair, wearing a taenia headband seemingly featuring Greek key motif; possibly representing a deity, a muse or even a female satyr; mounted on a carved stone base.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: with Arts D'Orient, Artcurial, Paris, 19 May 2014, lot 138. English private collection.

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STONE ROUNDEL WITH BATTLE SCENE

17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

10 1/ in. (14.3 kg total, 26.5 cm high cm including stand).

A substantial stone tondo or roundel displaying a battle scene between the Greeks and Gauls composed of a nude warrior mounted on horseback charging right across a bridge, trampling a figure below and battling a warrior holding shield and brandishing a spear; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. with Hotel Des Ventes De Monte, Monaco, 14 December 2021, lot 10. English private collection.

409

NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE PANEL

20TH CENTURY A.D.

51¼ in. (36.9 kg total, 1.3 m wide including stand).

A marble frieze displaying a figural scene in raised relief; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

410

LARGE TILE WITH VIRGIN AND CHILD SCENE

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 26 in. (14.9 kg, 66 cm high).

A large rectangular ceramic tile displaying a scene with the Virgin and Child flanked by musicians over a winged putti head, winged putti flanking a wreath containing an armorial shield below; egg-and-dart border.

£1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE: English private collection.

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411

CHINESE

CUJU FOOTBALL PLAYER PAIR

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 15 - 16¾ in. (6.85 kg total, 38.5-42.5 cm high).

A pair of ceramic male figures modelled standing in dynamic poses, likely playing a game of cuju, each wearing a floor-length robe and balancing a ball on one foot; one figure leaning forwards with his arms held behind his back, looking down towards the ball balanced on the end of his raised right foot; one figure moving his arms in opposite directions in an attempt to regain his balance, head leaning left, his right leg bent across his body at the knee, balancing a ball on the heel of his foot; each with semi-naturalistic facial features and hair tied in a top knot; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. [2] £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex Hong Kong collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK.

Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report nos. C122k26 and C122k25 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similarly styled figures and discussion; see the Fifa Museum online for discussion and historical depictions of the game in various media.

FOOTNOTES: Cuju is the earliest recorded game of football which involved kicking a ball through a net without the use of the hands.

412

CHINESE PAIR OF COURTLY LADIES TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 11 - 11 in. (2.98 kg total, 29-30.2 cm high).

A group of two hollow-formed ceramic figures: one a courtly lady sitting on a stool with right foot crossed over the left knee, holding a small goblet in both hands, cat beside her right foot; the other sitting with right foot raised to the seat of the stool, grape held between the fingers being raised to the mouth. [2]

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Hong Kong collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK.

Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k22, for one of the figures.

LITERATURE: See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similar figures and discussion.

413

CHINESE PAIR OF COURTLY LADIES

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 11¾ - 12 in. (2.97 kg total, 30-30.5 cm high).

A group of two painted ceramic figurines depicting courtly ladies in flowing robes seated on stools, one with a rosette-shaped fan and the other with mirror and comb dressing her hair. [2]

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Ex Hong Kong collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK.

Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k21, for one of the figures.

LITERATURE: See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similar figures and discussion.

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414

CHINESE MUSICIAN SET

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 6¼ - 7 in. (1.9 kg total, 16-18 cm).

A group of three ceramic musician figurines, each in loose-fitting garments with painted detailing: one cross-legged with a pot, another sitting with a gord, a third standing with a tambour. [3] £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE: Ex Hong Kong collection.

London Mayfair gallery, UK.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k23 from Oxford Authentication for one of the figures.

LITERATURE: See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for comparable figures and discussion.

415

CHINESE KNEELING CAMEL

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 12¼ in. (4 kg, 31 cm).

A ceramic Bactrian camel modelled in the round in a dynamic pose, kneeling on a polygonal base and possibly in the act of standing up; saddle bags heavily laden with goods, semi-naturalistic anatomical and facial detailing, short tail held aloft; remains of polychrome painted pigment.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Ex Hong Kong collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122k20 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: Cf. Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, p.105, for a comparable figure.

416

CHINESE HORSE WITH SEPARATE RIDER

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 12 in. (1.75 kg, 32 cm high).

A ceramic horse and rider figure modelled in the round with seminaturalistic anatomical detailing, the horse standing on a rectangular base, its stocky neck and head slightly turned to the right, ears pricked forwards, cropped mane and short, dressed tail; rider seated in saddle wearing a knee-length robe, hood and riding boots, one arm held in front of his body, the other raised above his head, detailing to his face; remains of polychrome pigmentation; the upper half of the rider's body modelled separately.

£800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: From the R.M.Hicks OBE private collection, UK.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C106u29 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 54.169 and 1991.253.7a, b, for similar figures.

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417

CHINESE

HUNTER PAIR ON HORSEBACK

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 15 in. (7.7 kg total, 39 cm high).

A pair of ceramic mounted hunters, each modelled with seminaturalistic anatomical detailing standing on rectangular bases, and extensive remains of painted pigmentation: one horse with a cropped mane, painted bridle, harness and decorative saddlecloth, prey animal slung behind saddle, rider in the saddle leaning forwards with one arm raised, hand in a gripping position forming a socket to accept a weapon or other object; one horse ornately caparisoned and with a flowing mane, a hunting hound straddling the horse in front of the mounted rider.

£4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report sample no.C122f85, from Oxford Authentication for one figure. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11364-193072.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1938,0524.114, for similar horses modelled in a different pose.

FOOTNOTES: Since ancient times, “Lari Festival” has been a festival to offer sacrifice to various gods at the end of the year. In the Tang Dynasty, it was a custom to hunt this day, which was not only meant to meet the demand for sacrifice, but also to reveal the hunting loving warrior spirit then.

418 CHINESE CAPARISONED HORSE

NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577 A.D. 15 in. (2.85 kg, 39 cm high).

A large ceramic figurine of a horse with head raised, mouth open and ears pricked, integrally modelled saddle, caparison, bridle and plume; tail absent.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g65 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, Cambridge, 2002, p. 92, no. 19, for a similar horse; cf. J.J. Lally & Co., Early Dynastic China Exhibition: Works of Art from Shang to Song, New York, 26 March - 26 April 1996, no. 5.

419 CHINESE HORSE AND RIDER WITH DOG

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 16½ in. (3.9 kg, 42 cm high).

A ceramic horse and rider figure modelled in the round standing on a rectangular base, the animal's head bowed down and turned slightly left, shown with a long and immaculately-kept mane, short dressed tail, saddle cloth decorated with an 'animal skin' pattern and a harness adorned with pendants; the male rider seated in the saddle wearing a knee-length robe and riding boots, his arms positioned to hold reins (absent), a domestic dog perched on a covering behind him; seminaturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures, the rider shown with a full beard and mustache, wearing a cap.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f84 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 991.253.7a, b, for a broadly comparable figure.

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420

CHINESE HORSE AND RIDER TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 15¾ in. (3.75 kg, 40 cm high).

A ceramic horse and rider figure, the horse modelled standing on a rectangular base, wearing a harness adorned with pendants and an 'animal skin' saddlecloth; the rider modelled seated in the saddle, arms held before the body, gesturing to hold reins (absent); seminaturalistic anatomical detailing to both figures; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. £2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. C122f86 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 54.169, for a broadly comparable figure.

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CHINESE CAPARISONED HORSE SUI TO EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 581-906 A.D 22½ in. (13.8 kg, 57 cm wide).

A large ceramic caparisoned horse modelled in a dynamic pose with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, finely modelled harness, saddle and bridle with pendants and bells, plume to the mane; standing on a rectangular base; remains of polychrome pigmentation; restored. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired 1980s-1990s. Ex West Country collection.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e86 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for similar figures and discussion; see Harrist, R.E. Jr., Power and Virtue: The Horse in Chinese Art, New York, 1997, for discussion.

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CHINESE HORSE WITH FEMALE RIDER TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. 17¾ in. (5.1 kg, 45 cm high).

A ceramic horse and female rider figure, modelled in the round on a rhomboidal base; the horse portrayed with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, medium-length mane, short tail dressed with a ribbon, its head angled slightly downwards and ears pricked forwards; the female rider modelled seated in a saddle, wearing a knee-length robe and boots, arms held in front of her body, hands held in a gripping position to accept reins (absent), her hair dressed in a top knot, stylised facial features; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation.

£1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122h21 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE: Cf. Zhang, B., 'On the Change of the Female Status in the Tang Dynasty from the Horse-riding Tomb Figurine' in Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR), volume 3002018 International Workshop on Education Reform and Social Sciences, 2018, 2019, pp.589-594, fig.1 no.3.

FOOTNOTES: In Tang art, poetry and painting the horse was exalted. The delight taken in portraying horses became an end in itself. Women were made to mount them, according to the Tang conception, so that the two can be considered together, introducing in China a fashion from Kotan.

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CHINESE

DYNASTY WOODEN DECORATED JAR

HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR EARLIER 18½ in. (2.5 kg, 47 cm high).

A rare wooden jar with lid (fanghu) adorned with bestial handles and four dragonesque feet, polychrome lacquered detailing to the zoomorphic figures and over the body, depicting mythic bird creatures, geometric and floral motifs, repeated on the interior and exterior of the lid; fragmentary.

£4,000 - 6,000

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PROVENANCE:

Ex Hong Kong collection.

London Mayfair gallery, UK.

LITERATURE: See War & Ritual, Treasures from the Warring States, 1993, for similar pieces.

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CHINESE GILDED

JADE HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. 3 in. (387 grams, 76 mm).

A gilt bronze sword pommel composed of a discoid body and cylindrical socket pierced twice for attachment (one piercing occluded); a circumferential zoomorphic frieze in raised relief to the exterior, displaying a procession of vegetal forms alternating with real and mythical creatures, each with stylised anatomical detailing: a monkey; a fenghuang; a leopard (or other feline); a tiger; set with a moonstone quality khotain jade roundel, carved in high-relief with two sinuous fantastical beasts, swirling clouds in the field; some restoration.

£20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dandelion Fine Arts, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, 1970s. Ex Prof. David Anderson collection. UK private collection, circa 2010.

Accompanied by a copy of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford).

LITERATURE: Cf. Hebei Provincial Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation, 'gilt bronze finial with jade inlaid', for a very similar object from the Western Han Dynasty, excavated from the tomb of a prince.

FOOTNOTES: Khotain jade was available between the years 69 B.C. and 101 A.D. as a result of a military treaty. It was sourced from the White Jade River.

This object is believed to be produced for a notable client, possibly even a royal one given the item's similarity to a finial excavated from the tomb of a Prince of Zhongshan. The object's original patina, prior to restoration, suggested that the vessel was part of a ritual which involved exposure to intense heat.

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CHINESE GILDED BRONZE AND JADE BEAKER HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C-220 A.D. 5¾ in. (709 grams, 14.5 cm high).

A gilt bronze and Khotain moonstone quality jade beaker composed of a slender U-shaped body, bulbous stem and discoid foot, the applied handle formed as the head, neck and legs of a mythical bird, likely a fenghuang, with detailing to the creature's feathers, face, beak and limbs, body formed as the handle loop, wings carved in relief in the jade; the jade vessel body carved in relief with neat rows of volute scrolls, stylised petals in relief around the lower body and foot; some restoration.

£20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Dandelion Fine Arts, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, 1970s. Ex Prof. David Anderson collection. UK private collection, circa 2010.

FOOTNOTES: Khotain jade was available between the years 69 B.C. and 101 A.D. as a result of a military treaty. It was sourced from the White Jade River. This object is believed to be produced for a notable client. The object's original patina, prior to restoration, suggested that the vessel was part of a ritual which involved exposure to intense heat.

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CHINESE STONE CONG

SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C. 3¾ in. (573 grams, 95 mm).

A stone ritual 'cong' artefact of cuboidal form with cylindrical socket open at both ends, raised lip to both opening, the rectangular faces decorated with four corner panels, each divided into four horizontal panels displaying geometric motifs composed of circles and horizontal bands, possibly representing figurative zoomorphic motifs.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s.

Ex Kelvin Choi's collection, circa 2009. UK private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 02.18.316, for a similar object.

FOOTNOTES:

The name cong is applied to a straight tube with a circular bore and square outer section. The outer faces are often decorated with masks which may be related to the taotie motifs found on bronze vessels. Its original function is unknown.

427 CHINESE HOOF-SHAPED BLACK JADE HAIR ORNAMENT

HONGSHAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 3500 B.C. 4 in. (188 grams, 12.5 cm high).

A black jade hoof-shaped hair ornament of open-ended, truncated cylindrical form, two piercings towards the base for attachment; retaining its original patina.

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s. Ex Prof. David Anderson collection, circa 2009. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. Qiang, X., Hongshan-Cultural Ancient Jade Appraisal, China, 2007, p.31, 115 and 251, for similar and hair ornaments in grave contexts.

FOOTNOTES:

The Hongshan Neolithic culture flourished in north-east China between ca. 4700 to 2900 B.C. Such items were tomb deposits, usually found cradling the head of the interred human remains. It is presumed such pieces gathered the hair which would be passed through the cylindrical body. They invariably feature a rippling effect around the top interior, and two holes at the bottom which may once have accommodated a wooden peg. Confucius stated that 'Jade is the incorruptible stone', leading to the trend for those who discovered such artefacts in Chinese tombs to polish them, removing their authenticating patina, before returning them to the grave to be photographed, so as to propagate the myth that they were unearthed in unblemished condition.

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JAVANESE DRAGON-HEADED BRACELETS WITH RUBIES

17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

2½ in. (42.17 grams total, 63-65 mm).

A matched pair of gold bracelets, each a penannular braised-wire shank with finials formed as grotesque heads with teeth bared, inset garnet eyes. [2]

£5,000 - 7,000

PROVENANCE:

Habsburg, Feldman, GOLD, Important Ancient and Ethnic Jewellery and Works of Art in Precious Metal, Hotel des Bergues, Geneva, 14 May 1990, lots 105, and 111.

Private collection, acquired from the above sale.

Important North West London collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Habsburg, Feldman, GOLD, Important Ancient and Ethnic Jewellery and Works of Art in Precious Metal catalogue pages.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11048-184610.

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JAVANESE GOLD CHILD'S DECORATED BRACELET

12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

6¼ in. (23.80 grams, 16 cm long).

A gold decorated bracelet comprising six strands of tightly braided trichinopoly between two rectangular and panels with applied filigree floral motifs within braided filigree borders and with a granule to the centre; larger rectangular hollow-formed sheet-gold fastener with applied filigree motifs and granule, loop closure.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: with Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 28 July 2021, lot 1121. Private collection, acquired from the above sale. Important North West London collection.

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CHINESE SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE BUDDHA CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D. 17¾ in. (6.85 kg, 45 cm high).

A hollow-forme gilt-bronze Buddha figurine sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais with left hand resting palm-upward in the lap to accept a bumpa vessel. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 5. 431

CHINESE SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA ON LION THRONE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D. 2¾ in. (95 grams, 70 mm).

A gilt-bronze figure (after the Gandharan style, or that of the neighbouring Uddiyana region), of Shakyamuni Buddha modelled with his hands clasped together in dhyana mudra and seated in the dhyanasana posture on a throne flanked by two roaring lions; robes with U-shaped folds in the Mathuran style and the head with a prominent ushnisha £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$ 15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition titled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this.

Accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost, Buddhist Art News, and copies of the relevant London and Tibet House exhibition catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10907-168639.

LITERATURE: See Dr. Naiki, S., Similarities and Differences in Gandharan Sculptures Among Regions, Thursday 22nd to Friday 23rd March 2018, The Geography of Gandharan Art: 2nd Workshop of the Gandhara Connections Project, Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

EXHIBITED: Out of Uddiyana. An exhibition at Tibet House New York, From the Buckingham collections, exhibit TB006, p.160.

FOOTNOTES:

Gandhara was a principal gateway through which Buddhism spread to China. Academic research conducted after the death of Nik Douglas (above) explains that Gandharan sculpture has been found in neighbouring regions, such as in Uddiyana. Sculpture from the Gandharan and Uddiyana regions has similar characteristics and as a result has often remained undifferentiated. As a result of this recent research however, it is becoming more feasible to identify distinctions between the sculpture of these different regions.

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CHINESE HAN STYLE GILT BRONZE DRAGON

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3½ in. (367 grams, 89 mm).

A gilt bronze dragon modelled in the round in a dynamic pose, standing with its head turned backwards on a sub-rectangular base. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE: Acquired in 2012. UK private collection.

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VERY LARGE THAI GILT BRONZE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

37 in. (99.5 kg, 95 cm high).

A large gilt bronze Shakyamuni Buddha figure seated cross-legged in virasana on a semi-circular lotus flower dais, right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his lap, wearing a samghati adorned with floral motifs, his face with a meditative expression and with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, aquiline nose, gentle smile, elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flame.

£10,000 - 14,000

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 2.

FOOTNOTES:

The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, (born Prince Siddhartha Gautama) was the founder of the Buddhist religion; he lived and taught in 6th century India. Born to a royal or aristocratic family of the Shakya kingdom, at age 29 he learned of the deep suffering experience by the people of his land, causing him to relinquish his title and palace home and after six years of study, self-sacrifice and meditation, became an enlightened Buddha. Here, Buddha is shown seated in a yogic meditative posture, his right hand gesturing towards the Earth Goddess at the moment prior to his enlightenment. He displays many of the lakshanas, or auspicious marks of Buddhahood- the extended earlobes remind the viewer of his former princely status; three rings around the neck; urna formed from a curl of hair.

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434

CHINESE SEATED MAGISTRATE FIGURINE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 12 in. (2.3 kg, 32 cm high).

A bronze figure of a seated magistrate, holding a sceptre, wearing a robe with details of lotus scrolls to the hem; cap inscribed 'Wang Ping Jiang', the reverse inscribed 'Jing Yi'; mounted on a custom-made wooden stand. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private Dutch collection. Property of a private Rotterdam collector.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11565-196103.

435

CHINESE BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. 23 in. (16.8 kg, 60 cm high).

A hollow-formed bronze statue of seated Buddha crowned and wearing a flounced robe in the lotus posture, hands held in the mudra for reassurance.

£2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE:

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 15 August 2016.

436

CHINESE JIANYAO HARE'S FUR TEA BOWL SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. 5 in. (173 grams, 13 cm wide).

A hare's fur tea bowl of conical form, with everted rim and discoid foot, the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze shot through with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings, the exterior displaying russet and silver markings, the brown ware visible towards the foot. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s. UK private collection.

LITERATURE: Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.226, for similar.

437

LARGE CHINESE DECORATED PORCELAIN BOWL PAIR EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D. 14 in. (4.9 kg total, 35.5 cm wide).

A pair of enamelled export porcelain bowls, decorated with a polychrome frieze of scalloped cartouches displaying birds perched amongst fruiting vegetation, insects in the field, repeated around the neck with flowering plants alternating with cartouches depicting birds amongst vegetation; interior with gilt roundel to base with floral spray, three plants around. [2] £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: From a UK private collection.

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For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's

INDIAN

MUGHAL

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.67 grams, 26.7 mm).

£3,000 - 4,000

CARVED EMERALD WITH GOLD AND DIAMONDS

A cloud-shaped emerald jewel adorned with a gold border and plant design, the leaves set with cut diamonds.

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.

439

SUMBA GOLD-PLATED NECKLACE

19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. 30 in. (91 grams total, 76.5 cm long).

A gold-plated necklace composed of a trichinopoly chain and large bifacial terminals, possibly representing budding flowers, adorned with filigree granules and spirals with openwork spirals between the bifurcated arms.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Artemis Antiquities, Colorado, USA. Important North West London collection.

440

INDIAN RELIEF WITH FIGURES

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 16 in. (18 kg total, 41 cm high including stand).

A carved stone relief section displaying a dynamic figural scene over three graduated tiers, a number of the figures possibly depicting Shiva holding a trident with Vasuki, his snake, above; Ganesh the elephantheaded god and a kneeling human worshipper beneath a parasol; North India region, 9th-11th century style; mounted on a custommade display stand.

£3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. English private collection.

LITERATURE:

438 439 440

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 68.46, for an original 10th-11th century A.D. example.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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441

PREHISPANIC MAYAN JADE MASK 6TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.

7 in. (1.1 kg total, 20 cm high including stand).

A human mask carved from a block of jade with lateral piercings for attachment at the temple and lower ear, prominent nose and lips, recessed eyes to accept inlay; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

£2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: with Throckmorton Fine Arts, 1990s. English private collection.

442

PREHISPANIC COSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL MACE HEAD 100-500 A.D.

4 in. (206 grams total, 11.2 cm high including stand).

A carved jade profile animal-head mace head with drilled eye and teeth exposed; hole close the edge for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. English private collection.

443 z

PREHISPANIC ANIMAL STATUE GROUP

16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 1 - 2 in. (153 grams total, 35-59 mm).

A group of stone animal statues including a frog; bird; a pair of felines and a dog, all with stylised detailing. [5]

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE: Ex S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Beatrice Di Savoia. with Christie's, London, 22 April 2005. English private collection.

444

PREHISPANIC PERUVIAN INCA STONE RITUAL VESSEL 6TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 14 in. (6.7 kg, 36 cm wide).

A carved stone offering bowl with squat body and slightly rounded base, two integral semi-circular D-section handles to the equator, alternating with coiled snakes with heads resting on the rim in relief. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE: with Throckmorton Fine Arts. English private collection.

445 z

PREHISPANIC NAYARIT SEATED FIGURE 100 B.C.-200 A.D. 4¾ in. (234 grams, 12.2 cm high).

A ceramic figure of a squatting male with the arms folded round the knees, mouth opened to form a spout and top of head open to form a socket, banded decoration to the body. £150 - 200

PROVENANCE: Acquired in the 1990s. English private collection.

446 z

PREHISPANIC PAINTED BOWL EARLY 16TH CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (904 grams, 22 cm wide).

A carinated ceramic bowl with short neck, everted rim and rounded base, densely painted geometric motifs to the rim interior and upper body; stylised human face or 'mask' incised to the underside. £200 - 300

PROVENANCE:

Ex S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Beatrice Di Savoia. with Christie's, London, 22 April 2005. English private collection

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447

THREE-DIMENSIONAL

MOSASAUR SKULL WITH VERTEBRAE

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P. 24½ in. (19.7 kg, 62 cm wide).

A fossil Mosasaur sp. displaying the skull with at least 33 teeth surviving in the upper and lower jaw, many with remains of enamel, alongside the remains of at least 15 of the animal's vertebrae; a juvenile on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. £2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE:

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

FOOTNOTES: Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.

448

PAIR OF BARASAURUS SKELETONS

EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P. 11 in. (2.08 kg, 29.5 cm wide).

A pair of complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeletons on a matrix. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE:

From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.

FOOTNOTES: Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile.

449 z

FOSSIL

BARASAURUS PARAREPTILE SKELETON

EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P. 9 in. (2.37 kg, 23 cm wide).

A complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeleton on a matrix. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s.

From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.

FOOTNOTES: Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile.

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LARGE MOSASAUR FOSSIL JAW ON STAND

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P. 50 in. (15.5 kg total, 1.28 m wide including stand).

A large fossil lower jaw section from the aquatic dinosaur Mosasaur sp., displaying 11 teeth each with good remains of enamelling and some serration; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE: From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

451 z

VERY LARGE MULTI FISH FOSSIL PLATE

EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P. 39 in. (16.4 kg, 99 cm wide).

A very large fossil fish mortality plate displaying at least thirteen complete fish of various sizes.

£500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

452

CAVE BEAR PAW

DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P. 13 in. (608 grams, 33 cm).

A fossil cave bear paw including the claws and bones held together by an internal metal frame.

£600 - 800

PROVENANCE: Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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1.Interpretations and Definitions: the following terms generally apply within these Terms and Conditions; other terms are defined within specific sections following: Auctioneer – the firm TimeLine Auctions Ltd (“TimeLine” hereafter) or its authorised auctioneer, acting as Agent for the Seller.

TimeLine is a company registered in England and Wales (company no: 06873501) with registered ofﬁce at 40 Kilmarnock Drive, Luton, LU2 7YP, UK. The website and telephone number are https://timelineauctions.com and ++44 (0) 1277 815121.

Agent – a person or body acting on behalf of another.

ALR – Art Loss Register - All lots with an upper estimate value of £1,000 and above and all ancient Western Asiatic lots are searched against the Art Loss Register database.

Auction – a sale event whether taking place live in real-time or of extended duration (Timed Auction).

Bid – a sum offered by a Bidder to purchase the Lot.

Bidder – the person offering a Bid. Buyer – the Bidder who the Lot is Knocked Down to.

Buyer’s Premium – the percentage of the Hammer Price payable by the Buyer to TimeLine in accordance with clause 19.

CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

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Date of Sale – the date on which the Auctioneer Knocks Down the Lot. Group – any Lot comprising more than one item.

Hammer Price – the amount of the winning bid when Knocked Down by the Auctioneer to a Bidder.

Knock(ed/ing) Down – the act of the Auctioneer in bringing the Hammer down to complete the contract for the sale of the Lot to the Bidder submitting the highest bid.

Lot – the goods for sale.

Purchase Price – the total sum due for any Lot, including the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium, any internet bidding fees, any shipping charges, taxes, duties or any other costs payable to TimeLine.

Registered Bidder –a Bidder who has registered with TimeLine for the purpose of taking part in any Auction. Reserve Price –the minimum Hammer Price at which a Lot may be Knocked Down. Seller – the person offering the Lot for sale. Title – legal rights of ownership of the Lot.

2.Application: the singular includes the plural and vice versa and any reference to ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘it’ applies to all of them.

3.Basis of Contract: a.These Terms and Conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms that the Bidder/Buyer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

b.Each Buyer is required to carefully read the Terms and Conditions before offering a bid. When a Buyer makes a bid he/she acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted these terms.

c.TimeLine does not act for or give advice to Bidders/Buyers.

4.Dimensions, weights and colour: all dimensions and weights (including ring sizes) are approximate and are for general guidance only; a single dimension given is normally the greatest dimension for the

piece(s). Although TimeLine have made every effort to precisely display the colours and condition of a Lot, TimeLine does not guarantee that a device displays them accurately. The Lot may vary slightly from those images.

5.Condition: A condition statement for lots is not given in the catalogue, printed or on-line. This does not infer that any lot is free from faults and prospective bidders must satisfy themselves entirely as to the fullcondition of each piece before placing bids. Condition Reports may be requested for any lot but are given only for general guidance and are inevitably subjective in character. Requests for Condition Reports should be made as early as possible; requests received at a late time may not be available before the lot is offered.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully examine in person any Lot(s) for which they intend or do Bid for. It is not possible to note all marks or defects and neither TimeLine or the Auctioneer make any guarantee as to the physical quality or condition of any Lot(s).

6.Dating: dates may be given in several forms, as examples below:

527 AD - an item that bears a date upon it or that can otherwise be dated with precision;

6th century AD - an item that can be dated with considerable conﬁdence to a speciﬁc period;

Circa 6th century AD - an item that can be approximately dated by comparison with other pieces;

Probably 6th century AD - an item that is likely to be of this period in the light of similar pieces;

Possibly 6th century AD - an item that might be of this period by comparison with items of a broadly similar character; and Undated - no date is known or suggested for the piece.

6th Century AD or later – an item is dated to a speciﬁc period but may also be a revival of style of a later date.

7.Attributions: works of art attributions may be given in several forms, as examples below:

Signed – a work bearing the signature of the named artist;

Attributed to – a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist named;

Circle of – a work of the period of the artist and showing his inﬂuence;

Follower of – a contemporary or nearly so work executed in the style of the artist; Manner of – a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date; and After – a copy of any date of a work of the artist.

8.Other Descriptive Matters: some other words or phrases are used descriptively, as examples below:

Style - an item made in the style of an earlier age but thought to be probably of later date.

Archaistic - an item made in the style of a much earlier age;

Grand Tour - an item usually of some age but in the style of an earlier age;

After the Antique - an item made as a reproduction, usually of quite modern date; and

Faux - used descriptively when the material used is probably imitative in character.

9.Lots including Archaeological or Cultural Property: a UK export licence from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is required for Lots originating from UK soil or territory leaving the UK and for such Lots of non-UK origin when leaving the EU. TimeLine will make applications for the necessary Cultural Property Export Licence as a ‘free of charge’ service to Buyers, where the Export Licence is legally required. If a Buyer requests for TimeLine to apply for an Export Licence where this is not legally required, an additional fee of £24 (VAT inclusive) will be invoiced to the Buyer. Buyers are advised to check concerning any Regulations applicable in

their country of residence regarding importation and to enquire prior to bidding. The deferment of any Export Licence shall not be reason to cancel any bid nor to delay payment.

10.Lots including materials from Endangered Species: Buyers are responsible for obtaining a CITES licence when required for the export from the UK of any item(s) made of or containing materials such as ivory, tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, whalebone, etc.

11.Import Licences: Buyers are responsible for checking and ensuring compliance with any regulations applicable in their country of residence regarding importation.

12.Copyright: all cataloguing text, images and other material published by TimeLine whether physically or electronically is the property of TimeLine and may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or otherwise transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of TimeLine.

13.General Conduct of Auction: TimeLine shall have absolute discretion as to lots offered for sale, lots withdrawn and the conduct of any Auction. TimeLine shall have absolute discretion to refuse entry, decline bids and expel any person from the Auction whether present in person or by agent or proxy or attending by way of any electronic media or telecommunications.

14.Viewing: all Lots are available to view. All prospective Bidders are advised to view any Lot(s) prior to bidding and the Bidder must form their own opinion before bidding. Public viewing arrangements will be advised in advance of the Date of Sale and private viewing can be arranged at the TimeLine premises by appointment.

15.Lot Descriptions: all Lots are offered ‘as seen’ and ‘as is’ and are available for inspection. The Buyer is obligated to make all and any enquiries he wishes as to the accuracy and authenticity of any sale description (including Condition, Dating and Attributions, as set out in clauses 57).The principle of caveat emptor applies except where expressly excluded by operation of law. While materials (such as catalogues) are vetted by an external committee of experts, TimeLine do not make or give any guarantee, warranty or representation or undertake any duty of care in relation to the description, illustrations or photographs of any Lot, including condition, quality, provenance, authenticity, background, style, period, age, origin, value and estimated selling price. TimeLine undertakes no obligation to examine, investigate or carry out any tests either in sufﬁcient depth or at all to establish the accuracy or otherwise of any description or opinions given by TimeLine whether in the catalogue or elsewhere. Lots comprising Groups are sold strictly subject to them not being returnable for any reason whatsoever; the provisions set out under clause 43 are speciﬁcally excluded in respect of such Lots. For coins that have been authenticated, graded and encapsulated ('slabbed') by an independent grading company, no guarantee of any kind is offered by TimeLine. Buyers should note that removal or attempted removal from any slab will immediately void any independent guarantee that might have been offered by that grading company.

16.Condition Reports: All Lots are available for inspection. TimeLine will provide a report on the physical condition of any Lot on request. Bidders should note that reports are provided as a free service to interested Bidders. Descriptions therein are not warranties and all Lots are offered ‘as seen’ and ‘as is’.

17.Estimates: estimates are for general guidance only and Lots may sell outside

their indicated range(s). Bidders must make their own assessment as to the value of any Lot and conduct their bidding accordingly.

18.Reserves: Lots may be subject to a Reserve Price set by the Seller, at a level not exceeding the low estimate, below which bids cannot be accepted; TimeLine reserves the right to bid on behalf of a Seller, up to the amount of any Reserve Price.

19.Buyer’s Premium: the Buyer’s Premium is 30% of the Hammer Price [inclusive of VAT] for all successful Bidders. Use of the TimeLine Auctions online inhouse bidding service is free of additional charge. For those using any other internet bidding platforms, the provider’s normal charges at up to 6% (inclusive of VAT) will be payable by the Buyer in addition to the Buyer’s Premium.

20.Registration and Bidding: all prospective Bidders must register their personal details with TimeLine before bidding and a Bidder Number will be allocated for their use in relation to a speciﬁc sale; prospective Bidders will be asked to provide proof of identity and address. TimeLine reserves its right to refuse any Bidder or any Bid at its discretion. A deposit in accordance with clause 27 may be required before accepting any Bid(s). The Bidder Number must be shown by Bidders to the Auctioneer when placing a bid and by the successful Bidder when the Lot is Knocked Down. The auctioneer shall conduct the Auction at his sole discretion for all matters, accept Bids from any source and may exercise bids on behalf of absent Bidders or on behalf of Sellers up to any Reserve Price. Bidding shall be in pounds sterling only and generally in accordance with the increments set out below:

a. £0 to £99 – in increments of £5 b. £100 to £199 – in increments of £10 c. £200 to £499 – in increments of £20 d. £500 to £999 – in increments of £50 e. £1000 to £1999 – in increments of £100 f.

£2000 to £4,999 – in increments of £200 g. £5000 to £9,999 – in increments of £500 h.

£10000 to £19,999 – in increments of £1,000 i. £20000 to £49,999 – in increments of £2,000 j. £50000 to £99,999 – in increments of £5,000 k.

£100,000 to £249,999 – in increments of £10,000 l. £250,000 and up – in minimum increments of £20,000

21.Absentee Bidding/Auto Bidding: Registered Bidders may leave absentee/auto Bids in advance of a live Auction directly through the TimeLine website or in writing by mail, email, fax or other delivery means and will be automatically exercised at the Reserve Price or at one bid increment above any competing Bid up to the submitted maximum Bid amount.

22.Commission Bidding: while Bidders are advised to attend the Auction and to bid in person, TimeLine will accept written instructions in advance of a live Auction from a Registered Bidder to personally execute bids on behalf of the Bidder up to a stated maximum. Unlimited bids or bids to ‘buy’ will not be accepted. In the event of identical bids being received from more than one Bidder, the earliest received will have priority. TimeLine offers this as a free service for live Auctions but] no liability is

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accepted for any errors in bidding or in the event that a Bid is not placed. A deposit may be required In accordance with clause 27.

23.Internet Bidding: live, real-time bidding is available to Bidders through the TimeLine website for all live Auctions. Bidders intending to use any other internet bidding service must Register in advance with that service and the provider’s normal charges at up to 6% (VAT inclusive) will be payable in addition to the Buyer’s Premium. It is entirely the responsibility of the Bidder using any bidding service to ensure that Bids are made accurately; Bids cannot be retracted once made and are binding on the Bidder in all circumstances. TimeLine are not responsible for any technical or other failure which results in Bids not being received.

24.Telephone Bidding: facilities for telephone bidding are available at live Auctions at the discretion of TimeLine for Bidders on Lots with a low estimate in excess of £250 and must be booked and conﬁrmed in advance. It is a condition for acceptance by TimeLine of any telephone bidding request that the Bidder undertakes to execute a minimum Bid at the low estimate sum. TimeLine offers telephone bidding as a free service but no liability is accepted for any errors or in the event that a connection cannot be made or is interrupted before the Lot is Knocked Down.

25.Agents: all Bidders making Bids through any means shall be deemed to be acting as principal in their bidding and shall be directly and fully liable for all Bid amounts, Buyer’s Premium and any other charges or costs. If any prospective Bidder wishes to appoint a person to bid on their behalf, then this must be agreed and authorised in writing by TimeLine in advance of the Auction. A deposit may be required in accordance with clause 27.

26.Value Added Tax: VAT is charged on an inclusive basis, under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme on all Buyer's Premiums and other charges and is not claimable as Input VAT. For some items, such as investment gold, modern jewellery and gemstones, where marked with a ‘dagger’ (†) symbol, VAT on the Hammer Price will be payable in addition. Where import duties are payable, these lots are marked with symbols ‡ or Ω and are payable by all buyers at the corresponding rates; for overseas buyers, a refund of import duty will be payable or credited, provided that the item(s) have left the UK within 30 days of date of payment.

27.Deposits: Timeline reserves the right to request a deposit in certain circumstances. The amount of the deposit will be set by Timeline. If a Bid is not placed the deposit will be paid back within a reasonable timeframe after the close of the auction. In case of a successful bid, the deposit will be reduced from the Purchase Price payable by the Buyer.

28.Payment: the Purchase Price becomes due and payable when the Lot is Knocked Down by the Auctioneer. Requests and Statements detailing the purchase information will be sent out by email or post; Bidders may be telephoned or otherwise contacted when payment is not received promptly or where there are queries in any respect.

a.The full Purchase Price must be paid in Pounds Sterling and can be made by bank transfer (for transfers from outside the UK, subject to payment of an additional £10 overseas bank transaction fee), by cash up to the value of £7,000, by cheque from a UK bank (subject to clearance) or by bank debit card or credit card (up to a maximum of £500). It is the responsibility of the Buyer to ensure that TimeLine receives the correct amount payable.

b. Unless agreed by TimeLine in writing in advance of the Auction, the Buyer must pay the Purchase Price in full in cleared

funds to TimeLine by no later than 4.30pm on the third working day following the Date of Sale. In case of delayed payment, clause 32 applies.

29.Title, Risk and Insurance: Title to any Lot is retained by the Seller until the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by the Buyer have been paid in full in cleared funds to TimeLine; at this point, Title will transfer from the Seller to the Buyer. Risk for the Lot passes to the Buyer at the time the Lot is Knocked Down to the Bidder. TimeLine does not hold property insured after the Lot has been Knocked Down.

30.Collection of Lots and Storage: Once the Buyer has paid the Purchase Price in full, TimeLine will release the Lot to the Buyer for collection. The Buyer must collect, or arrange the collection of, all purchases from the location advised by TimeLine by 4.30pm on the seventh working day following the Date of Sale.

TimeLine may provide the Buyer with a quotation and contact details for the services of Mail Boxes Etc on TimeLine documentation (any storage/shipping contract is between the Buyer and Mail Boxes Etc). The Buyer may arrange a service of their choice for collection, packing and shipping services. Lots not collected by the seventh working day following the Date of Sale will be moved to storage at a transfer cost of £20 plus VAT per Lot and storage charges will thereafter be applied at the rate of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot per day until collected; no Lots may be removed/released to the Buyer until all storage and transfer costs have been paid in full. In the event that the accrual of storage charges reaches 50% of the Hammer Price paid or after the expiration of three months from the transfer date, whichever occurs ﬁrst, Timeline reserve the right to re-sell any and all Lots stored without notice and in any manner at their sole discretion and to apply any proceeds in defrayment of such costs. The Buyer will be entitled to receive any credit balance above the amount of the costs on request but will remain liable for any deﬁcit.

31.Delivery by TimeLine: at the absolute discretion of TimeLine, TimeLine may, on request, directly arrange delivery of certain Lots to the address registered to the Buyer, on payment by the Buyer to TimeLine of any advised handling and delivery charge.

32.Remedies for Buyer’s Failure to Make Payment and/or Remove Lots: if the Purchase Price and/or all sums payable are not paid in full when they fall due and/or the Lot is not removed in accordance with these terms, TimeLine may without further notice to the Buyer be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights:

a.To terminate the agreement immediately for breach of contract;

b.To retain possession of the Lot;

c.To remove and/or store the Lot at the Buyer’s expense, as detailed at clause 30at a cost to the Buyer of £20 + VAT for the transfer per Lot plus a daily cost of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot for the storage;

d.To take legal proceedings against the Buyer for payment of any sums due to TimeLine by the Buyer;

e.To be paid interest on any monies due to TimeLine at the annual rate of 8% per annum from time to time to be calculated on a daily basis from the date upon which such monies became payable until the date of actual payment;

f.To sell the Lot without a Reserve Price at Auction or by any other means and apply any proceeds against the amount owing by the Buyer to TimeLine;

g.To apply any monies received from the Buyer in payment or part payment of any sums due from the Buyer to TimeLine under these terms;

h.To refuse to allow the Buyer to register for a future Auction or to reject a bid from the Buyer at a future Auction.

33.Limitation of Liability: The Auctioneer has obtained insurance cover in respect of

its own legal liability for individual claims. The limits and exclusions in this clause reﬂect the insurance cover the Auctioneer has been able to arrange and the Buyer is responsible for making his own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss.

Timeline will under no circumstances be liable to the Buyer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the contract for: a.any loss of proﬁts, sales, business or revenue b.loss of business opportunity c.an indirect or consequential loss.

Our total liability to you for all losses arising under or in connection to the contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed £500.

Nothing in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for: a.death or personal injury caused by negligence; b. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and c. breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1979 (title and quiet possession).

This clause 33 shall survive termination of the Contract.

34.Buyer’s Indemnity: the Buyer agrees to indemnify TimeLine on a full indemnity basis against all legal and other costs, all losses and expenses incurred as a result of TimeLine taking steps under clause 33.

35.Use of your personal information: TimeLine will only use the Seller’s personal information as set out in their privacy policy. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. Where Timeline processes any personal data, it will comply with the requirements and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation.

36.Anti-Money Laundering: TimeLine’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy sets out TimeLine’s policy for ensuring compliance anti-money laundering legislation that applies to some of TimeLine’s activities. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time.

37.Sale of Goods Act: The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded.

38.Severance: If any provision or partprovision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms and conditions.

39.Amendments: TimeLine may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Please check our website for our latest terms and conditions.

40.No waiver: No failure or delay by TimeLine to exercise any right or remedy provided under the these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

41.Third-Party rights: These Terms & Conditions are between Timeline and a Seller. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of these terms.

42.Governing Law: these terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

43.Jurisdiction: the Bidder irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). At the sole discretion of TimeLine, the auctioneer may instigate any proceedings within the jurisdiction of the bidder's country of residence.

44.Disputes: in the event that the Buyer has any dispute in relation to any Lot, not being a Lot described as a Group, Collection or other term indicating that the lot comprises more than one object, (such lots being sold cannot be returned in accordance with clause 15), which has been sold, that dispute must be notiﬁed to TimeLine in writing within 14 days following the Date of the Sale in order that TimeLine can hold the proceeds pending resolution of the dispute.

In the event of deliberate forgery being claimed for any Lot, the Buyer shall submit two opinions in writing from recognised experts for consideration; the inability of different experts to agree shall not be sufficient grounds. No liability is accepted by TimeLine for any costs/losses of the Buyer, including but not limited to fees, shipping, loss of profit, consequential costs or any other matters beyond the Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium. In all cases, any item must be returned to TimeLine, strictly in the condition it was in at the date of the sale being held; Buyers are advised that any form of destructive examination or testing undertaken will result in claims being rejected; claims resulting from results of tests under a scientific process not generally accepted for use at the Date of the Sale or which were unreasonably expensive in relation to the estimates for the lot or impractical or likely to have caused damage to the Lot at the Date of the Sale will not be allowed.

TimeLine will have no liability to the Buyer after a period of 14 days as then TimeLine will release monies and make payments to Sellers.

45. Import restrictions: Auction lots (or individual item/s within any given lot) of either Persian or Iranian origin are subject to United States trade restrictions which currently prohibit their import into the US, without exception. Buyers should be aware that similar (or other) restrictions may apply to other categories of items offered for sale. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to satisfy themselves that any lot/s purchased at auction can be legally imported into the desired shipping destination prior to bidding.

Seller’s Terms and Conditions

Agent – a person or body acting on behalf of another.

ALR – Art Loss Register - All lots with an upper Estimate value of £1,000 and above and all ancient Western Asiatic lots are searched against the Art Loss Register database.

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Auction – a sale event whether taking place live in real-time or of extended duration (Timed Auction).

Bid – a sum offered by a Bidder to purchase the Lot.

Bidder – the person offering a Bid. Buyer – the person who the Lot is Knocked Down to.

Date of Sale – the date on which the Auctioneer Knocks Down the Lot.

Estimate – the estimate for any Lots as set out in the Property Receipt.

Group – any Lot comprising more than one item.

Hammer Price – the amount of the winning bid when Knocked Down by the Auctioneer to a Bidder.

Knock(ed/ing) Down – the act of the Auctioneer in bringing the Hammer down to complete the contract for the sale of the Lot to the Bidder submitting the highest bid.

Lot – the goods for sale.

Net Proceeds-the Hammer Price less the Selling Commission and any charges or expenses levied at Timeline’s discretion in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Reserve Price – the minimum Hammer Price at which a Lot may be Knocked Down Seller – the person offering the Lot for sale.

Selling Commission – the sum due to TimeLine from the Seller in accordance with clause 10.

Timed Sale –in relation to an unsold Lot, a 28 day timeframe to allow a sale post Auction in accordance with clause 15. Title – legal rights of ownership of the Lot. Unsold Fee – 6% (VAT inclusive) of the Reserve Price.

Withdrawal Fee – the fee payable to TimeLine in the event the Seller withdraws a Lot in accordance with clause 14, which shall be 6% (VAT inclusive) of the low Estimate or Reserve Price, whichever is higher.

2.Application: the singular includes the plural and vice versa and any reference to ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘it’ applies to all of them.

3.Basis of Contract: a.These terms and conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms that the Seller seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

b.Each Seller is required to read the terms and conditions attached to the Property Acceptance/Receipt and acknowledges that he/she has read, accepted and acknowledged the terms of such attachment, in advance of signing the same.

c.As auctioneer, TimeLine acts solely for, and in the interest of, the Seller.

4.Copyright: all cataloguing text, images and other material published by TimeLine (including in relation to any Lot) whether physically or electronically is the property of TimeLine and may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or otherwise transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of TimeLine. Timeline does not guarantee that a device accurately displays the colours and condition of a Lot.

5.Rights to Photographs, Illustrations and Documents: the Seller grants to Timeline full and absolute right to photograph or illustrate any Lot and to use such photographs or illustrations, and any photographs, illustrations or documents provided by the Seller, at any time and at TimeLine’s absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with any Auction).

6.Title, Risk and Insurance: Title to any Lot is retained by the Seller until the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by the Buyer have been paid in full in cleared funds to TimeLine; at this point, Title will transfer from the Seller to the Buyer. Risk for the Lot passes to the Buyer at the time the Lot is Knocked Down to the Bidder. TimeLine does not hold any Lot insured after the Lot has been Knocked Down.

7.Seller’s Representations and Warranties: in submitting any Lot for sale, the Seller warrants and represents to TimeLine the matters set out in the Property Acceptance/Receipt and Seller’s statement of provenance. The Seller will be asked to provide proof of identity and address.

8.Limitation of Liability: The Auctioneer has obtained insurance cover in respect of its own legal liability for individual claims. The limits and exclusions in this clause reﬂect the insurance cover the Auctioneer has been able to arrange and the Seller is responsible for making his own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss.

Timeline will under no circumstances be liable to the Seller, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for:

a.any loss of proﬁts, sales, business or revenue;

b.loss of business opportunity; and c.an indirect or consequential loss.

TimeLine’s total liability to the Seller for all losses arising under or in connection to the Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed £500.

Nothing in these terms and conditions limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for:

a.death or personal injury caused by negligence; b. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and c. breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1979 (title and quiet possession).

This clause 8 shall survive termination of the Contract.

9.Seller’s Indemnity: the Seller shall indemnify and hold TimeLine harmless from all claims and all direct, indirect or consequential losses (including loss of proﬁts, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and similar losses), costs, proceedings, damages and expenses (including legal and other professional fees and expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by TimeLine as a result or in connection with:

a.any breach of the warranties referred to in clause 7;

b.any claim made against TimeLine concerning the authenticity of any Lot; c.any alleged or actual infringement, whether or not under English law, of any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights or other rights arising out of the Auction or sale of the Lot.

10.Selling Commission: The standard rate of selling commission payable to TimeLine shall be 18% of the Hammer Price (VAT inclusive).

11.Additional Charges: TimeLine may levy additional charges regarding:

a.Collection of goods from Seller’s premises, storage of goods submitted for sale by a Seller and storage of Lots unsold in accordance with clause 15; b.Further charges at the discretion of TimeLine on advance warning to the Seller for any unusual research, special or additional imaging, testing, consultation with external specialists, conservation, cleaning or other services concerned with presenting the Lot, including VAT or other taxes or duties as applicable.

c.All items submitted for sale in the 'Western Asiatic' category (other than items designated as 'style') and all lots over £1000 will incur an administration charge of £6.00 (VAT inclusive) per item for additional checking, including searches against the ALR.

12.Lots: all goods submitted to TimeLine will be lotted, catalogued and offered by live auction sale, limited timed auction sale, 'buy it now' direct sale or other method at the sole discretion of TimeLine; antiquities, antiques and collectables Lots with a low Estimate of £200 or less and coin Lots with a low Estimate of £100 or less will not normally be illustrated in any printed catalogue and printed text entries may be minimised (images and full text will always be shown on the TimeLine website); Estimates are provided for information only and Hammer Prices may differ from the estimated range.

13.Reserve Price: The Seller may set a Reserve Price on any Lot where the low Estimate exceeds £120 subject to agreeing that an Unsold Fee will become payable to Timeline for any such Reserved Lot which fails to sell; in addition the Seller agrees that the auctioneer may accept a bid received at one bid increment or 10% of the Reserve Price (whichever is higher) below the Reserve Price sum if necessary to sell the Lot.

14.Withdrawal of Lots: Once entered for sale, Lots may be withdrawn by the Seller only upon the agreement of TimeLine and payment to TimeLine of the Withdrawal Fee; a Withdrawal Fee will also be payable should any post-Sale offer be received in accordance with clause 14 but not accepted by the Seller. TimeLine reserves the absolute right to withdraw any Lot from sale for any reason in which circumstance no Withdrawal Fee will be payable. The Seller is thereafter responsible for collection of any Lot which has been withdrawn and clause 15 applies.

15.Unsold Lots and Storage: in the event that a Lot is not sold no Selling Commission is payable unless the Lot was subject to a Reserve Price in which case a sum of 6% (VAT inclusive)of the Reserve Price is payable by the Seller to TimeLine. TimeLine shall retain possession of unsold Lots for a period of twenty-eight days from the date of any Auction for entry into any Timed Sale or against the possibility of receiving postSale offers for such Lots. The Seller is thereafter responsible for collection of any unsold goods immediately after this period and Lots will be released after any charges due have been paid in full. Lots not removed by 4.30pm on the seventh working day after the due date will be moved to storage at a transfer cost of £20 plus VAT per Lot and storage charges will thereafter be applied at the rate of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot per day until collected; no Lots may be removed until any storage or other amounts due to TimeLine have been paid in full. In the event that the accrual of storage charges reaches 50% of the Reserve Price or after the expiration of three months from the transfer date, whichever occurs ﬁrst, Timeline reserve the right to re-sell any and all Lots stored without notice and in any manner at their sole discretion and to apply any proceeds in defrayment of such costs. The Seller will be entitled to receive any credit balance above the amount of the costs on request but will remain liable for any deﬁcit.

16.Payment to Sellers: the Net Proceeds of the Auction will become due and

payable to the Seller 30 days following the Date of Sale provided that TimeLine have received cleared payment of the Purchase Price in full from the Buyer.

17.Use of your personal information: TimeLine will only use the Seller’s personal information as set out in their privacy policy. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. Where Timeline processes any personal data, Timeline will comply with the requirements and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation.

18.Anti-Money Laundering: TimeLine’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy sets out TimeLine’s policy for ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering legislation that applies to some of TimeLine’s activities. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time.

19.Sale of Goods Act: The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded.

20.Severance: If any provision or partprovision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms and conditions.

21.Amendments: TimeLine may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Please check our website for our latest terms and conditions.

22.No waiver: No failure or delay by TimeLine to exercise any right or remedy provided under the these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

23.Third-Party rights: These Terms & Conditions are between Timeline and a Seller. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of these terms.

24.Governing Law: these terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

25.Jurisdiction: each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

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