12. CHINESE GOLD KNIFE
HANDLE WITH TURQUOISE INLAY
Starting Price: £20000
Spring and Autumn Period, Ca. 770 - 481 BC
A gold knife handle crafted from solid gold. This sculptural piece is designed with a bold, architectural profile featuring a series of intricate openwork recesses and projecting nodes. The surface is ornamented with inset turquoise cabochons, offering a striking contrast to the warm, lustrous gold.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Ben Janssens, Oriental Art, 24 November 2009. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. A copy of the original invoice will accompany the piece.
Size: 100mm x 45mm; Weight: 395g
13. CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER STANDING FIGURE
Starting Price: £10000
Warring States Period to Qin Dynasty, Ca. 221 - 207 BC
A rare figure cast in silver overlaid in gold sheet, in a stylised upright pose. This rare figure represents a standing male, likely a court official, attendant, or guardian, with finely defined facial features, garment folds, and hair.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Eskenazi, 15th March 2011, (US) Oriental Art. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. A copy of the original invoice will accompany the piece.
Size: 65mm x 25mm; Weight: 70g
14.
ANCIENT CHINESE GOLD AND TURQUOISE GARMENT FITTING
Starting Price: £8000
Spring and Autumn Period, Ca. 770 - 481 BC
An intricate fitting featuring a dense design of stacked, stylised taotie or mythical animal arranged vertically in high relief. The surface is textured with fine scale-like tooling, and the eyes and decorative accents are inset with turquoise cabochons. Pierced openings suggest it was intended for attachment to a garment, belt, or ceremonial headdress.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Gisele Croes, 20 January, 2009. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. A copy of the original invoice will accompany the piece.
Size: 35mm x 30mm; Weight: 45g
15. CHINESE WESTERN HAN GOLD HOOF-SHAPED INGOT
Ca. 100 - 1 BC
Starting Price: £8000
A hoof-shaped gold ingot. The surface bears tooling and casting marks. Around the lower body is an elaborately worked gold filigree band incorporating floral and scroll motifs. This piece is of high historical significance. It was a form of currency during the Western Han dynasty and was usually gifted to royal family members by the emperor. A very well-known example where hundreds of gold ingots as such were excavated was from the tomb of Liu He (92-59 BC), who was enthroned as emperor in 74 BC, shortly deposed after only twenty-seven days. He became known as the Marquis of Haihun. This particular form of gold ingots was named linzhi (qilin-hoof) and mati (horse-hoof) to match auspicious omens: a white qilin unicorn and a “heavenly” horse, by a later emperor in 95 BC. For similar see: Excavation reports on the tomb of the marquis of Haihun.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Ben Janssens Oriental art, 11 June 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40mm x 60mm; Weight: 272.56g
16. CHINESE GOLD NECKLACE
Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907
Starting Price: £5000
A gold necklace composed of a series of finely crafted gold pendants and intricate chainwork, with colorful enamel inlay, accompanied with a gold ring.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Horiuchi 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 230mm; Weight: 41.6g.
17. CHINESE CERAMIC JAR WITH COINS
Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279
Starting Price: £500
An earthenware storage jar containing a dense cache of Chinese bronze coins. The globular vessel, now partially broken, reveals a tightly packed collection of round coins with square central holes.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 210mm x 180mm; Weight: 10.1kg
27. CHINESE CIZHOU BLACK GLAZED ELMS BOWL
Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279, or earlier
Starting Price: £500
A black-glazed elm’s bowl, featuring a deep, rounded form with a lustrous dark glaze stopping just below the unglazed rim and interior.
Provenance: Private London collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 90mm x 55mm; Weight: 170g
29. CHINESE LOTUS QINGBAI BOWL
Southern Song Period, Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279
Starting Price: £500
A delicately potted Qingbai porcelain bowl of conical form raised on a small circular foot. The body is covered with a thin, translucent, pale bluish glaze characteristic of Qingbai ware. The exterior is subtly moulded with a lotus petals design, while the interior remains plain.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 182mm x 60mm; Weight: 230g
30. CHINESE QINGBAI VASE
Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279
Starting Price: £1500
A qingbai vase of globular body rising from a splayed foot to a tall neck with flaring mouth. The exterior is carved with stylised foliate and vertical petal panels around the neck and foot, covered in a pale bluish-green qingbai glaze. Accompanied by a brocade-covered storage box lined in black velvet, fitted to the vase.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Hong Kong collection, acquired in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 160mm x 85mm; Weight: 290g
31. CHINESE STONEWARE DISH, POSSIBLY RU WARE
Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960 - 1279
Starting Price: £500
A small, circular dish with a gently everted rim and flat base. Covered overall in a warm ivory-toned glaze with a fine crackle. Possibly an overfired Ru ware piece, resulting in the loss of colour in the glaze. Size: 130mm x 33mm; Weight: 160g
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Hong Kong collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 130mm x 33mm; Weight: 160g
34. CHINESE CIZHOU BLACK GLAZED YUHUCHUNPING VASE
Jin Dynasty, Ca. AD 1115 - 1234
Starting Price: £500
A yuhuchunping vase in pear-shaped form with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim, the stoneware body covered in a rich brown glaze, carved through to a pale slip with a scrolling foliate design in the sgraffiato technique.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Japanese collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 290mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.11kg
35. RARE CHINESE YAOZHOU BLACK GLAZED RUSSET-SPLASHED CONICAL BOWL
Jin Dynasty, Ca. AD 1115 - 1234
Starting Price: £1000
A teabowl potted with a slightly flared rim and resting on a narrow foot. The interior and exterior are covered in a lustrous black glaze decorated with russet ‘hare’s fur’ streaks radiating from the rim. Accompanied by a brocade-covered storage box, fitted and with a clasp fastening.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Hong Kong collection, acquired in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 135mm x 40mm; Weight: 170g
39. CHINESE BRONZE DING CENSER
Ming Dynasty, Ca. 1368 - 1644
Starting Price: £1000
A bronze ding censer cast in archaistic form. The censer is supported on three tapering legs emerging from lion-mask mounts, the compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck and a flared rim set with a pair of prominent upright handles in the manner of ancient ritual ding vessels.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 290mm x 270mm; Weight: 3.47kg
41. CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE
Possibly Song/Ming Dynasty , Ca. AD 960 - 1644
Starting Price: £1000
A fine celadon vase with an elongated mallet body rising to a cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of stylised handles, and a gently flared mouth. The vase is covered overall in a rich olive-green celadon glaze. Accompanied with a wooden box.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 150mm x 70mm; Weight: 280g
48. CHINESE HETIAN JADE LINGZHI
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £800
A finely carved hetian jade in the form of a lingzhi fungus head, with radiating lines to the cap and curling stems in high relief, the creamy white stone is finished with a soft polish. There is a suspension hoop at the top.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 62mm x 45mm; Weight: 60g
53. CHINESE CARVED WOODEN HATSTAND
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A wooden hatstand of cylindrical form, finely carved in high relief with a still-life composition featuring a large vase filled with flowering plants, set against a background of natural wooden grain.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 290mm x 80mm; Weight: 370g
56. CHINESE BLUE AND WHIITE PORCELAIN BOWL
Ming or possibly Transitional Period, Ca. AD 1600 - 1683
Starting Price: £1000
A blue and white porcelain bowl in the style of the Xuande period (1426–1435) of the Ming dynasty. The design features stylised lotus petal panels, cloud collar motifs, and a key-fret band along the rim.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 190mm x 115mm; Weight: 800g
57. CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN EWER
Late Ming, Ca. 1600 - 1644 AD
Starting Price: £2000
A blue and white ewer. Its pear-shaped body rises from a flared foot to a tall, cylindrical neck with a flared rim, applied with a long curved spout and arched handle connected to the neck with a loop. Each side is painted in underglaze cobalt blue with chrysanthemum sprays enclosed in shaped panels, surrounded by scrolling foliage. The neck is encircled by a classic floral band below upright plantain leaves at the rim.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 210mm x 130mm; Weight: 610g
60. LARGE BLACK LACQUER BOX WITH MOTHER OF PEARL
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1661 - 1722
Starting Price: £3000
A large rectangular black lacquer box featuring a finely detailed inlay of iridescent mother-of-pearl, depicting scholars and attendants in a garden landscape with plum blossoms, bamboo, and rockwork. The border and sides are adorned with floral motifs.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 420mm x 260mm; Weight: 1.2kg
61. CHINESE COPPER-RED PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT WITH LANDSCAPE SCENE
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1661 - 1722
Starting Price: £2000
A brushpot of cylindrical form, finely decorated in copper red underglaze with a continuous landscape scene. The composition is executed in the style of literati painting. Accompanied by a custom-made, fabric-covered box.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Hong Kong collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 125mm x 65mm; Weight: 295g
62. CHINESE WHITE GLAZED WATERPOT WITH INCISED DRAGONS, MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1661 - 1722
Starting Price: £2000
A white-glazed waterpot of compressed globular body and short foot, the exterior delicately incised with dragons. Covered overall in a transparent white glaze. The base with a four-character Kangxi mark.
Provenance: Private UK Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 140mm x 60mm; Weight: 340g
64. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £2000
A famille rose plate depicting a lively scene of warriors engaged in battle. Each figure is depicted in animated posture, wearing flowing robes and ornate headgear, their expressive faces detailed in soft pinks, greens, and aubergines characteristic of the famille rose palette. The border is richly adorned with floral motifs among scrolling foliage.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 350mm x 50mm; Weight: 1.55kg
65. CHINESE QING DYNASTY PORCELAIN WALL VASE IN GOURD FORM
Ca. AD 1700 - 1800
Starting Price: £15000
A wall vase in flattened circular moonflask form with twin loop handles and a short neck, the vase is finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a blossoming pomegranate branch, a traditional motif symbolising fertility, abundance, and prosperity. The central composition is enclosed within a double-circle border, framed by scrolling foliage motifs along the neck and base. Designed for wall mounting. The reverse is left plain with double suspension holes on each side of the body.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 340mm x 250mm; Weight: 2.42kg
66. CHINESE IMARI VASE LAMPSTAND
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1735 - 1796
Starting Price: £800
An Imari vase made in China, with globular body finely painted in underglaze blue and iron-red with gilt highlights, depicting large chrysanthemum blooms, accompanied by scrolling foliage. Later fitted as a table lamp with a gilt stand and electrical fitting.
Provenance: Private UK Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 380mm x 155mm; Weight: 3.07kg
70. CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A blue and white ginger jar of globular form with a short neck and cover, glazed in rich cobalt blue with alternating panels enclosing scenes of the Hundred Antiques - including scholarly implements such as scrolls, incense burners, vases, ruyi sceptres, and brush pots - set against a deep blue ground scattered with stylised prunus blossoms. The cover is similarly decorated with blossoms and a central medallion.
Provenance: Private London collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 250mm x 230mm; Weight: 3.11kg
71. CHINESE LANDSCAPE GRISAILLE PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT
Republican Period, Ca. AD 1912 - 1949
Starting Price: £300
A porcelain brushpot, finely painted using grisaille, depicts a scene unfolding across a continuous landscape, in the form of traditional literati shanshui (mountain-water) paintings.
Provenance: Private French Collection.
Size: 135mm x 110mm; Weight: 770g
72. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FLORAL BOWL
Republican Period, Ca. AD 1912 - 1949
Starting Price: £800
A beautiful porcelain bowl with a round body rising from a tapering foot. The exterior is richly decorated with medallions enclosing blossoming peonies. The medallions are set against a yellow ground, with alternating peaches and blossoms. The base includes a Daoguang mark.
Provenance: Private French Collection; previously in Private German Collection, acquired in Koln. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 140mm x 70mm; Weight: 215g
74. SMALL CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF VASE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A small vase of pear-shaped form rising to a slender neck. The body is covered in a thick, lustrous sang-de-boeuf glaze.
Provenance: Private UK Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 200mm x 90mm; Weight: 485g
75. CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED VASE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A small vase of globular lower body rising to a tall, waisted neck that flares at the rim, all supported on a splayed foot. The entire surface is covered in a vibrant turquoise glaze.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 205mm x 100mm; Weight: 450g
76.
SMALL CHINESE LIGHT BROWN GLAZED MEIPING VASE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £400
A small Meiping vase, rising from a slightly flared foot to rounded shoulders and a short waisted neck, covered overall in a light brown glaze.
Provenance: Private UK collection.
Size: 200mm x 120mm; Weight: 740g
77. SMALL CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED VASE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A small vase of pear-shaped form with a tall, cylindrical neck and gently flaring foot. The vase is covered overall in a rich flambe glaze of deep crimson red and violet with subtle blue and lavender streaks.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 200mm x 90mm; Weight: 570g
78. SMALL CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF MEIPING VASE
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A small Meiping vase, with broad shoulders tapering to a narrow base and short neck, covered overall in a deep sangde-boeuf glaze.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 165mm x 95mm; Weight: 555g
79. CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED BOWL
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A bowl glazed in rich turquoise, with broad flaring form, with everted rim and deep rounded sides tapering to a slightly concave foot.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 200mm x 70mm; Weight: 940g
80. CHINESE BLUE GLAZED SQUARE VASE
Mid-Late period, Qing dynasty, Ca. AD 1644-1912
Starting Price: £2000
A square vase of archaistic hu form, the angular body rising from a gently spreading circular foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, applied with a pair of stylised animal mask handles to the sides, the entire surface covered in a deep sacrificial blue glaze.
Provenance: Private UK Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 300mm x 160mm; Weight: 3.01kg
81. CHINESE CARVED HATSTAND IN BAMBOO FORM
Late Qing to Republican Period, Ca. AD 1800 - 1949
Starting Price: £800
A hatstand of cylindrical form modelled to resemble a bamboo section, the surface finely enameled in warm yellow and dark brown tones, with nodes emphasized in relief. The front is decorated with a vase holding blossoming prunus branches.
Provenance: Private UK Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 285mm x 125mm; Weight: 2.13kg
84. CHINESE APPLE GREEN GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE
Late Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1800 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A porcelain vase with a globular body, rising to a long and narrow neck, decorated in apple green glaze.
Provenance: Private French Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 125mm; Weight: 910g
98. COLLECTION OF PEKING GLASS BEADS
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four Peking glass beads, each with a rounded form and a central perforation. The opaque white bodies are decorated with applied colours, forming irregular blue, green, and red patterns.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 30-36mm x 26-33mm; Weight: 170g
99. COLLECTION OF PEKING GLASS BEADS
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four Peking glass beads, each with a rounded form and a central perforation. The opaque white bodies are decorated with applied colours, forming irregular blue, green, and red patterns. Provenance:
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 26-33mm x 24-30mm; Weight: 130g
102. COLLECTION OF PEKING GLASS BEADS
Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four Peking glass beads, each with a rounded form and a central perforation. The opaque white bodies are decorated with applied colours, forming irregular blue, green, and red patterns.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 30-38mm x 28-33mm; Weight: 168g
108. CHINESE RUBY RED PEKING GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Republican Period, Ca. AD 1912 - 1949
Starting Price: £200
A compact snuff bottle made of ruby red peking glass, in the elegant Meiping form.
Provenance: Private French Collection.
Size: 85mm x 45mm; Weight: 170g
114. MUGHAL JADE BOX WITH RUBIES AND EMERALD
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £2000
A carved jade octagonal box inlaid with a symmetrical floral design using rubies and emeralds, set in fine gilded wire outlining. The top is decorated with a central lotus-like blossom surrounded by radiating floral sprays, while the sides are adorned with stylised flowering stems. This inlay technique is known as parchin kari, famously used in the decoration of the Taj Mahal and is associated with imperial commissions and luxurious personal objects.
Provenance: Private French Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 175mm x 70mm; Weight: 1.48kg
115. MUGHAL CARVED JADE CUP
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A finely carved green jade cup, embellished with a series of arched panels containing stylised blossoming flowers. The floral sprays, each with elegant curling stems and rounded buds, rendered in high relief, framed by trefoil arches that lend an architectural quality to the vessel.
Provenance: Private French Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 75mm x 70mm; Weight: 215g
119. NEPALESE TANGKA OF MANDALA
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £800
An intricate Nepalese tangka depicting a mandala, likely representing a celestial palace with concentric rings of symbolic architecture and figures. The central deity is surrounded by attendant deities and iconographic elements, rendered in rich polychrome pigments on canvas. The composition is bordered by additional deities and auspicious symbols, with scenes and protective figures in the corners.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 975mm x 615mm; Weight: 2kg
120. TIBETAN / MONGOLIAN TANGKA OF VAJRAKILAYA
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £1000
An expressive thangka depicting Vajrakilaya in yab-yum with his consort, surrounded by wrathful deities and protective figures. The central figure is rendered in intense hues of blue and red, wielding ritual implements and encircled by flaming auras.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 745mm x 525mm; Weight: 2.1kg
121. TIBETAN BRONZE SURGICAL TOOLS
Starting Price: £800
A rare Tibetan surgical kit housed in a vividly painted wooden box, the lid decorated in polychrome with auspicious motifs and a floral border on a red ground. The interior contains a near complete set of an array of iron and bronze surgical instruments used in Tibetan medicine.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 750mm x 360mm; Weight: 11.64kg
Starting Price: £10000
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
A detailed repoussé panel depicting Vajrapani, the wrathful protector and bodhisattva of power, shown in dynamic posture trampling a prone figure upon a lotus pedestal. He is adorned with princely ornaments, and a flaming mandorla surrounds his form. The composition is framed by six attendant deities, each standing atop lotus bases in expressive poses.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 820mm x 710mm; Weight: 7.7kg
122. TIBETAN BRONZE REPOUSSE DEPICTING
VAJRAPANI
123. INDIAN BRASS GROUP OF FIVE WEALTH-DEITY JAMBHALAS IN PALA STYLE
Ca. AD 1100 or later
Starting Price: £500
A group of five Hindu deities cast in openwork, seated in a row upon a raised pedestal platform. The central figure is likely Shiva, flanked by Parvati, Ganesha, and possibly Kartikeya and another consort or attendant. Each deity is characterised by distinct attributes, such as the elephant-headed Ganesha at one end and the multi-armed central figure.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 180mm x 80mm; Weight: 650g
124. KASHMIR STYLE GILDED BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA
Ca. AD 1700 - 1800
Starting Price: £5000
A gilded Buddha finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal above a square plinth. His serene expression is framed by an ornate crown and pendulous earlobes, with the hair arranged in tight curls and a prominent ushnisha. Traces of original gilding remain, accentuating the delicate facial features and flowing robes incised with fine drapery. The overall style, including the square base with stepped legs, reflects the aesthetic and craftsmanship of Kashmir bronzes from circa 8th - 10th centuries, often associated with early Himalayan Buddhist art and its transmission into Tibet.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 140mm; Weight: 2.03kg
125. TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A COW
Ca. AD 1800 - 2000
Starting Price: £1000
A finely cast and richly adorned bronze figure of a recumbent cow, most likely representing Nandi, the sacred bull and devoted mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Shiva. The figure rests serenely on an oval base, its body adorned with festoons of bells, beaded necklaces, and elaborate harnesses. The head is rendered with calm expression, crowned by a decorated headdress, with finely incised detailing throughout.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 410mm x 340mm; Weight: 9.79kg
127. KASHMIR STYLE STANDING VAJRAPANI
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A standing Vajrapani cast in solid bronze, upon a lotus pedestal, his right hand raised and holding a vajra, symbolising the power of compassion. His left hand rests gracefully at his hip. The tall aureole, elegantly flared and bordered with incised flame motifs, surrounds the slender form with a sense of spiritual energy and protection. The stylised treatment of the face, tight curls, and proportions are closely aligned with Kashmiri sculptural traditions of the early medieval period, particularly influenced by Gupta and post-Gupta classicism.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 195mm x 100mm; Weight: 475g
130. TIBETAN IRON PHURBA
Ca. AD 1600 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
An iron ritual dagger (phurba) cast in classic three-sided form, with a finely faceted blade tapering to a sharp point. The shaft section is decorated with subtle incised motifs and separated by hexagonal collars. The top terminates in a stylised vajra finial and features geometric and floral elements. The phurba, a powerful tantric implement used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals, is traditionally employed to subdue negative energies and pin down malevolent spirits. Its solid iron construction and understated decoration suggest a practical tool of a tantric practitioner, rather than a temple ornament.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 330mm x 25mm; Weight: 460g
138. TIBETAN BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA IN 16TH
CENTURY
STYLE
Ca. AD 1800 - 2000
Starting Price: £500
A bronze Buddha cast and seated in dhyanasana upon a double-lotus pedestal with beaded rims. The serene face is framed by elongated earlobes and a tightly curled ushnisha surmounted by a small finial. He wears a robe draped over the left shoulder, adorned with incised borders and delicately rendered drapery.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 145mm x 100mm; Weight: 930g
144. JAPANESE NETSUKE SHAPED AS AN ABALONE SHELL
Ca. AD 1850
Starting Price: £500
A finely carved wood netsuke in the form of an abalone shell, detailed with naturalistic ridges and textures, signed Tadatoshi.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Malcom Fairley ltd, 2009. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40mm x 35mm; Weight: 10g
145. GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £800
A group of four wood carved netsuke, comprising a boar with incised fur, a monkey seated beside an open chestnut, a fierce shishi (lion), and a naturalistically carved chestnut.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 30-45mm x 30-35mm; Weight: 43g
146. RARE JAPANESE OSAKA SCHOOL EBONY NETSUKE
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £2000
A netsuke finely carved from ebony as a seated karashishi (Buddhist lion-dog) on a square plinth base, its muscular form and flowing mane rendered with characteristic precision. The plinth is detailed with rope-twist borders and symbolic motifs, enhancing its architectural presence, with a seal on the underside. Signed: Kaigyoku (Masatsugu Kaigyokusai). Accompanied by original box, signed and sealed by artist.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christie’s South Kensington, Sale 5968, 4 Nov 2009, Lot 206. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 45mm x 25mm; Weight: 15g
147. GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A group of three wood carved netsuke, comprising a persimmon fruit with carved leaf, a pair of acorns tied with purple cord, and a finely rendered chestnut.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 38-55mm x 25-45mm; Weight: 40g.
148. JAPANESE SORAMAME NETSUKE
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A netsuke finely carved as four soramame (broad beans) resting in a naturalistic cluster. The composition is compact yet dynamic, with flowing contours and detailed texturing that highlight the softness of the pods. Signed Masatada and comes with a wooden box.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams Sale 16867, 5 Nov 2009, Lot 169. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 45mm x 30mm; Weight: 5g
149. JAPANESE NETSUKE SHAPED AS COINS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
A wood carved netsuke in the form of a string of coins.
Starting Price: £500
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40mm x 35mm; Weight: 12g
150. GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £800
A group of four wood carved netsuke depicting naturalistic subjects including two mushrooms, one signed Toyomasa, a monkey carrying a fruit or nut, and a man holding an oversized phallus.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 30-40mm x 25-35mm; Weight: 43g
151. SET OF JAPANESE GOLD OJIME BEADS
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A set of gold ojime beads, one of oval form carved in relief with clumps of chrysanthemum (kiku), the other of cylindrical form finely engraved with egrets in a stream; both unsigned and comes with a wood storage box.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams Sale 16867, 5 Nov 2009, Lot 162. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 15-20mm x 45935mm; Weight: 5g
152. PAIR OF JAPANESE MINIATURE ARTICULATED CRABS
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £800
A pair of finely crafted miniature articulated iron crabs, naturalistically detailed with movable limbs and claws. Housed in a fitted case lined with soft padding for protection.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 60mm x 35mm; Weight: 58g
153. JAPANESE SILVER MODEL OF A MANTIS
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A finely crafted Japanese articulated model of a mantis, realistically rendered in silver with exceptional attention to anatomical detail. The wings are delicately chased to replicate veining, while the limbs and antennae are finely formed and jointed for lifelike movement. The naturalistic posture and expressive head lend a vivid presence to this jizai okimono.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 115mm x 40mm; Weight: 30g
155. JAPANESE ARTICULATED IRON CRAB
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £800
A finely articulated iron model of a crab (jizai okimono), constructed from multiple individually jointed segments allowing naturalistic movement of the legs and claws. The surface is detailed with incised patterns to simulate the texture of the shell and limbs.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Robyn Buntin of Honolulu. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 225mm x 110mm; Weight: 760g
156. JAPANESE COPPER ARTICULATED LOBSTER, SIGNED KOZANBO MUNEAKI
Ca. AD 1900 - 2000
Starting Price: £3000
An articulated lobster naturalistically constructed from numerous hammered copper plates, intricately jointed within the body to allow movement of the eyes, antennae, limbs, legs, and tail fins. The body is detailed with fine chisel work. Signed on the underside of a tail fin.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christies, 18 Sep 2013, lot 765. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 610mm x 200mm; Weight: 3.29kg
157. JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A SNAKE, SIGNED MUNEYOSHI (TANAKA TADAYOSHI; ?-1958)
Ca. AD 1900 - 2000
Starting Price: £2000
An iron snake constructed from numerous hammered iron plates joined internally to create a fully articulated body. The surface is finely worked with individually incised scales. The hinged jaw opens to reveal a movable tongue, and the eyes are made in shakudō with gilt highlights. Signed on the underside of the jaw.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christies 2688 20 MAR 2013, lot 680 . This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 960mm x 20mm; Weight: 335g
158. JAPANESE BRONZE TURTLE
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £500
A finely cast Japanese bronze model of a turtle, realistically rendered with meticulous detail to the shell, limbs, and textured skin. The creature’s head, tail, and legs are finely made to reflect natural movement, with incised patterns along the shell imitating the true anatomy of a turtle.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 80mm x 50mm; Weight: 170g
159. JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED BEETLE
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £300
A finely articulated iron model of a kabutomushi (rhinoceros beetle), crafted with naturalistic detail. The beetle’s body is formed of smoothly polished iron plates, the thorax and horn textured for lifelike contrast. Fully jointed legs and horn allow for dynamic positioning.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014.
Size: 60mm x 30mm; Weight: 35g
160. FINE JAPANESE FOUR-CASE INRO, SIGNED WITH
SCRATCHED (SIGNATURE ZESHIN)
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £1000
An inro finely decorated in red, gold, and black hiramaki-e, with accents of sabiji, silver and gold kanshitsu (dry lacquer), and delicately carved with katabami (wood sorrel) and omadaka (water plantain). Accompanied by a hako netsuke of matching design.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christie’s Sale 5527, 10 november 2010, Lot 399. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 110mm x 50mm; Weight: 65g
162. JAPANESE SHIBUICHI FUCHI-GASHIRA, NARA SCHOOL, SIGNED NARA EISHIN
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A fine shibuichi fuchi-gashira set, intricately decorated with a serene scene of mandarin ducks swimming.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014 Ex Bonhams, 13 May 2013, lot 528. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 35-38mm x 16-20mm; Weight: 35g
163. SET OF JAPANESE FUCHI-GASHIRA
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
.A set of fuchi-gashira of shakudo cast and inlaid in iroe takazogan (multicolored high-relief inlay) with a richly adorned mahout riding an elephant.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 525. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 33-35mm x 16-20mm; Weight: 20g
164. JAPANESE PART SET OF SHIBUICHI SWORD MOUNTS
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £800
A part set of sword mounts comprising a tsuba of oval form, with designs of breaking waves with gilt sprays on both sides, signed Omori Teruhide with kao; a fuchi-gashira with a similar design, signed Omori Teruhide; a kurikata of the same design; and a kanamono en suite unsigned. Accompanied by a wood storage box.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams Sale 20190, 17 May 2012, lot 17. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 35-70mm x 5-60mm; Weight: 175g
165. JAPANESE SMALL BAMBOO KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER, SIGNED ZESHIN
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £800
An incense box of rectangular form, lacquered with chrysanthemum blooms and foliage in gold takamaki-e and ishimeji-nuri, resting in still water delicately gouged into the surface; the interior finished in dark nashiji. Signed Zeshin.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014 Ex Bonhams 6 Nov 2012, Lot 122. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 63mm x 50mm; Weight: 20g
166. GROUP OF JAPANESE KOZUKAS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £500
A group of three Japanese kozuka, each decorated in varying mixed-metal techniques. One featuring a gilt and copper fish. Another with a fine depiction of waves, inlaid with gold highlights. The third with a minimalistic landscape showing trees, moon, and birds in flight, with accents in gold and copper
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 95-95mm x 15-15mm; Weight: 90g
167. GROUP OF SIX KOZUKA WITH CUSTOM-MADE BOX
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A boxed set of six shiiremono kozuka, each of mixed-metal construction, skillfully cast with a variety of Western-themed motifs, reflecting the Japanese fascination with Nanban (Southern Barbarian) culture: four decorated with figures of Portuguese and Dutch settlers, two depicted holding tall banners, all with highlights of silver, gilt, and copper; One bearing an arrow with pseudo-Western script; one depicting Dutch ships anchored in a bay, likely referencing Nagasaki’s role in Edo-period maritime trade. Accompanied in a fitted wooden box with lining.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 525. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 96-96mm x 13-13mm; Weight: 165g
169. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH WOVEN DETAILS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £300
An iron tsuba of rounded octagonal form, featuring a finely rendered woven motif along the rim. The central panel is delicately patterned with repeating floral elements, creating a textile-like surface.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 93.
Size: 83mm x 78mm; Weight: 125g
170. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH BOOKS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £500
A finely crafted round iron tsuba featuring multiple book motifs inlaid with gold. Each book is embellished with intricate patterns, including stylised flora and geometric designs, creating a dynamic visual composition. The books appear to overlap in a collage-like arrangement, lending movement and depth to the piece. The central hitsu-ana are neatly cut.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 82. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 82mm x 78mm; Weight: 150g
172. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH SHRIMP DETAIL
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £500
An iron tsuba boldly inlaid with gold and copper to depict a stylised shrimp coiled around the seppa-dai.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian
Size: 78mm x 78mm; Weight: 145g
173. JAPANESE TSUBA WITH A FROG
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £300
A tsuba boldly cast in the naturalistic shape of a frog, its body textured to mimic the mottled skin of the amphibian. The tsuba integrates the seppa-dai seamlessly into the body, with the hitsu-ana cleverly positioned within the composition. Signed on the front.
Provenance: Art, 14 June 2012, lot 60. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 66mm x 65mm; Weight: 95g
174. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH AN OCTOPUS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £800
An iron tsuba of mokko form, finely detailed with a depiction of an octopus stretching its tentacles across the rim. The sea creature is rendered in high relief with gilt and shakudo highlights, its form dynamically interacting with the negative space of the guard. The surface is further enriched with inlaid seaweed motifs and an inscribed signature on the tang opening.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 59. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 80mm x 75mm; Weight: 130g
175. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH COILED SNAKE
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £300
An iron tsuba skillfully formed in the shape of a coiled snake. The serpent wraps sinuously around the central aperture, its scales finely textured and highlighted with inlaid gold. Signed on the tang aperture
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 59.
Size: 75mm x 70mm; Weight: 170g
176. JAPANESE BRONZE CENSER
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £800
A bronze censer of deep, rounded form supported on three short legs, the body cast in high relief with large characters symbolising longevity (ō), prosperity (ō), and fortune (ō). The neck is adorned with a key-fret border, and the rim features a small relief panel with stylised dragons. Two robust handles issue from the sides, cast as mythical beast heads with looped rings.
Provenance: Private UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 375mm x 220mm; Weight: 6.47kg
177. GROUP OF JAPANESE MENUKI
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £300
A group consisting of two pairs of menuki. Each pair of finely cast and gold-accented menuki, in the form of foreign figures. Each pair is housed in its original tomobako (custom wooden boxes).
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 525 .
Size: 32-36mm x 13-15mm; Weight: 15g
179. JAPANESE EROTIC SHIBUICHI KOZUKA
Meiji Period, Ca. AD 1868 - 1912
Starting Price: £800
A kozuka inlaid in silver and shakudo honzōgan with a bold and intimate shunga depiction of two lovers in embrace, their forms intricately detailed with fine surface modelling and selectively gilded accents to enhance textile patterns and hair details. Signed in seal form and comes with a wooden box.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 506. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 98mm x 15mm; Weight: 30g
181. SET OF JAPANESE FUCHI-GASHIRA
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
A set of fuchi-gashira finely worked in high relief (takabori) with writhing dragons, the details crisply rendered with strong sculptural quality, signed Hirado ju Kunishige.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 525. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 31-35mm x 17-20mm; Weight: 30g
205. JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
A musical instrument set. The set is housed in a patterned fabric brocade roll-up sleeve.
Starting Price: £500
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 20-710mm x 5-15mm; Weight: 365g
206. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH MONKEYS
Edo Period, Ca. AD 1603 - 1868
Starting Price: £500
An iron sukashi tsuba intricately pierced and carved in openwork with a continuous design of playful monkeys grasping one another, forming a circular composition around the seppa-dai. The dense arrangement of figures showcases exceptional craftsmanship and visual rhythm, creating a vibrant and animated surface. The seppa-dai is engraved with an inscription.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Piasa Sale 1201, Asian Art, 14 June 2012, lot 40. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 72mm x 70mm; Weight: 125g
212. JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH A DANCING MAN
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £500
An iron tsuba featuring a culturally significant motif of a dancing Portuguese figure, likely a Nanban subject, reflecting early European contact with Japan. The gentleman is dressed in foreign attire - puffy breeches and a wide-brimmed hat - and is shown in dynamic motion. Gold and copper inlay detail the figure’s clothing and accessories with precision.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Bonhams 13 May 2013, lot 525. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 82mm x 75mm; Weight: 145g
213. JAPANESE ITTOBORI WOODEN DOLL, SIGNED
Ca. AD 1800 -1900
Starting Price: £800
A charming carved and polychrome-painted wooden doll in the ittobori (one-knife carving) style, depicting a child wearing a vividly patterned robe. The surface bears the signature of the artist and is accompanied by the original wooden tomobako storage box inscribed with the work’s title.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 280mm x 200mm; Weight: 1.12kg
216. PAIR OF JAPANESE PAINTINGS ON LACQUER, BY SHIBATA ZESHIN
Ca. AD 1807 - 1891
Starting Price: £1000
A pair of paintings on lacquer panels depicting still-life and natural subjects: the left panel shows an eagle perched on a branch; the right panel presents a red clay teapot.
Provenance: Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 680mm x 515mm; Weight: 7.89kg
Echoes from the Deep: Shipwrecked Phoenician Treasures
Fine Ancient Art – Shipwrecked Phoenician Treasures
7th June 2025 | 15:00 GMT
From the depths of the ancient Mediterranean to the halls of today’s finest collections Apollo Art Auctions is proud to present an epoch-defining sale: Fine Ancient Art – Shipwrecked Phoenician Treasures. This exceptional sale will be held on the 7th of June, and will be offering a glimpse into how these early seafarers spread culture, craft, and religion across the ancient world.
Each piece is a testament to Phoenician innovation, crafted using advanced mould-making techniques and enriched with influences from Egypt and Greece. They were devotional offerings, placed in sacred spaces illuminated only by flickering oil lamps — vivid symbols of faith, cultural exchange, and the maritime journeys that defined the ancient Mediterranean.
All pieces have been published and exhibited, a reflection of its historical importance and well-documented provenance. Preserved for over two thousand years, these sacred artifacts carry the spirit, artistry, and rituals of a lost Phoenician world. All pieces are also accompanied by a beautifully illustrated and scholarly publication.
Whether you are a seasoned collector or a newcomer to antiquities, this auction offers the rare opportunity to be a part of the journey which spans shipwreck, discovery, and now, your collection.
Payments are accepted in USD, GBP, and EUR. All items ship from Spain and include export licenses in full compliance with international cultural heritage regulations—handled entirely by us. Please allow up to six weeks for licensing and delivery.
1. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA GROUP OF TWO MALE FIGURES AN ADULT AND A CHILD
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
A sculptural group representing an adult man in a gesture of prayer, accompanied by a child figure observing him. This terracotta belongs to a group of Phoenician figures discovered underwater in the 1950s, possibly votive figures from Phoenician temples depicting Phoeni cians and their principal activities.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000; Previously in the Marwan Shehab collection, acquired at Asfar & Sarkis, Beirut, in 1964. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 77 cm.
TRITON HYBRID FIGURE WITH FISH TAIL
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price:
£100000
A sculpture representing a triton, a mythical being characterised by having the upper half of a human body and the lower half of a fish. This sculpture is part of a set of Phoenician terracottas discovered under the sea in the 1950s. They likely came from Phoenician temples representing the Phoenicians and their main activities in the form of votive figures.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000; Previously in the Marwan Shehab collection, acquired at Asfar & Sarkis, Beirut, in 1964. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 62 cm.
9.
PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA
STANDING MALE FIGURE IN A POSE OF PRAYER OR BLESSING - TL TESTED
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £35000
A sculpture depicting a man dressed in a classical tunic and styled with a similarly classical hairstyle. It is part of a group of Phoenician terracottas discovered underwater in the 1950s. These terracottas were possibly votive sculptures from Phoenician temples, representing Phoenicians and their principal activities.For similar see: S.Moscati, I Fenici, Bompiani, 1991, Cat. 792. Testa Femminile, V secolo.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 95 cm.
10. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA
MALE FIGURE WITH A GESTURE OF PRAYER IN A WALKING POSE - TL TESTED
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £50000
A sculpture of a man, executed in an archaic technique without detailed rendering of the garments or facial features, and incorporating Egyptian elements such as the forward-stepping leg. The right hand is raised in a gesture known as the “orant pose,” which originates in depictions of divinity from the ancient Near East. This figure may represent a funerary image of an idealised, possibly deified deceased individual serving as a guardian of the tomb, or alternatively, as a gesture of greeting and/or blessing to descendants. The other hand may have held a staff, crook, or religious object. This terracotta belongs to a group of Phoenician figures discovered underwater in the 1950s, possibly votive sculptures from Phoenician temples depicting Phoenicians and their principal activities.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 117 cm.
11. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA MODEL OF A MEDIUM-SIZED BOAT WITH CREW
Ca. 6th century BC
Starting Price: £50000
A terracotta sculpture representing a typical Phoenician boat, reflecting the central role that seafaring held within this civilisation. The Phoenicians are regarded as the earliest maritime people, establishing coastal cities with strategic harbours and defensive systems. As skilled navigators, they developed an extensive and well-organised trade network stretching from Egypt to Gibraltar and beyond into the Atlantic. This piece belongs to a group of Phoenician terracottas recovered from an underwater context in the 1950s, likely originating from temple sites and serving as ex-votos illustrating key aspects of Phoenician life.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000; Previously in the Marwan Shehab collection, acquired at Asfar & Sarkis, Beirut, in 1964. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: L: 67 cm.
14. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA
MALE FIGURE ORIGINALLY WITH BOTH ARMS RAISED
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £45000
A terracotta sculpture depicting a man dressed in a classical tunic and with a hairstyle of classical form. The piece belongs to a group of Phoenician terracottas discovered underwater in the 1950s, possibly originating from Phoenician temples and representing Phoenicians and their principal activities in the form of votive figures.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 79.6 cm.
15.
PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA
MALE FIGURE POSSIBLY IN A POSE OF PRAYER - TL TESTED
Ca. 6th century BC
Starting Price: £25000
A terracotta sculpture depicting a man dressed in a classical tunic and with a hairstyle of classical form. The piece belongs to a group of Phoenician terracottas discovered underwater in the 1950s, possibly originating from Phoenician temples and representing Phoenicians and their principal activities in the form of votive figures.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex New York Antiquities Gallery pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 100 cm.
16. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA
FEMALE FIGURE WITH A VEIL POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY WITH BOTH ARMS RAISED - TL TESTE
Ca. 5th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £8000
A terracotta sculpture depicting a woman, possibly a goddess. The piece belongs to a group of Phoenician terracottas discovered underwater in the 1950s, possibly originating from Phoenician temples and representing Phoenicians and their principal activities in the form of ex-votos.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex Private Spanish Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 43 cm.
17. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA MALE FIGURE ORIGINALLY WITH BOTH ARMS RAISED
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £18000
A terracotta sculpture depicting a male figure wearing a classical-style tunic and bearing a similarly styled coiffure. This figure belongs to a group of Phoenician terracottas recovered from an underwater context during the 1950s. These pieces likely originated from Phoenician temples and may have functioned as votive sculptures representing individuals and key aspects of Phoenician life.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex Private Spanish Collection; Previously in the Selim Haddad Collection, Beirut, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 84 cm.
20. PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA STANDING MALE FIGURE IN A POSE OF PRAYER OR BLESSING
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £18000
A sculpture representing a man, executed in a more archaic technique without detailed rendering of the clothing or facial features, and incorporating Egyptian elements such as the forward-stepping leg. The sculpture is part of a group of Phoenician terracottas discovered underwater in the 1950s. They were possibly votive offerings from Phoenician temples, depicting Phoenicians and their principal activities.For similar see: S.Moscati, I Fenici, Bompiani, 1991, Cat. 821. Protome, V - IV secolo.
Provenance: Private European collection of Ancient Art; Ex Private Spanish Collection; Previously in the Selim Haddad Collection, Beirut, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. All items are accompanied by a European export license. Each item has been published and exhibited. A copy of the published book will be provided with each lot.
Size: 78 cm.
Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities June 2025
1. EGYPTIAN LIMESTON FRAGMENT OF RELIEF DEPICTING THE GOD RA AND A PHARAOH
Old Kingdom, Vth Dynasty, Ca. 2498 - 2345 BC
Starting Price: £8000
A large carved limestone stela section, probably part of a false door (for the soul to enter and exit the burial chamber). Decorated with a relief carving of the sun god, Re-Harakhty, with the head of a falcon, wearing a large sun disc, depicted with a muscular body and holding an ankh in his right hand. Ra is facing another partial figure, showing only his leg and arm, holding a long staff in his left hand. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: O.C.81
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, NJ., Dr. Arnold Saslow. Acquired from Superior Galleries, LA, about 1983. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Fl
Size: 650mm x 265mm; Weight: 18.77kg
2. EGYPTIAN SANDSTONNE RELIEF WITH A GODDESS (MUT?) - TRANSLATED
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £10000
A fragmentary sandstone relief in sunk relief with the figure of a princess striding to the left, wearing a tripartite wig and a broad collar. To the right, vertical columns of hieroglyphs. Column on the left:”( As lord of the two Lands), as sovereign of joy, (may you have) the manifestations of Re, (May you be) firmly established. Column on the right:”...the deep darkness is placed at the four pillars of the Sky”. For similar see: G. Giovetti e D. Picchi, Egitto, Splendore Millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, Kira Editore, 2025, p. 293, V. 56. Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California.
Publications / Reports: Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.194.1996; Published in “Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling”, fig. 83. Published: Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. “Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection.” University of California Press, 1992, fig. 83, pp. 135-136. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 540mm x 430mm; Weight: 13.15kg
3. OUTSTANDING EGYPTIAN GRANITE BUST OF A GODDESS
Starting Price: £30000
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Sety I or early years of Ramesses II, Ca. 1290 - 1270 BC
A red granite bust depicting a goddess, shown wearing a tripartite wig finely incised with narrow, parallel grooves. Her face is oval with high cheekbones, large almond-shaped eyes beneath gently arched brows, and a straight nose. Traces of a broad, striated collar are visible across the upper chest. Mounted on a modern display stand. For similar see: The Hurghada Museum, JE 31413.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector’s Eye - Thalassic Collection (Published on the Book’s cover). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: Published: The Collector's Eye, Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from the Thallasic collection, Ltd. 2001. This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 341mm x 240mm; Weight: 15.39kg
4. RARE EGYPTIAN BLACK SCHIST MAGICAL STELE OF PADIHORNEDJITEF
Early Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 304 - 200 BC
Starting Price: £20000
A black schist stele (cippus) of slightly rounded sides, with a projecting podium at the base. The front is sculpted in high relief with the figure of Horus the Child, standing at the centre atop two crocodiles. The god is depicted nude, his left leg advanced, grasping serpents and scorpions in each hand. On the right side, Horus seizes an oryx by the horns, and on the left, a lion by the tail, symbolising control over dangerous forces. Above Horus’s head is the mask of the protective deity Bes, reinforcing the theme of divine guardianship. Flanking Horus are two tall standards: on the right, a lotus-topped pole surmounted by an ostrich feather crown; on the left, a papyrus terminal upon which perches a falcon facing the god. The surrounding surfaces are densely inscribed with magical texts intended to invoke protection against serpents, scorpions, and other threats from the wild, employing formulae to neutralise harm and ensure divine safeguarding. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 22.173; Christie's, Live Auction 22666, Antiquities, 4 July 2024, Lot 17.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby’s, Antiquities, 12 June 2003, Lot 102. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 332mm x 265mm; Weight: 27.9kg
5. EGYPTIAN WOODEN BOAT MODEL
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC
An Egyptian Middle Kingdom wooden boat model made from sycamore wood. Found in tombs, models such as this one depict small crews, including rowers and a helmsman, along with oars, sails, and painted decorations. These models were made to symbolise the journey into the Afterlife, though they also accurately reflect the structure and layout of real boats used for transport, fishing, and ceremonial purposes in Ancient Egypt. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Property of a London art gallery; Ex. French collection, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 370mm x 200mm; Weight: 3.67g
6. EGYPTIAN FRAGMENT OF SANDSTONE FUNERARY STELA
XXV Dynasty 747-664 BC
An Egyptian fragment of a funerary stela. This is likely the second register of the stela: the offerings for the deceased and part of his son's face performing funerary offering are still visible. The deceased son's name is recorded in the hieroglyphic inscription above the scene: “ his beloved son Ptahemheb”. Below this inscription, an attendant is depicted with a head-cone, which is a type of conical ornament used in ancient Egypt. This ornament is often seen in paintings and bas-reliefs but was only confirmed through archaeological evidence in 2009. To the right, a broad register displays votive food offerings, suggesting that the context of this relief served a religious or ceremonial role.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Secret Eye, New York, 1977; Ex. Arte Primitivo, New York, Important Classical, Egyptian, and Asian Antiquities, 8 October 2003, Lot 13; Ex. Donald Wonder (1938-2023), California & New Jersey, thence by descent. A copy of the original paperwork available.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 380mm x 140mm; Weight: 2.9kg Starting Price: £3000
7.
EGYPTIAN WOODEN BUST OF PHARAOH WITH BRONZE COBRA
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A wooden bust of a pharaoh. The face is solemn, with almond-shaped eyes, a defined nose, and full lips that convey a sense of authority. The head is adorned with a headdress, representing the nemes or khepresh, detailed with the frontal bronze cobra. The torso is minimally detailed, and the right hand is in high relief on the chest. Restored.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on UK art market; Ex. Private collection, Germany. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 580mm x 320mm; Weight: 4kg
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price: £10000
A cast and gilded bronze statuette of Isis-Fortuna standing in contrapposto on an integral stepped base. She wears a long, finely pleated chiton bound at the waist, and a high headdress. Her right hand is lowered, while the left supports a cornucopia over her shoulder, filled with fruit and grapes. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 1915, Antiquities, Lot 177.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: Size: 250mm x 50mm; Weight: 280g
8. ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GILDED BRONZE CROWNED ISIS-FORTUNA
9. GRAECO-EGYPTIAN GOLD COILED BRACELET
WITH SNAKE FINIALS
Ca. 225 - 175 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A gold bracelet formed as a coiled band with terminals modelled in the form of a serpent’s head with detailed scales, and recessed eyes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.2.14; E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Hellenistica, 1984, Cat. 172-173.
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 79.3mm x 62.9mm; Weight: 37.53g
10.
ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING
Ca. 332 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £800
A gold ring formed from a single rod of circular-section wire wound into six tight spirals, terminating with a stylised serpent’s head hammered into a flattened, almond-shaped form. The tail end extends into three small coils. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1509.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:12.4mm / US: 1 / UK: B; Weight: 4.31g
11. EGYPTIAN POTTERY VASE
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1307 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A pottery vase with an ovoid body, wheel-made from Nile silt and covered in a pink slip. Each side is decorated with a leaping bull-calf facing left, flanked by floral motifs and framed above and below by three horizontal bands. The shoulder is ornamented with alternating rays and floral motifs, while the tall, slender neck bears six horizontal bands. Finished with a flaring rim and foot. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s 11 June 2003, Lot 11; Ex. Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 135mm x 430mm; Weight: 1970g
12. EGYPTIAN LIFE-SIZE GRANITE ARM OF GOD OR GODDESS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069
Starting Price: £3000
A life-size fragment of a deity statue carved from granite, preserving the left arm. The musculature is subtly defined, with a broad upper part tapering towards a slightly flexed forearm. The grasp the Ankh symbol of eternal Life. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 23.3.1.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Ratton Ladriere, 19 March 2003. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 390mm x 111mm; Weight: 4.73kg
13. EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF MAN WITH WIG
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A stone head of a man wearing a wig, carved from mottled grey granite. The head with oval face, prominent brows, almond-shaped eyes and pursed lips, framed by a tripartite wig incised with vertical striations; mounted on a modern, custom stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 11068.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private NYC collection acquired from Tepper Galleries 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 155mm x 130mm; Weight: 2.87kg
14. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TILES
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2686 - 2181 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A collection of 50 rectangular faience tiles, each with a slightly convex upper face, coated in a turquoise glaze with a projection on the back for attachment. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA66832.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 57.7 - 61.2mm x 35.5 - 39mm; Weight: 1450g
15. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TILES
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2686 - 2181 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A collection of 66 rectangular faience tiles, each with a slightly convex upper face, coated in a turquoise glaze with a projection on the back for attachment. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA66832.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 59 - 63mm x 38 - 39.3mm; Weight: 1850g
16. EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A wooden mummy mask from the lid of an anthropoid coffin, coated in gesso and painted with polychrome pigments. The face is rendered in a dark red hue, with black outlining the eyes, eyebrows, and irises. The sclera is highlighted in white. A broad headdress extends across the forehead, with bands of alternating colours. The back of the mask bears visible traces of attachment, including nail holes. These masks were stylised representations of the deceased, playing an important role in Egyptian funerary practices. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Taher Khorassani collection, Germany, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 270mm x 180mm; Weight: 1kg
17. EGYPTIAN WOODEN PAINTED USHABTI BOX
Starting Price: £800
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
A rectangular wooden ushabti box / case composed of rectangular planks, with a flat top and base. The exterior is decorated with alternating vertical stripes in red, black, and white pigment. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 300mm x 250mm; Weight: 1.37kg
18. LARGE EGYPTIAN WOODEN FIGURINE OF PTAH SOKAR
Starting Price: £800
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
A polychrome wood figure of Ptah-Sokar carved from a single piece of wood with mummiform contours, the figure wears a tripartite wig and false beard. Set on a modern, square-shaped black base. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: Turin Egyptian Museum No. inv.: Suppl. 4, Cat. 2466.
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 520mm x 120mm; Weight: 1.73kg
19. EGYPTIAN LEATHER HAT
Roman Period, Ca. 30 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £500
A leather hat of cylindrical form, made from stitched panels with a prominent central ridge and a reinforced lower edge. Mounted within a modern display frame. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 180mm x 140mm; Weight: 825g
20. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS WITH COPTIC SCRIPT
Ca. 30 BC - AD 400
Starting Price: £500
A collection of papyri inscribed with demotic text in black ink. Demotic was used specifically for writing detailed documents, like accounting, literacy, and religious texts, and represents a movement from standardised hieroglyphs. Demotic was used famously as one of three writings on the Rosetta stone. Framed. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 09.182.54; The British Museum, Museum number EA10026.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Dr. Ulrich Müller collection, Switzerland, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 330mm x 240mm; Weight: 310g
21. EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACE WITH CENTRAL GOLD BEAD
Ca. 1550 - 664 BC
Starting Price: £500
A restrung necklace of elongated turquoise-blue faience beads centring on a faceted bicone-shaped gold bead. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.22.585.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 11.6mm x 279mm; Weight: 35g
22. STUNNING EGYPTIAN GOLD AND FAIENCE PECTORAL NECKLACE
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A broad collar composed of multiple rows of tubular faience beads in green, blue, and earthly tones, interspersed with flat disc spacers and arranged in a graduated semicircular formation. The outermost row is strung with elongated drop-shaped gold beads, suspended vertically to form a fringe. The necklace is restrung on modern thread with a metal clasp. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 08.200.30; Christie’s Live Auction 1735, Ancient Jewelry, 7 December 2006, Lot 220.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240/360mm x 5.3mm; Weight: 56g
23. EGYPTIAN NECKLACE WITH FAIENCE, GOLD AND CARNELIAN BEADS
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A restrung broad collar necklace composed of a row of turquoise-blue faience tubular beads framed by small reddish-brown disc beads. The lower edge features a network of strung elements forming a fringe of interlinked strands. This section incorporates spherical gold, polished carnelian, and dark-coloured stone beads arranged in symmetrical clusters. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private Brooklyn collection, purchased from Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 190mm x 160mm; Weight: 65.16g
24. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACES
Starting Price: £800
Middle Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 2055 - 30 BC
A collection of six restrung faience necklaces. The one on the left is composed of vibrant blue faience disc and globular beads, interspersed with red carnelian spheres; the second consists of annular ribbed beads in the upper section and green and blue in the bottom; the third comprises four loosely bundled strands of yellow-green tubular faience beads interspersed with small discs; the fourth is formed of brownish-black biconical faience beads, spaced with small discs; the fifth is composed of dark spherical beads interspersed with contrasting tubular and rectangular faience beads; the sixth is a single-stranded necklace with alternating sections of green, turquoise, and cobalt beads in globular, disc, and tubular shapes. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 05.4.21a, 11.215.656.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 317mm x 6.6 - 61.3mm; Weight: 121g
25. EGYPTIAN STONE STOPPER WITH YOUNG SUN GOD
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A slender, rare stone stopper with a statuette of Harpocrates. The finely detailed portrait depicts the nude upper body of a young sun god with delineated musculature and the characteristic sidelock of youth draped over his shoulder from a bald head. The overall physiognomy comprises small eyes, a broad nose, and prominent lips. The statuette is atop a column capital adorned with lotus leaves. According to the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians, the sun god was born out of the Nun, the primaeval waters inside a blue lotus flower, which opened to reveal him on the first morning. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Naji Asfar private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 70mm x 25mm; Weight: 40g
26. EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF KING AMASIS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A terracotta head of a male figure of elevated status, likely representing King Amasis. He wears a high, close-fitting cap and displays softly rendered facial features, including downturned eyes, prominent cheekbones, a broad nose, and gently smiling lips. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: Egyptian sculpture of the Late Period, 700 BC - 100 AD. The Brooklyn Museum 1960, Cat. 53, fig. 120 - 122.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 71.6mm x 48.2mm; Weight: 152g
27. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE TILES
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2686 - 2181 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of four rectangular faience tiles, each with a flat face, coated in a pale green glaze. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA66832.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 75.8-75.9mm x 37.6-38mm; Weight: 228.6g
28.
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN INLAID FAIENCE TILES
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ca. 1293 - 1070 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A group of fragments of inlaid faience tiles depicting geometric motifs with differents colours and shapes, most likely from Qantir, New Kingdom. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. James Ede, 2012; with Khawam brothers, Cairo, 1950s, thence European private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 55-95mm x 35-70mm; Weight: 270g.
29. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TILES
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2686 - 2181 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A collection of 27 rectangular faience tiles, each with a slightly convex upper face, coated in a turquoise glaze. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA66832.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 51.9 - 55mm x 26.5 - 31.3mm; Weight: 540g
30. ROMANO-EGYPTIAN RED STONE AMPHORISKOS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A red jasper amphoriskos with a slender neck, rounded body, and two delicate handles that curve from the rim to the shoulder. The vessel has a highly polished surface and carefully balanced proportions reveal the Egyptians’ mastery in stonework and their taste for luxury. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 50mm x 36mm; Weight: 80g
31. EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CUP ON PEDESTAL
Ca. 1938 - 1190 BC
Starting Price: £1000
An Egyptian alabaster conical cup with an enlarged rim. The cup sits on a flat round tall pedestal base. For similar see: Mechanical Engineering in ancient Egypt, Part 49: Alabaster products, fig. 37 International Journal of Emerging Engineering Research and Technology, Volume 5, Issue 4, 2017, PP 1-13.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby’s sale, 05 Jun 2013, lot 58. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 110mm x 75mm; Weight: 295g
32. EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI OF UAHIBRA BORN OF ASETIRIDIES
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £800
A mould-formed faience ushabti standing with fused legs atop an integral rectangular plinth and covered in a pale turquoise-hued glaze. The body gradually widens towards the chest, where the symbolic pick and hoe are held in crossed hands, and a small seed bag is draped over the left shoulder. Small eyes beneath slender brows, a wide nose with flared nostrils, full lips between puffy cheeks, and cupped ears form the sensitive countenance, and the head is topped with a simple tripartite wig. Both the front and back of the body display a column of inscribed hieroglyphics. For similar see: Gl. JANES, World Museum, Liverpool, 2016, 410-411 n° 215. Christie’s, Live Auction 6060, Antiquities, lot. 145, Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. Private collection of Dr. M. N., Bayern, 1940s-1987. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 125mm x 30mm; Weight: 60g
33. EGYPTIAN GRANITE URAEUS SERPENT HEAD
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ca. 1292 - 1190 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A red granite head of a uraeus serpent, cut to reveal remnants of a protuberant eye. The scale of this head suggests that it possibly came from a uraeus that was seated upon a colossal crown of a king, such as the red granite monumental head of Amenhotep III at the British Museum. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum Number: EA15; The Princeton University Art Museum, Accession Number: 1961-290.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from R. Wace, Ancient Art, UK; Ex. Bonhams, London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 80mm x 50mm; Weight: 350g
34. EGYPTIAN INLAID FAIENCE WALL ELEMENT
Starting Price: £8000
New Kingdom, Early 19th Dynasty, Ca. 1321 - 1213 BC
An Egyptian inlaid faience wall element depicting a geometrical pattern. The inlaid designs are in white/cream faience on a pale green background. For similar see: Museo Internazionale delle ceramiche di Faenza, Guida alla sezione del vicino oriente ed Egitto antichi, p. 121, f. 2.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Remy Le Fur and Associes, 10 October 2012, Lot 44. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 350mm x 155mm; Weight: 5.84kg
35. EGYPTIAN ‘AMARNA’ POLYCHROME GLAZED FRIT MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE
New Kingdom, Ca. 1352 - 1336 BC
Starting Price: £500
A polychrome glazed frit mummy bead necklace, composed of disc-shaped beads in alternating hues of blue, green, red, white, and yellow. The necklace is mounted on a card inscribed “Ancient Egyptian Necklace, Egypt Exploration Society, Exactly as found” (almost certainly from Tell el Amarna). Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, Auction 7378, Lot 46, mounted on card labelled “Ancient Egyptian necklace, Egypt Exploration Society, exactly as found” (almost certainly from Tell el Amarna). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 334mm x 195mm; Weight: 70g
36. EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NET
FUNERARY SHROUD
New Kingdom to Late Period, Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £800
A funerary bead net made from faience tubular beads interspersed with small rings in varying shades of green, blue, and turquoise, strung together in a lattice pattern. Red and yellow disc beads form a narrow border along all sides. The net would originally have been placed over the mummy as a protective funerary covering. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 50.17.16.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 505mm x 164mm; Weight: 143g
37. HUGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD WITH LOTUS FLOWERS
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A spherical blue faience bead of substantial size, decorated in low relief with a continuous frieze of downward- and upward-facing lotus flowers. A horizontal ridge bisects the bead’s circumference, separating the two mirrored registers. A vertical perforation runs through the centre. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 30mm x 29mm; Weight: 20g
38. EGYPTIAN GLASS POMEGRANATE VOTIVE VESSEL
Starting Price: £1000
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18th - 19th, Ca. 1550 - 1190 BC
A glass pomegranate votive vessel with a globular dark green body marbled with lighter veining and a flaring crown-shaped mouth accented in opaque yellow. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 44.4.52.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Tajan, 28 Mar 2003, Lot 112. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 16.6 - 73.7mm x 118 - 44mm; Weight: 110g
39. EGYPTIAN COPTIC PAPYRUS WITH GREEK INSCRIPTION
Ca. AD 100 - 400
Starting Price: £300
A papyrus fragment inscribed in ink with several lines of Greek cursive script. Housed between two clear rectangular plexiglass panels secured by corner screws. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.
Size: 200mm x 180mm; Weight: 480g
40. COPTIC SECTION OF CLOTH
Ca. 30 BC - AD 400
Starting Price: £300
A section of woven linen fabric with double bands of red decorative stripes. The textile is worked in a fine, tight weave, with fraying along the shorter end
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 498mm x 345mm; Weight: 27.2g
41. EGYPTIAN GLASS AND FAIENCE BEADS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of three restrung strands of glass and faience beads. The longest strand consists of annular beige beads alternating with long tubular ones, followed by black and red cylindrical beads, and a central section with suspended poppy-shaped pendants and vertical tubes interspersed with faience annular beads. Accompanied by two shorter strands, one formed of orange and white eye beads, the other of alternating orange and blue dropshaped and spherical beads. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 40.9.26; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.22.572.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 2.6 - 4.9mm x 94 - 297mm; Weight: 30g
42. SET OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND CARNELIAN JEWELLERY
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of faience and carnelian jewellery comprising five sections of polychrome disc beads that diverge from a single strand. The assemblage also includes a matched pair of earrings, each with a vertical element and a carnelian poppy-shaped pendant, as well as a beaded fitting with gold-coloured chains. Also present are short strands of assorted beads, loose ring beads in varying colours, and two spherical dangles. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.21.646c.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 327mm x 1.1 - 10mm; Weight: 63g
43. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID FROGS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of five scaraboid amulets in the form of crouching frogs, each perforated lengthwise. From left to right: the first is dark green with yellow mottling and a short oval base; the second is deep blue with red, oversized eyes; the third is brownish-red with stylised detailing and a flat base; the fourth is dark blue with red eyes and ribbed back on a rounded base; the fifth is pale blue on an irregular base. Each base bears an incised design. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.123; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.131.256n.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 4.9-8.1mm x 4.6-9.8mm; Weight: 2.68g
44. EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HORUS AMULET
Starting Price: £500
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
A turquoise faience amulet of Horus depicted standing on a rectangular base with arms held straight at his sides. The god is shown with a striated tripartite wig and a falcon head with a sharp beak. He wears a short kilt with vertical folds, and a back pillar extends the full height of the figure. Pierced horizontally through the back for suspension. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 19784, Entry number: MG 2285.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 71.4mm x 28.3mm; Weight: 16.6g
45. ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PLASTER MASK OF YOUTH
Ca. 30 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £5000
A plaster mask of a youth with a slightly elongated face, well-defined cheekbones, and a gently pointed chin. The large, almond-shaped eyes are framed by finely painted eyebrows that arch above. A straight, narrow nose sits centrally, leading down to full, slightly parted lips. The hair is rendered in thick, textured curls covering the forehead and temples, with deep grooves accentuating volume. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Object Number: 00.2.16; The British Museum, Museum number EA2477; Egitto, splendore millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, Skira 2155, VIII.54, p. 475.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Hans Kamps (1953 - 2023), acquired in 2009; formerly in a German private collection. Mr. Hans Kamps was one of the Dutch foremost art collectors, he was chairman of the ABU from 1999 to 2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 300mm x 190mm; Weight: 1.3kg
46. ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PLASTER MASK OF YOUTH
Ca. 30 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £3000
A plaster mask of a youth with a rounded face and slightly prominent cheeks. The almond-shaped eyes are framed by raised edges, with white sclera and large black irises. A straight nose with a narrow bridge and slightly flared nostrils leads down to small, closed lips that curve subtly at the corners. The hair is rendered with linear grooves extending from the forehead to the crown. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 00.2.37.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Hans Kamps (1953 - 2023), acquired in 2008; formerly in a German private collection. Mr. Hans Kamps was one of the Dutch foremost art collectors, he was chairman of the ABU from 1999 to 2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 140mm; Weight: 1.2kg
47. EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF CONCUBINE
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1976 - 1790 BC
Starting Price: £500
A terracotta female figurine with a slender body and elongated legs, standing with arms held close to the sides. The face is detailed with incised eyes, nose, and mouth, and framed by two rows of striated hair. The chest bears rows of black-painted dots, and additional bands around the upper arms.
For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 15501, Antiquities, 3 July 2018, Lot 8 (type).
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 205mm x 60mm; Weight: 265g
48. EGYPTIAN GLASS TWO-FINGER AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £500
A glass amulet in the form of two extended fingers, each rendered with incised lines marking the joints. The surface is smooth and gently curved, while the underside is flat. Mounted on a modern display stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 66.99.182.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 33.6mm x 13.4mm; Weight: 6.1g
49. EGYPTIAN STONE AMULET OF LOCUST
Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Ca. 305 BC - AD 100
A stone amulet depicting a locust, a creature referenced in the Pyramid Texts and the Book of the Dead. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Private collection London, UK; Ex. Suzanne Tardivat collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 18mm x 60mm; Weight: 17.49g
50. EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI VULTURE AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £800
A vulture amulet carved from lapis lazuli. The bird is standing on an integral rectangular base, its wings folded tightly against the body. The plumage is detailed with incised feather markings across the wings and back, and the head is slightly lowered with a large eye and a curved beak. A ridged suspension channel rises from the back of the neck. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.896.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 39mm x 50mm; Weight: 9.11g
51. SET OF EGYPTIAN GOLD JEWELLERY
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A pair of strands of gold beads. The longer strand consists of small spherical beads with longitudinal incisions. Accompanied by a shorter strand comprising ten stylised animal-shaped beads with prominent coiled tails and short projecting legs. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 3.5mm x 9.2mm; Weight: 15g
52. COLLECTION OF FAIENCE NECKLACES WITH PENDANTS
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A collection of four restrung necklaces composed predominantly of turquoise and dark blue faience beads in tubular and ring forms. Two necklaces are fitted with terracotta pendants in the form of ushabtis, and one strand includes a blue faience head of Hathor set in a gold frame. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 09.180.2482.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 1.1 - 45.3mm x 198 - 345mm; Weight: 45g
53. COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACES
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £800
A group of faience necklaces and bead strands, comprising tubular, disc-shaped, and ring beads in various shades of turquoise blue and green. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 1973.1.709, 56.20.627.2.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 1 - 11.6 mm x 2.5 - 24.9 mm; Weight: 50g
54. LARGE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACES AND BEADS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £800
A collection of restrung bead necklaces and loose strands, composed of a wide variety of bead types including tubular, ring-shaped, disc-shaped, and spherical forms. The assemblage displays a range of colours such as turquoise blue, pale green, beige, black, and reddish brown. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 44.19.131.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 1.6 - 9.4mm x 1.4 - 8.8mm; Weight: 75g
55. EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACE
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1550 BC
Starting Price: £500
A faience necklace restrung with spherical beads in shades of turquoise, green, and blue. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 05.4.21a.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 425mm x 12.5mm; Weight: 107g
Starting Price: £1000
Ca. 450 - 200 BC
A long necklace featuring five central beads: a spherical red glass bead in the centre, flanked by four evil eye beads in blue and white, alternating with gold beads. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 30.115.33; 74.51.6716; 17.194.769; 17.194.727, The British Museum, Museum number 1872,0604.644. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.716.
Publications / Reports: This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 320mm x 15mm; Weight: 122.4g
56. PHOENICIAN BEADED NECKLACE
57. HUGE PHOENICIAN POLYCHROME GLASS HEAD-SHAPED BEAD
Ca. 600 - 400 BC
Starting Price: £1000
. A brightly coloured mosaic glass tubular bead with stylised faces on opposing sides: one rendered in opaque yellow glass, the other in white. Each face features large, circular cobalt blue and white eyes and a prominent projecting nose, set against a dark blue ground decorated with applied white spots. Together with a restrung necklace composed of variegated glass beads in green, blue, amber, black, and yellow tones, including spiral-twist and eye-pattern examples. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.716.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 21.9mm x 14.1mm; Weight: 6g
59. PHOENICIAN GREEN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO DEPICTING EGYPTIAN DEITIES
Starting Price: £1000
Ca. 600 - 300 BC
A green chalcedony intaglio engraved with a triad of Egyptian deities standing frontally, each surmounted by a solar disc. The intaglio is set into a possibly later high carat (21ct) gold ring with a narrow, circular hoop.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 6.5g
60. LARGE GREEK GEOMETRIC POTTERY AMPHORA
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A tall, wide-mouthed amphora featuring an inverted pear shape with applied loop handles protruding from the broad shoulder decorated with depictions of long-legged, open-winged birds, surrounded by decorative bands that fill the area above and below. For similar see: Archeological museum of Athene, Amphora of Dypilon. Athens NM 804
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Sands of Time, Ex. Private NYC collection, acquired prior to 1970. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports : This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 390mm x 270mm; Weight: 2.3kg
61. LARGE CYPRIOT BICHORME AMPHORA WITH CERTIFICATE OF DIETRICH VON BOTHMER
Starting Price: £5000
Ca. 750 - 600 BC
A large example of a wheel-thrown pottery amphora with a flat, circular base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a cylindrical neck with a folded rim, and a pair of thick, arching handles. Several panels with geometric motifs decorate the neck. The body is adorned with coloured concentric bands. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 21841, Antiquities, Lot. 15; MET Museum Accession Number: 74.51.717
Provenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market, New York; Ex. Estate of artist Philip Pearlstein (1924-2022), New York, where acquired from the above in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item is accompanied by a letter from Dietrich von Bothmer, 1985.
Publications / Reports : This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 400mm x 340mm; Weight: 5.39kg
62. CYPRIOT LIMESTONE STATUE OF A VOTARY
Ca. 600 - 500 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A standing figure of a votary carved from limestone, depicted with a broad face and short hair. He wears a close-fitting garment with a segmented edge draped from the left shoulder. His right arm hangs straight at the side, while the left is bent at the elbow and held to the chest. The feet are set upon an integral base. The reverse of the figure is worked flat. Mounted on a modern stand. For similar see: The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Art of ancient Cyprus, Boston, 1972, figs.35, 37, 43; Spiteris, T., The art of Cyprus, London, 1970, p.169; Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985; Karageorghis, V., Early Cyprus, Crossroads of Mediterranean, Los Angeles/Milano, 2002.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the UK art market; from a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000; Ex. Important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 530mm x 145mm; Weight: 7.28kg
63. CYPRIOT STONE VOTIVE FIGURE OF A GODDESS ON A THRONE
Ca. 460 - 450 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A stone statuette of the crowned goddess Astarte, dressed in a peplos and kalathos, seated on a throne holding a baby at her chest. Her raised head is crowned with a laurel wreath. For similar see: Les Antiquités de Chypre, Sculptures, no. 409.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent; previously in a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 200mm x 110mm; Weight: 1.54kg
64.
CYPRIOT STONE HEAD OF A GOD
Ca. 450 - 380 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A limestone head of a male sensitively carved with a sweet visage with generously lidded eyes, a naturalistic nose, and thin lips all crowned by a centrally parted coiffure. His hair is pulled back in a low chignon that forms a crown around his ovoid head. For similar see: Les Antiques de Chypre, sculpture, p. 336, n. 738.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US Art market; pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 90mm x 60mm; Weight: 410g
65. CYPRIOT LIMESTONE FIGURINE OF BULL
Ca. 1500 - 1300 BC
Starting Price: £500
A sculpted limestone head with large almond-shaped eyes, a broad snout with defined nostrils, and short projecting horns. Mounted on a modern acrylic base.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Estate of George S. Mack, Greenwich. Acquired 1980s-early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 180mm x 110mm; Weight: 2.42kg
66. RARE DAUNIAN TWO-SPOUTED ASKOS WITH STRAINER
Ca. 400 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A rare askos with a globular body, cylindrical neck, and a pair of horizontal handles at the midsection. Two vertical spouts rise from the shoulder, one pierced with multiple holes to serve as a strainer. The buff-coloured surface is decorated in dark pigment with linear, curvilinear, and geometric bands, including spirals, meanders, chevrons, and net patterns. A frieze of stylised vegetal motifs, star rosettes, and scattered figural elements encircles the base and midsection. The rim of the neck bears an inscription and a meander pattern, each occupying half of the circumference. For similar see: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1915.529; V. Nizzo, Le Produzioni ceramiche indigene e di tipo misto di area Apula, N. 106, INV. UR 29.
Provenance: Private London collection, B.A.; formerly in pre-2000 European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 405mm x 355mm; Weight: 5.82kg
67. DAUNIAN FUNNEL KRATER WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF
Ca. 550 BC
Starting Price: £800
A terracotta funnel krater with a globular body, flaring rim, and a pair of vertical strap handles rising above the rim, interspersed with applied horn-like lugs. The upper section is painted in dark slip with dense horizontal bands of meander, waves, and lines, a scheme that continues across the handles and lugs. The interior of the funnel is decorated with plain concentric lines. For similar see: G. Volpe, M. J. Strazzulla, D. leone, Storia di archeologia della daunia, in ricordo di Marina Mazzei, 2005, fig. 12 p. 144.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; van Houtlen, Brussels 1995. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 295mm x 285mm; Weight: 3.11kg
68. LARGE DAUNIAN BICHROME JUG
Ca. 550 BC
Starting Price: £300
A large terracotta jug with a globular body, wide flaring mouth, and a single broad strap handle extending from the rim to the shoulder. Decorated in bichrome scheme with concentric bands, diagonally hatched zigzags, and circular motifs on a pale clay ground.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; van Houtlen, Brussels 1995. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 235mm x 220mm; Weight: 1.11kg
69. CARTHAGE TERRACOTTA AMPHORA RED ON WHITE
Ca. 300 - 100 BC.
Starting Price: £500
A terracotta amphora with a large ovoid body that gently tapers towards a thick ring base. The short neck transitions into a slightly everted rim. Two small, looped handles are affixed to the upper body. The surface is decorated with a red-painted geometric pattern over a light background, consisting of parallel bands encircling the shoulder and a frieze of zigzag with dots above. The amphora has a matching terracotta lid with a raised central knob.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. Private collection, Brewern, München, since 1979. Accompanied by a German Export license. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 255mm x 210mm; Weight: 1.61kg
70. ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO DEPICTING A LION IN GOLD RING
Ca. 600 - 500 BC
Starting Price: £1000
An oval banded agate intaglio engraved with the figure of a striding lion facing right, with incised detailing along the mane, body and legs. The stone is mounted in a swivel setting, allowing it to rotate within the terminals. The possibly later high carat gold hoop is composed of a single rod of circular section with thickened ends, drawn up to secure the mount. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Hellenistica, 1984, CAT. 185, P. 280.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:20.57mm / US: 11 / UK: V 1/2; Weight: 8.5g
71. ETRUSCAN BRONZE STRAINER WITH SWAN HANDLE
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £500
A bronze strainer with a hemispherical bowl perforated concentrically at the base. The flat handle is cast in one with the bowl, terminating in an upturned swan-head finial. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 22.139.17.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 230mm x 90mm; Weight: 95g
72. RARE APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH SATYR AND MAENAD BY THE KLEJMAN PAINTER
Ca. 375 - 350 BC
Starting Price: £1500
A large krater with an inverted bell-shaped body that tapers towards a thick, disc-shaped base. Two loop handles extend from the upper body, curving inward. The flared rim is encircled by a band of laurel leaves, while below the handles, large palmettes with tendrils extending outward are symmetrically arranged. Wave pattern encircles the lower section. On Side A, a maenad is depicted moving to the left, wearing a flowing, finely detailed chiton. She holds a mirror in her right hand and a large cluster of grapes in her left. Following her is a nude satyr, holding a patera in his right hand and a wreath in his left. His body is slightly bent forward. Side B presents two ephebi facing each other, both draped in himatia and holding sticks. For similar see: Trendal A.D., Red Figure Vase of Apulia, Plate 17, n. 1 - 4.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Peter van der Elst, Liege, 1987. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 300mm x 310mm; Weight: 2kg
73 APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH DIONYSIAC SCENE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BLACK THYRSUS PAINTER
Ca. 360 - 350 BC
Starting Price: £2500
A red-figure bell-krater attributed to the Black Thyrsus Painter, constructed with a broad bell-shaped body, flaring rim, and disc foot, fitted with two horizontal handles placed just below the rim. The exterior of the rim is decorated with a laurel wreath, while the lower body is bordered with a continuous meander pattern. Each handle is encircled by an ovolo pattern and centred by large palmettes set within volute tendrils. On side A, a Dionysiac thiasos is shown in lively movement. At the centre, a maenad in added white and yellow is depicted dancing and playing the tympanum. She is flanked by two satyrs and maenads in dynamic poses. On side B, three draped youths are shown in calm conversation. For the painter, see John D. Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd edition (1984), pp. 1431- 1434, and J. Boardman, Red-Figure Vases from Athens - The Classical Period. A Handbook (1991), fig. 344.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. French private collection, acquired in 1976 from Pierre Vérité, Paris. This piece is accompanied by Ger- man Export license.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 345mm x 340mm; Weight: 3.38kg
74. APULIAN BELL KRATER
Ca. 400 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A red-figure krater with a flaring lip, concave neck, and deep bell-shaped body tapering into a narrow footed base. The handles rise from the shoulder and curl outward. The area beneath the rim is decorated with a continuous band of laurel leaves, while the lower register features a wave pattern. Large palmettes are painted beneath the handles, framed by vertical scrolling tendrils. On side A, a seated female figure is depicted on a high stool, wearing a finely pleated chiton, her hair arranged in a bun. She extends her left arm towards a standing warrior facing her, who holds a circular shield. His right arm is raised in a gesture of salutation or conversation. On side B, two draped youths stand in profile, engaged in conversation. Restored.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 380mm x 360mm; Weight: 3.86kg
75. ATTIC KYLIX WITH PALMETTES
Ca. 520 - 500 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A black-figured kylix with a shallow cup tapering towards the footed base. The vessel is equipped with slightly upturned handles on opposite sides. A frieze of palmettes runs across the outside, while the interior features a reserved tondo with a black ring with a central dot. For similar see: Miscellaneous number: 17056, Boardman, La ceramica attica a figure nere, 206, Hydria del Gruppo di Leagros. Gigantomachia. n. 161.2, Pittore di Andokides, (Type of Palmetta).
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. NYC collection. Ex. F. F. gallery, NYC, before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 210mm x 70mm; Weight: 180g
76. GNATHIAN PELIKE WITH LADY OF FASHION
Ca. 350 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £500
A black-glazed terracotta pelike with a pear-shaped body on a footed base, a tall neck with everted rim, and twin vertical strap handles joining the shoulder to the neck. The upper body is decorated in added white, yellow, and red with a female profile facing left, flanked by scrolls, above a dotted border and beneath two friezes: one of tongue pattern and another of alternating white/yellow and red blocks. For similar see: M. Rubinich, Ceramica e coroplastica della magna grecia nella Collezione de Brandis, 2006, Cat. 64, p. 21; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 41.162.273.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 240mm x 145mm; Weight: 710g
77. ATTIC SKYPHOS WITH OWLS AND LAUREL LEAVES
Ca. 450 BC
Starting Price: £800
A wheel-thrown terracotta skyphos with horizontal handles and a ring base, decorated in the red-figure technique. The body is decorated with a central owl flanked by stylised laurel branches on both sides. For similar see: Musée Saint-Raymond, Inventory number 26138.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the English art market; Wilson Jenikin, London 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 145mm x 70mm; Weight: 125g
78. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SPEARHEAD
Ca. 1200 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £500
A cast bronze spearhead with an elongated, triangular blade with a prominent midrib. It terminates in a crescent-shaped openwork guard, extending into a short, tapering tang.
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 420mm x 60mm; Weight: 370g
79. GREEK SILVER PHALERA WITH MEDUSA HEAD
Ca. 400 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A silver circular phalera with central gorgoneion in repoussé, framed by six hemispherical rivets evenly spaced around the upper section. The gorgon’s face is rounded with full cheeks, large almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows, a straight nose, and a slightly parted mouth with defined lips. The hair is rendered in flowing locks radiating outward.
For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7659, Antiquities, 13 October 2008, Lot 37.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 185mm x 185mm; Weight: 150g
80. RARE GREEK SILVER JAR
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A jar with an ovoid body with a pointed base. The fluted body is decorated with protruding knots under the neck, which is embellished with moulded raised lines. For similar see: Sotheby’s, Master Sculpture from Four Millennia, 3 July 2024, Lot 33 (shape).
Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; Ex, Oliver Hoare, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 165mm x 105mm; Weight: 255g.
81. RARE HELLENISTIC PYRAMIDAL PENDANT IN GOLD MOUNT
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A large pyramidal semi-precious stone pendant set in a gold mount, adorned with gold pellets arranged in vertical lines. The gold top is pierced horizontally and decorated with a wave-shaped gold thread.
Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: 40mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g.
82. EASTERN GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN NECKLACE
Ca. 1st millennium BC
Starting Price: £5000
A necklace composed of striated agate and carnelian beads, alternating with openwork gold beads, creates a colour balance that was extremely fashionable in antiquity, where red was often combined with gold. The beads feature geometric shapes such as tubular, diamond-shaped, circular, and elongated. The necklace is secured at the back with a hook and hoop mechanism. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 4925, Antiquities, Lot 345.
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: 255/510mm x 18mm; Weight: 50g.
83. HELLENISTIC CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOS
Ca. 300 - 200 BC
Starting Price: £500
An amphoriskos made using the core-forming technique, with a dark body tapering to a pointed base and a short cylindrical neck flaring to a wide mouth. Two applied handles extend from the shoulder to the neck. The surface is decorated with a feathered pattern of marvered white, red, and yellow threads drawn into vertical festoons across the body. Comes with a modern display stand.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 102mm x 54mm; Weight: 138g
84. ATTIC RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH OWLS
Ca. 450 BC
Starting Price: £800
A terracotta skyphos with a deep, slightly flaring body, a flat base, and two horizontally extending handles positioned at the upper section. The exterior is decorated in the red-figure technique, with two owls facing forward, their round eyes accentuated with added black circles and their bodies marked with short incised lines suggesting feathers. Stylised olive branches with elongated leaves extend upward on either side. A horizontal band runs along the lower edge, separating the decorative field from the unpainted lower body and foot. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 41.162.100; Christie’s, Live Auction, 7207, Antiquities, 25 October 2012, Lot 266.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 70mm x 130mm; Weight: 130g
85. APULIAN PLATE WITH LADY OF FASHION
Ca. 350 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £500
A shallow red-figure terracotta plate on a stepped foot, with broad offset rim, the tondo decorated with the female head in the so-called ‘Lady of Fashion’ type in added white, ochre, and red, framed by concentric bands of linear and wave motifs; the rim ornamented with black tongues. For similar see: The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Inv. 1984.52; Christie’s, Online Auction 14572, Storied Treasures: Antiquities from The Toledo Museum Of Art, 26 October 2016, Lot 38.
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the English art market; Wilson Jenikin, London 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 215mm x 45mm; Weight: 450g
86. SCYTHIAN OR THRACIAN GOLD
INLAID BRONZE DOUBLE HEAD HAMMER
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £2000
A bronze double-headed hammer with an S-shaped form, each end terminating in an opposite beast-shaped head, one facing upward and the other downward, both with a dorsal crest along the neck. The central round socket is reinforced with a raised ridge with pointed protrusions. Gold inlays form a series of vertical lines along the shaft.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 175mm x 25mm; Weight: 225g
87. SCYTHIAN BRONZE APPLIQUE GRIFFON-SHAPED
Ca. 500 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £300
A bronze appliqué in the shape of a stylised griffon, featuring an elongated body with openwork elements extending along the back. For similar see: L’Or des Scythes, Tresore de Musee Sovietics, Paris 1975, Cat. 108, pg. 168.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000.
Size: 160mm x 50mm; Weight: 85g
88.
IRON
Ca. 500 BC
AGE LONG SWORD
Starting Price: £500
A long iron sword with a narrow blade of near-parallel edges, tapering to a sharply defined point. The base of the blade leads into a broad, flat tang of rectangular profile, intended for insertion into a separate hilt. For similar see: British Museum Museum number 1989,0302.3.
Provenance: Private London collection acquired on the European art market prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 480mm x 35mm; Weight: 325g
89. VIKING SILVER RITUAL MASK
Ca. AD 900 - 1000
Starting Price: £1000
A silver mask of elongated form with incised and repoussé facial features, including a pronounced linear nasal ridge, a rectangular slit for the mouth, and two circular perforations for the eyes.
Provenance: Private London collection acquired on the European art market prior to 2000.
Size: 80-60mm x mm; Weight: 15g
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £5000
A circular bronze phalera depicting the head of Medusa in high relief. The face is rounded with full cheeks, a slightly upturned nose, and large, wide-set eyes gazing forward. The mouth is subtly curved, forming a neutral expression. The hair consists of thick, curling locks radiating outward from the forehead, framing the face and extending to the edge of the circular border. Two serpents encircle the lower portion, their bodies forming a continuous loop. The upper edge features three holes for attachment. The appliqué comes in a custom-made presentation box. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1867,0510.2, 1892,0121.22.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired in 2001 in London; originated from a private UK collection from the 1940s-1950s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This piece is accompanied by an Analysis and Metallographic report by Dr Peter Northover..
Size: 25mm x 130mm; Weight: 95g
90. ROMAN BRONZE PHALERA WITH MEDUSA
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £10000
A bronze helmet of Corinthian type, hammered from a single sheet to form a seamless, domed structure with a contoured profile. The front side features a pair of elongated, almond-shaped eye cut-outs flanking a vertically projecting nose-guard. The flared cheekpieces curve outward and taper to rounded points, framing the lower face while leaving space at the mouth and chin. The rim is drawn low at the sides and back, offering extended coverage of the jawline and nape. The crown is fitted with two rectangular bronze plaques, each with attachment points at all four corners, likely intended for the attachment of a crest or plume. For similar see: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024.63; Christie’s, Live Auction 2450, Antiquities, 9 June 2011, Lot 76.
Provenance: Private UK collection; ex. European private collection. formerly with Joseph Mairitisch, Vienna 1970s-1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy..
Size: Size: 220mm x 210mm; Weight: 645g
91. SUPERB GREEK CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET
92. CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A bronze helmet of Chalcidian type, with a high crown and a reinforced horizontal ridge running around the circumference. A pronounced raised band extends above the brow, curving upward at the centre. The front features arched eye openings and a short, downward-sloping nasal guard. Hinged cheek guards extend from either side. A flared neck guard extends from the back, curving downward and slightly outward. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.2468; Bonhams, Antiquities, 4 July 2024, Lot 120.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European private collection. formerly with Bo Ive, Denmark 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 310mm x 240mm; Weight: 1.11kg
93. ETRUSCAN BRONZE HELMET MONTEFORTINO TYPE
Ca. 400 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A bronze helmet of the Montefortino type, featuring a domed form that closely resembles a jockey cap. The helmet consists of a one-piece bowl constructed from cast and hammered bronze. The apex is crowned with a protruding knob, serving as a decorative and functional element. The rim of the helmet is outwardly turned and subtly flared at the rear. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1873,0820.226; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2015.758.1.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European private collection. formerly with Erwin Richter, Vienna 1970s-1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 255mm x 200mm; Weight: 755g
94. CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A bronze helmet of Chalcidian type, with a high crown and a reinforced horizontal ridge running around the circumference. A pronounced raised band extends above the brow, curving upward at the centre. The front features arched eye openings and a short, downward-sloping nasal guard. Hinged cheek guards extend from either side. A flared neck guard extends from the back, curving downward and slightly outward.
For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.2468; Bonhams, Antiquities, 4 July 2024, Lot 120.
Provenance: Provenance: Private London collection acquired on the European art market prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 350mm x 270mm; Weight: 1.7kg
94A. ROMAN MARBLE STATUE OF EPHEBUS
Ca. AD 150
Starting Price: £8000
A finely executed marble torso representing the fragmentary figure of a youthful male, most likely an ephebe. It is preserved from the neck to mid-thigh, with both arms and the lower legs missing. The sculpture, carved in fine-grained white marble, displays a warm, subtly variegated surface and retains light patination in several recessed areas, including the underarms, indicating age and long-term exposure to environmental agents. The figure is rendered in contrapposto, with the weight subtly shifted to the left leg, the right leg set slightly forward and relaxed. This is particularly visible in the tilt of the hips and the gentle curvature of the lower abdomen, conveying a sense of latent movement. The musculature is idealised, with smooth planes and understated transitions rather than anatomical exaggeration. The thorax is broad and gently modelled, with the pectorals moderately defined but not hypertrophic. The delineation of the costal arch and oblique lines suggests an attentive observation of youthful anatomy, characteristic of Roman classicising tendencies. Fo similar see: C. Gasparri, M.A. Tomei, Museo palatino Le Collezioni, Electa Editore, 2014, Statua di Dioniso, Cat. 129, p. 325; AA. VV., I Borghese e l'antico, Skira Editore, Fauno che suona il flauto, 2011, Cat. 30, p. 302.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection, since the 1990s.
94B. ROMAN MARBLE STATUE OF VENUS
Ca. AD 100 - 200
Starting Price: £6000
A marble nude female figure, likely representing Venus. It is intricately carved from fine white marble. The body exhibits soft modelling and a slight contrapposto, which highlights the gentle sway of the hips and the rounded buttocks. The breasts and abdomen are delicately formed, with the navel and lumbar area subtly indicated. The piece is broken at the neck, arms, and thighs, with no surviving attributes or drapery. It is mounted on a modern wood and metal base, and the surface is well preserved. For similar see: S . Settis, C. Gasparri, I Marmi Torlonia, Collezionare capolavori, Electa Editore, 2021, Gruppo di Ermafrodito e Satiro, fig. 8 p. 117; C. Gasparri, M.A. Tomei, Museo palatino Le Collezioni, Electa Editore, 2014, Statua d Ninfa, Cat. 106, p. 293.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection, since the 1990s.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 33 cm with stand, 58 cm without stand
95. OVER LIFE-SIZE ROMAN
MARBLE HEAD OF NOBLEWOMAN
Ca. AD 100 - 200
Starting Price: £4000
A marble head of a noblewoman, inspired by a Greek bronze statue, with idealised facial features. The smooth forehead transitions into delicately arched eyebrows above deeply set eyes, which lack pupils. The straight nose has a slightly rounded tip, while the small, full lips are gently pressed together. The cheeks are softly contoured, leading to a rounded chin. The hair is arranged in thick, parallel waves, parted at the centre and wrapped around the head in a structured manner. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 30.11.13; I Borghese e L'antico, Skira 2011, Cat. 37, l'Ermafrodito stante.
Provenance: Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 490mm x 250mm; Weight: 25kg+
Starting Price: £10000
Julio-Claudian Period, Ca. 27 BC - 68 AD
A marble head of a youthful male with idealised features. Notice that the sculptor presents this individual's visage with clean-shaven skin and handsome features such as deep-set eyes, an aquiline nose (losses as shown), slightly parted lips, soft facial planes, and closely cropped, wavy hair. The classic features and treatment of the eyes suggest that the head was created during the Julio-Claudian Period.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Dino and Raffaello Tomasso Gallery; UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.. Size: 570 x 230 mm; Weight: 20+Kg (with stand)
96. RARE OVER-LIFE SIZE ROMAN HEAD OF A NOBLEMAN
Ca. AD 68 - 112
Starting Price: £10000
A marble head of Salonia Matidia, niece of Emperor Trajan and mother-in-law of Emperor Hadrian, depicted with finely carved features and idealised youthful traits. Her wide, almond-shaped eyes and small, softly modelled lips are framed by delicately incised hair, crowned with an elaborate coiffure of thick radiating waves drawn back into a complex braided chignon at the nape. For similar see: S. Settis, C. Gasparri, I Marmi Torlonia, Collezione Capolavori, Cat. 13, p. 156. Electa, 2021; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 27.122.4; Musei Capitolini, Inv. Scu 889.
Provenance: Property of an Art Professional, acquired on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: Size: 420mm x 240mm; Weight: 37.1kg
97. ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF SALONIA MATIDIA
Starting Price: £10000
98. PALMYRIAN LIMESTONE CROWNED PRINCE EX CHRISTIE’S Roman Period, Ca. 200 BC - AD 100
A limestone figure of a youth standing on an integral rectangular base, clad in a long himation falling in cascading folds. His right hand is brought across the chest, grasping the edge of the garment, while the left arm hangs along the body. The youthful face is rendered with large almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth, and softly modelled cheeks. The hair is arranged in short, stylised locks encircled by a laurel wreath. For similar see: A. Hermary and J. R. Mertens, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, Stone Sculpture, Cat. 90, 122, 163.
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a private UK collection; Ex. Christie’s King Street 1998, lot 227. This piece is accompanied by the Art Loss Register Certificate - S00219593.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 1070mm x 320mm; Weight: 65.2kg
99. NEOCLASSICAL BUST OF ROMAN EMPEROR
Ca. AD 1780 - 1850
Starting Price: £3000
A marble bust of a Roman emperor, wearing a tunic and cuirass with lappets covering the shoulder. Draped over the cuirass is a paludamentum, the military cloak of high-ranking officials, fastened at the right shoulder with a large circular fibula. The paludamentum is rendered with deeply carved folds, falling diagonally across the chest, with the hem finished in a fringed border. The bust terminates in an integral, turned socle with moulded rings at the neck and base. The reverse is extensively hollowed.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the UK art market; Ex. Dino and Raffaello Tomasso collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 650mm x 590mm; Weight: 63.6kg
100. ROMAN MARBLE CAPITAL WITH ACANTHUS LEAVES
Ca. AD 1 - 50
Starting Price: £500
A column capital carved in Proconnesian marble. The lower register is adorned with alternating open and closed palmettes emerging from scrolling water leaves. Above, an Ionic kyma frieze encircles the abacus, composed of thin shells adhering closely to the ovules.
Provenance: Private London collection, B.A.; formerly in pre-2000 European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 750mm x 500mm; Weight: over 150kg
101. LARGE ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF CUPID HOLDING GRAPESEX R. SORGE COLLECTION
Ca. 200 AD
Starting Price: £5000
A finely carved in extremely high relief ‘virtually in the round’ section of a marble sarcophagus depicting the god Eros (Roman Cupid) or one of the Erotes (Roman Cupids) holding a large bunch of har- vested grapes in his left hand. Eros, depicted as a nude cherub, is posed standing in contrapposto, with his weight shifted to his left leg, one arm angled to carry the fruit of the vine, the other miss- ing its forearm, perhaps once carrying more grapes (a common theme of Hellenistic and Roman art) or his bow. In addition to possessing an impressive understanding of anatomy and an ability to render flesh from stone, the sculptor of this piece was skilled in communicating naturalism in Cupid’s facial features - generous- ly lidded, almond-shaped eyes, apple cheeks, pudgy nose, and full lips - framed by a wavy coiffure adorned by a leafy crown. Eros was the mischievous yet endearing god of love and, accord- ing to some classical writers, a son of the goddess Aphrodite.
Provenance: Property of a Central London Gallery, acquired by a British private collector, formerly in a NYC collection, Ex. R. Sorge collection, Germany, 1980s, Ex. German collection, Munich, 2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.
Size: L:700mm / W:260mm ; 37.35kg
102. ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF WITH SOLDIER
Ca. AD 100
Starting Price: £3000
A beautiful relief carved marble panel featuring a helmeted soldier and robed man, both in profile with their heads to the right. The first man is slightly higher in placement, perhaps suggesting higher status, such as a general. His face is thin, consisting of an aquiline nose and short beard and curly coiffure. The top of his robe or toga is draped around his shoulders. Before him is the soldier with a curly beard who wears a crested helmet. Perhaps this scene depicted a procession or event marking a military triumph. The Romans developed new forms of public monuments to celebrate their military victories, including arches and columns. These architectural masterpieces have been found throughout the Roman Empire and are often relief carved with Roman soldiers. This fragment may come from one such relief and is an impressive testament to Roman military and artistic achievements.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in a US collection of A.G: acquired from Fortuna Fina Arts gallery, New York. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: L:443mm (without stand) / W:304mm; 44kg (with stand).
103. GREEK EGYPTIAN QUARTZITE FEMALE HEAD
Ca. 400 - 200 BC
Starting Price: £500
A carved quartzite head of a female, with a rounded face, prominent cheekbones, and a slightly parted mouth. The eyes are almond-shaped with defined lids, and the hair is arranged in tight, wavy strands drawn back from the forehead.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, 25 Apr 2007, lot 47; sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology; acquired in Egypt between 19561958. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 73mm x 51mm; Weight: 254.4g
104. HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF APHRODITE
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £800
A marble head of Aphrodite with a softly rounded face. Her hair is styled in thick, wavy locks, and drawn back into a low chignon. The smooth forehead transitions gently to the prominent brow ridge. The eyes are almond-shaped with defined upper and lower lids. The nose is straight and the lips are closed, forming a subtle bow shape. The chin is rounded and proportional. Mounted on a custom-made modern display stand.
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 165mm x 130mm; Weight: 3.53kg
105. ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH FEMALE PORTRAIT
Ca. AD 180 - 220
Starting Price: £1000
A silver circular plaque with a relief portrait of a female. The portrait shows her with a slight tilt of the head and a downcast gaze, highlighting a prominent nose and her signature coiffure of waved hair gathered in an elegant updo. The plaque is set within a gold pendant frame with a twisted border, a flat, undecorated underside, and a large suspension loop consisting of three twisted bands mirroring the border’s design.
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.
Size: 30mm x 20mm; Weight: 13g
106. ROMAN MARBLE STELE DEPICTING
A SOLDIER
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A marble funerary stele carved with a standing figure of a Roman soldier in a short tunic. The reverse is worked flat, indicating architectural placement against a wall or within a tomb. For similar see: Clemens Sels Museum Neuss, Inventory Number R3825.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 335mm x 130mm; Weight: 1.96kg
107. EASTERN GREEK SILVER SHALLOW BOWL WITH MESOMPHALOS
Ca. 500 - 400 BC
Starting Price: £800
A silver bowl with a broad, outward-flaring rim. The interior features a raised central boss, a mesomphalos, surrounded by eight evenly spaced, almond-shaped lobes extending radially. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 47.100.84, 55.122.1.
Provenance: Private London collection, Ex. F. H. Piket collection, the Netherlands, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 45mm x 145mm; Weight: 135g
108. EASTERN GREEK SILVER PHIALE
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £500
A silver phiale with a shallow, wide body and a slightly convex base. The gently flaring rim extends outward, forming a broad lip with a smooth, unadorned surface. The body presents a series of horizontal ridges encircling the lower portion. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9380, Antiquities, Lot 501.
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85mm x 30mm; Weight: 60g
109. EASTERN GREEK SILVER PHIALE
Ca. 500 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £500
A silver phiale with a shallow, wide body and a slightly convex base. The gently flaring rim extends outward, forming a broad lip with a smooth, unadorned surface. The body presents a series of horizontal ridges encircling the lower portion. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9380, Antiquities, Lot 501.
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85mm x 30mm; Weight: 70g
110. RARE GREEK SILVER OINOCHOE WITH WINGED LIONS
Ca. 500 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A silver oinochoe with a pear-shaped body that tapers towards a narrow neck and expands into a wide, flaring rim. The vessel stands on a circular foot with a flat, broad base. A prominent vertical handle extends from the rim to the shoulder, curving outward and terminating in a detailed lion head attachment with deeply incised features. A horizontal decorative band encircles the lower section of the body, engraved with winged lions in profile, alternating with symmetrical palmette motifs.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. P. Vérité collection, Paris, France, acquired in 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 190mm x 100mm; Weight: 340g
111. HELLENISTIC SILVER GILT SHALLOW BOWL
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A shallow silver bowl with wide, gently sloping sides and a rounded base. The interior features concentric bands of parcel-gilt decoration, with the central medallion displaying a rosette encircled by a border of leaves, framed by a wavy pattern. The outermost band consists of repetitive scrolling motifs. The exterior remains plain. For similar see: Pfommer M., Metalwork from the Hellenized East: Catalogue of the Collections 1969.113.
Provenance: Private UK collection, Tollmann collection, Germany, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 35mm x 200mm; Weight: 435g
112. ROMAN MILLEFIORI GLASS BOWL
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £3000
A millefiori glass bowl with a shallow, wide body and an everted rim. The surface displays vibrant polychromy, composed of fused cane sections in opaque white, yellow, red, green, and black creating a swirling pattern across the body. The arrangement of the cane sections varies in density, with some areas displaying tightly packed geometric elements, while others reveal a looser composition of elongated streaks and interwoven shapes. For similar see: North Hertfordshire Museum, Object number 2018.6.11.
Provenance: Private European collection; formerly acquired on the London art market in 2004. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 35mm x 180mm; Weight: 215g
113. HELLENISTIC SOLID GOLD RING DEPICTING NOBLEWOMAN
Ca. 300 - 250 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A gold ring with an oval bezel engraved with a profile bust of a noblewoman facing left. She is shown with a coiffure of tightly arranged braids drawn back over the crown and secured in a bun, with a long plait falling behind the ear. Her facial features are finely rendered, and she wears a draped garment. The hoop is broad and flat. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Hellenistica, 1984, Museo di taranto inv. 54.117, Cat. 210
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 11.17g
114. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING A GODDESS
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £2000
A red intaglio engraved with the profile bust of a female deity facing left, wearing a wreath on stylised hair arranged in parallel, radiating locks. She has rounded cheeks, a straight nose, large almond-shaped eyes, and slightly parted lips. The intaglio is set into a substantial gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 17.46g
115. ROMAN SOLID GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING GRYLLOS
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
An oval red carnelian intaglio engraved with a gryllos composed of a bird-like figure with an elongated neck and head held high, long legs, and a human head emerging from the base of the neck, both facing the same direction. The body is hybrid, combining avian and horn-like features, with a tail resembling that of a peacock. The intaglio is set into a bezel of a gold ring with a hoop tapering gradually towards the back.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s, Munich. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 10.37g
116. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO DEPICTING NOBLEMAN IN PROFILE
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £500
An amethyst intaglio depicting the profile bust of a nobleman facing left, his head slightly thrust forward. The face is elongated, with an aquiline nose, pronounced lips, and deep-set eyes. His hair is arranged in layered locks combed forward along the brow. The intaglio is set into an oval bezel within a gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop and a flat interior.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:13.67mm / US: 2 1/2 / UK: E; Weight: 4.87g
117. PAIR OF HELLENISTIC/ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £400
A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a discoid upper element inset with white inlay, framed by a twisted wire border. The disc is attached at the base to a horizontal bar, from the underside of which three loops are fixed for the suspension of pendants. The reverse is fitted with curved ear wire secured by soldered mounts. For similar see: P. Giulierini, M. Giacco, Museo Archeologico di Napoli, la collezione magnagrecia, Electa, Inv. 126423, p. 319.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.
Size: 26.1mm x 11.9mm; Weight: 4.4g
118. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH ANTELOPE
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £800
A gold ring with an oval bezel engraved with a depiction of a grazing antelope facing left. The animal is shown with defined musculature, long, backwards sweeping horns and a short tail. The hoop is broad and tapers evenly towards the back.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:15.49mm / US: 4 3/4 / UK: J; Weight: 5.48g
119. ROMAN INTAGLIO RING DEPICTING FAUSTINA JUNIOR WITH DIADEM
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A gold ring with a D-section round hoop featuring a central ridge enlarged on the flat shoulders to form a round bezel, whichj secures a carnelian intaglio depicting a bust in profile of Faustina Junior wearing a long dress and a veil to cover the head.
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:13.83mm / US: 2 3/4 / UK: E 1/2; Weight: 8.43g
120. ROMAN GARNET INTAGLIO WITH GRYLLOS IN GOLD RING
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A garnet intaglio engraved with a figure of Gryllos shown in profile, combining a human head with the body of a cockerel. The intaglio is set into a deep circular bezel of a possibly later high carat (21ct) gold ring with a slender, polygonal hoop.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 6.55g
121. ROMAN GOLD
RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING GRYLLOS
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £1500
A carnelian intaglio with a depiction of a gryllos, combining rooster legs with a human torso. The engraved design portrays a hybrid figure standing in profile, holding a lyre with detailed strings and a small head crowned by stylised hair or a headdress. The intaglio is oval in shape, with a smooth polished surface. The intaglio is set in a gold ring with a circular bezel, encircled by a raised border. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with ridged, segmented bands that taper into a plain, rounded hoop. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 233.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s.
Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 10g
122. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price: £300
A gold ring with an oval bezel set with a red garnet cabochon. The gem is enclosed in a plain setting. The hoop gradually widens towards the shoulders. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 399.
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.
Size: D:12mm / US: 1/2 / UK: A; Weight: 2.23g
123. ROMAN MATCHED PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS
Ca. AD 300
Starting Price: £300
A matched pair of gold earrings, each composed of a round-section hoop embellished with a crescent-shaped element with inward-scrolled terminals, and a tapering pendant in the form of a pinecone suspended below. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.3948.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.
Size: 28.7mm x 10.3mm; Weight: 3.11g
124. PAIR OF MATCHING ROMAN EARRINGS WITH CABOCHONS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £300
A matched pair of gold earrings, each centred with a garnet cabochon in a circular cell enclosed by a twisted wire border. The disc is attached to a twisted hoop with a fastening mechanism and finished with a vertical cluster of granulated spheres.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s
Size: 20.5mm x 16.3mm; Weight: 3.06g
125. ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN EMPEROR IN GOLD RING
Ca. AD 50 - 200
Starting Price: £400
A carnelian intaglio engraved with the left-facing portrait of an emperor, with an elongated face, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and striated hair. The intaglio is set into an oval-shaped cell within a rectangular, possibly later high carat (21 ct) gold bezel mounted on a slender circular hoop. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 272.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 3.69g
126. PAIR OF ROMAN OLIVE GREEN GLASS AMPHORISKOI
Starting Price: £5000
Egypt or Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 4th century AD
A pair of olive green glass amphoriskoi, each with dark bluish-green handles and trail, both blown into a one-piece mould, the shallow funnel mouth decorated with an applied trail below, with a cylindrical neck and sloping shoulders, the cylindrical body tapering inwards towards a bulbous knop, the body with wheel-abraded decoration arranged in three horizontal registers, including triple strokes capped by a V formed of double lines and pseudo-oval facets, double vertical lines, and lastly triple strokes alternating with pseudo-oval facets, each register separated by horizontal lines. For similar see: The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 74.1.25.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, 28 April 2010, Lot 205; Ex. Dr Gonick & M. Wirth Collection, Geneva, Switzerland, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 68mm x 190mm; Weight: 455g
127.
RARE LATE ROMAN GREEN GLASS STAR-SHAPED DISH
Ca. AD 300 - 600
Starting Price: £1000
A pale green translucent glass dish with a star-shaped form, featuring eleven evenly spaced rounded points extending from the body. The broad, shallow surface slopes gently towards a central depression. The dish stands on a short, flared foot with a concave underside.
Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 25mm x 180mm; Weight: 175g
128. ROMAN MOULD-BLOWN GLASS JUG
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £2000
A deep aubergine mould-blown glass jug with a cylindrical neck, flaring rim, and a single applied handle drawn up and folded at the top. The shoulder is decorated with a frieze of radiating tongues, while the central register displays vegetal scrolls in relief. The base is encircled by concentric circles with a central boss, surrounded by a further band of tongues in relief. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 12.212.3.
Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 100mm x 60mm; Weight: 80g
129. ROMAN AUBERGINE GLASS RIBBED FLASK
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £500
An aubergine-coloured glass bottle with an onion-shaped body, elongated cylindrical neck, and plain, upright rim. The body is subtly faceted with vertical ribbing that converges on the slightly concave base.
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 150mm x 100mm; Weight: 270g
130. ROMAN GLASS APPLE-SHAPED UNGUENTARIUM
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £300
A pale green translucent glass unguentarium with an apple-shaped body and a slightly concave base. The cylindrical neck is subtly constricted above the shoulder and terminates in an outward-folded rim. For similar see: Anastassios Antonaras, Ancient Glasses in the Paul Getty Museum, 2025, Inv. 338.
Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s.
Size: 130mm x 70mm; Weight: 60g
131. ROMAN BROWNISH GLASS BOWL
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £300
A bowl in translucent brownish glass. The vessel has a rounded base with a deep central recess, and a thick horizontal ridge encircles the body just below the midpoint.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Jean-David Cahn Auktionen.
Size: 88.2mm x 34.4mm; Weight: 50g
132. ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM WITH CASE
Ca. 30 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A translucent green glass unguentarium with a rounded body, short neck, and pronounced rim. Covered with a papyrus wrapping, secured around the shoulder and neck. For similar see: The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number 1915-1897.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Millon & Associes 19 April 2010.
Size: 46mm x 52.7mm; Weight: 15g
133. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO
DEPICTING ARTEMIS AND A DEER
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
A red intaglio engraved with the figure of Diana standing in profile to the left, holding a bow and quiver. She leans against a column and is accompanied by a deer. The stone is set within a plain oval bezel of a gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s, Munich. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 10.29g
134. ROMAN GOLD INTAGLIO RING WITH EROTIC SCENE
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
A gold ring with an oval bezel enclosing a carnelian intaglio engraved with an erotic scene.
A nude female figure is shown at the right in a reclining posture with one leg raised, facing a nude standing male figure opposite, depicted with an erect phallus directed towards her.
A footed amphora in the background. The hoop thickens at the shoulders and then tapers gradually towards the back.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 5.04g
135. ROMAN GOLD RING
WITH HERACLES FIGHTING THE NEMEAN LION
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £1000
An oval, translucent chalcedony intaglio depicting Heracles in combat with the Nemean lion. The hero is shown nude, striding left, and grapples the lion by its head and mane. The beast rears up, its forelegs raised, locked in the struggle. The intaglio is framed within a plain collet of a substantial hoop with a tapering profile. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 306.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 9.3g
136. OUTSTANDING ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCRIPT Q.I.C.
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £800
A gold ring with a flat, broad hoop featuring three engraved Roman capital letters Q·I·C· separated by interpuncts. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 231, 477; Christie’s, Live Auction, 7207 Antiquities, Lot 228.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:15.39mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; Weight: 5.44g
137. ROMAN GOLD PENDANT MANUS FICA
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £300
A gold pendant modelled in the form of a clenched hand with the thumb thrust between the index and middle finger, known as the manus fica gesture. The hand is rendered in relief with subtle modelling of the knuckles and fingers, and the loop above is formed of a triple-ribbed suspension ring.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s.
Size: 18mm x 8.8mm; Weight: 1.18g
138. ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH BANDED AGATE CABOCHON
Ca. AD 300
Starting Price: £300
A gold pendant set with an oval banded agate cabochon. The stone displays a bright orange central zone framed by outer bands in greyish white, seated within an oval cell bordered by a raised fluted frame. The pendant is surmounted by a separately attached rosette-shaped suspension element.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: 23mm x 14.9mm; Weight: 2.43g
139. ROMAN PERIOD GLASS PENDANT
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £300
A pendant composed of a rod of cobalt blue glass with a fluted cylindrical body and bluntly finished ends. It is encased in a gold frame with a wavy band tightly encircling the middle and rising into a plain suspension loop at the top.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s.
Size: 15.6mm x 33mm; Weight: 6.94g
140. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH DARK STONE INTAGLIO DEPICTING CUPID
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £600
A dark stone intaglio engraved with nude Cupid in profile playing a double flute (aulos). The stone is housed in a high rectangular box bezel framed by a granulated border. The flat-sectioned hoop secures the bezel between voluted terminals.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 5.41g
141. EASTERN ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EMERALD INTAGLIO DEPICTING TYCHE
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price: £800
An emerald intaglio engraved with the left-facing bust of Tyche, identifiable by the mural crown atop her head. The intaglio is set within a deep, trumpet-shaped bezel with an exterior embellished with applied wire. The hoop is formed from a plain gold core incised with closely spaced transverse grooves, joining the bezel with short, solid shoulders. For similar see: Christie’s, Masterpieces in Miniature: Ancient Engraved Gems formerly in the G Sangiorgi Collection Part II. Lot. 288.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 6.54g
142. LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GLASS INTAGLIO DEPICTING A CARAVAN
Ca. AD 300 - 500
Starting Price: £600
An oval dark red glass intaglio depicting a caravan scene, showing a camel and its handler in profile walking left. The glass is set within a plain gold collar edged by a twisted wire border. The hoop is formed from three solid circular-section wires, bound together and decorated at the shoulders with three pellets.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 5.65g
143. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH HIGH BANDED AGATE BEZEL
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
A gold ring with a wide, tapering hoop and an oval bezel set with a high-domed banded agate. The stone displays concentric layers in brown, white, and bluish-grey tones, cut to expose the full range of the banding in cross-section. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4264.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 9.45g
144. MASSIVE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST CABOCHON
Ca. 200 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £1500
A massive gold ring with a broad, convex bezel set with a large oval amethyst cabochon in a plain collet. The bezel is smoothly integrated into the thick, tapering hoop, which flares towards the shoulders and narrows slightly at the back. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Hellenistica, 1984, Cat. 226-227
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:20.57mm / US: 11 / UK: V 1/2; Weight: 11.58g
145. ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING A NOBLEWOMAN
Ca. AD 1 - 150
Starting Price: £500
A dark red intaglio engraved with the profile bust of a noblewoman facing left. Her hair is styled in waved sections drawn back behind the ear, and she wears a draped garment with visible folds at the neckline. The stone is set in an oval bezel within a plain possibly later later high carat (21ct) gold ring with a slender hoop.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 4g
146. ROMAN GLASS CAMEO DEPICTING A WISEMAN IN GOLD SWIVEL RING
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
An oval glass cameo composed of a dark ground and a white upper layer, carved in low relief with a male head in profile facing left. It is set in a swivel mount within a gold hoop of rounded section, tapering towards the terminals, which are fitted with domed caps enclosing a transverse bar that secures the rotating cameo.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:20.17mm / US: 10 1/2 / UK: U 1/2; Weight: 7.79g
147. ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE BAND RING WITH AGATE BEZEL
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price: £500
A gold double ring consisting of two flat-section hoops with their outer edges fused together. At the centre, a banded agate is set in a plain bezel positioned between the hoops and flanked by a pair of applied gold pellets on each side. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2002.47.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 3.05g
148. LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD LEAF GLASS BEADS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £2000
A collection of glass beads with applied gold leaf, comprising cylindrical, globular, and composite forms. The assemblage includes both single beads and multi-element types with ribbed or grooved decoration. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.3225a, 10.130.3225b.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 2.7 - 32.7mm x 2 - 12.4mm; Weight: 30g
150. ROMAN SILVER FIGURINE OF CUPID WITH CORNUCOPIA
Ca. AD 80 - 120
Starting Price: £500
A silver figure representing a youthful Cupid. The figure is depicted nude, with detailed curly hair and rounded facial features. A cloak is draped diagonally across the torso and gathered over the right shoulder, falling down the back. In the left hand he holds a cornucopia (horn of plenty) filled with fruits.
For similar see: C. Gaspari, M. A.Tomei, Museo palatino, Le Collezioni, Electa editore, 2014, Cat. 89,Testa di Eros.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 33.7mm x 13.6mm; Weight: 10.93g
151. VIKING SILVER-GILT DEEP CUP WITH PSEUDO ARABIC INSCRIPTION
Ca. AD 1000 - 1200
Starting
Price: £5000
A silver-gilt deep cup with a bulbous lower portion, a rounded shoulder, and a tapering profile leading to a pronounced rim. The upper section is smooth, while the lower portion is decorated with an embossed band of scrolling vegetal motifs enclosed within a continuous framework. Above this, an inscribed band encircles the vessel, featuring elongated script in relief. The ring base is slightly flaring and decorated with a lattice pattern. The cup comes in a custom-made presentation box.
Provenance: Private European collection; formerly acquired on the London art market in 2004. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 120mm x 120mm; Weight: 300g
152. VIKING ERA SILVER-GILT PYXIS ADORNED WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF WITH NIELLO
Ca. AD 900 - 1100
Starting
Price: £6000
A silver-gilt pyxis with a cylindrical body and a domed lid. The exterior is decorated with a combination of gilded and nielloed patterns. The lid features a raised central element with three lobes, each containing an inlaid niello design framed by gilded borders. A continuous braided band runs along the upper edge of the body, and the main section is embellished with a repeating pattern of stylised heart-shaped motifs, incorporating vegetal elements and a bird figure within the nielloed sections. The lower edge is encircled by a plain gilded band.
Provenance: Private European collection; formerly in a UK private collection, pre1971. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports : This piece is accompanied by an Analysis and Metallographic report by Dr Peter Northover.
Size: 100mm x 95mm; Weight: 220g
153. BYZANTINE BRONZE AND IRON CENSER DECORATED WITH SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN
Ca. AD 600 - 700
Starting Price: £5000
A bronze censer with a hemispherical bowl, suspended by three chains connected to a suspension aperture. The bowl is adorned with a continuous relief depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin. The upper rim is plain and features three evenly spaced loops for chain attachment. The chains are composed of interlocking round links, with decorative elements placed at regular intervals, including spherical bells with incised patterns and crosses with concentric circles. The suspension element at the top is designed as a stylised animal head hook with engraved details and a pivoting connection. The base features a circular recess with a pronounced edge, further decorated with a radiating pattern, and within the recess a central rosette is present. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. For similar see: The Harvard Art Museum, Object Number 1975.41.140; The Menil Collection, 1999-01 DJ.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired in 2001 in London; originated from a private UK collection from the 1940s-1950s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Comes with an original 1950s album photograph.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 770mm x 135mm; Weight: 5.24kg
154. VIKING SILVER-GILT MEDALLION WITH GRIPPING BEAST
Ca. AD 1000 - 1100
Starting Price: £500
A circular silver medallion depicting a symmetrical composition of intertwined gripping beasts, their bodies forming tight scrolls and gripping their limbs and jaws across the field. Encircled by a beaded border and fitted with an integral ribbed suspension loop above. The reverse is flat and undecorated. For similar see: J. Graham Campell, Viking Art, 2013, p. 113, n. 133-134.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 34.6mm x 28.4mm; Weight: 6.4g
155. VIKING SILVER-GILT OPENWORK MEDALLION WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF
Ca. AD 950 - 1000
Starting Price: £500
A silver-gilt pendant with an openwork design of interlaced beaded bands forming a symmetrical, geometric pattern. The cylindrical suspension loop is attached at the top. For similar see: J. Graham Campell, Viking Art, 2013, p. 70, n. 73.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 38.9mm x 32.5mm; Weight: 6.51g
156. VIKING AGE GOLD OPENWORK PENDANT
Ca. AD 800 - 1100
Starting Price: £500
An openwork earring composed of filigree panels decorated with scrollwork. The surface is further embellished with five applied hemispherical protrusions and globules at their peaks and interstices. The upper side is fitted with suspension loops through which ear wires would have been threaded for wearing.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 24.6mm x 17.6mm; Weight: 5.13g
157.
VIKING GOLD BEAD WITH HOLLOW HEMISPHERES
Ca. AD 800 - 1100
Starting Price: £300
A barrel-shaped gold bead decorated with rows of hollow hemispheres framed by twisted wire and interspersed with ring appliqués. Perforated longitudinally for suspension. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1933,0614.1.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: 16.8mm x 15.4mm; Weight: 4g
158. VIKING SILVER MJÖLNIR AMULET
Ca. AD 910 - 1000
Starting Price: £500
A solid silver pendant in the form of Thor’s hammer (Mjölnir), with a short handle and flaring head. The surface of the hammer is decorated with punched triangular motifs in an irregular arrangement. Suspended from a silver ring, along with two smaller rings, one fitted with a bellshaped pendant. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2000,0301.1 (type).
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 72.1mm x 26.6mm; Weight: 14.32g
159. BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS FOR HANGING CENSER
Ca. AD 600
Starting Price: £1000
A bronze cross with each arm extending to outwardly flared ends. Two circular loops are integrated into the central section of the lower arms. The upper portion connects to a twisted-link element leading to a large suspension ring.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 350mm x 170mm; Weight: 745g
160. VIKING SILVER BIRD - SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. AD 900 - 1100
Starting Price: £500
A silver pendant resembling a stylised bird with its wings curving downward. The body is decorated with an interwoven pattern extending across the wings, tail, and torso. The central section is textured with a dense arrangement of small raised dots. Two circular indentations suggesting eyes are positioned on a tubular perforated element at the top. For similar see: World of Art, Viking art, James Graham-Campell, Thames and Hudson, 2013, p. 159, n. 188 (upper part of the object); p. 165, n. 195.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 40mm x 30mm; Weight: 9g
161. STUNNING BYZANTINE SILVER AND NIELLO SPOON WITH INSCRIPTION “MATTEUS”
Ca. AD 600
Starting Price: £500
A silver spoon with a drop-shaped bowl and a long round-section handle terminating in a rounded knob finial. The handle bears a niello-inlaid inscription reading “MATTEUS”, flanked by crosses. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 57.649.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the US art market, pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 190mm x 25mm; Weight: 25g
162. MEDIEVAL ICONOGRAPHIC RING DEPICTING SAINT BARBARA
Ca. AD 1400
Starting Price: £3000
A gold 21 ct ring with a polygonal section round hoop enlarged on the shoulders and adorned with engraved motifs to form a hexagonal bezel depicting St. Barbara close to the wall of a city.
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 9g.
163. BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH EAGLE AND CROSS
Ca. AD 600
Starting Price: £1000
A gold ring with a circular bezel engraved with a spread-winged eagle shown in frontal pose, head turned to its right, with granulated detailing along the breast and wings. Above the eagle is a nielloed cross potent. The hoop is plain and rounded, with shoulders marked by applied globules. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.234.
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 5.84g
164. BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH CABOCHON
Ca. AD 900 - 1000
Starting Price: £1000
A gold cross pendant with hollow-formed flaring arms, each decorated with a raised beaded pattern running along the length. A circular setting at the centre holds a cabochon-cut gemstone within a raised border with four dots. The upper arm is topped with a cylindrical suspension loop with parallel grooves. The back is undecorated.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: D:mm / US: 41.7 / UK: 28.9; Weight: 7.71g
165. BYZANTINE HOLLOW GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH BLUE GLASS CABOCHON AND PELLETS
Ca. AD 600 - 700
Starting Price: £800
A hollow-formed gold cross pendant with flattened arms of equal length terminating in spherical finials. The surface of each arm is decorated with rows of small pellets arranged in parallel rows. At the centre, an ovular cabochon of deep blue glass is enclosed within an applied beaded border. The suspension loop is formed as a rolled tube extending from the upper arm.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 26mm x 19mm; Weight: 3.31g
166. BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS WITH GARNETS AND EMERALD CABOCHONS
Ca. AD 600
Starting Price: £800
A gold cross pendant composed of four circular cells joined around a central fifth cell, each bordered with a ring of granulation and additional applied granules in triangular arrangements. The central setting contains an emerald cabochon, while the four surrounding cells are inlaid with garnets. Ribbed, cylindrical suspension loops are soldered to the end of each arm.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 26mm x 24.3mm; Weight: 2.61g
167. MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH RED GLASS CABOCHON
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £200
A gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop and an oval bezel inset with a red cabochon in a plain circular collet setting. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 312.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 1.41g
168. BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH INSCRIBED CAMEO
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £1000
A gold pendant of circular form with an openwork beaded border composed of evenly spaced hemispherical projections. At the centre is a circular cameo inscribed in three lines within a laurel wreath, flanked by small crosses above and below. The double suspension loop rises from the top edge of the mount. For similar see: Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine engraved gems in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea area, An international e-conference on archaeological and archaeogemmological approaches, f.3, p. 62, Archaeological Museum of Izmir, accession no. 013.529.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 24.7mm x 20.1mm; Weight: 3.07g
169. BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH BANDED AGATE
Ca. AD 700 - 900
Starting Price: £800
A gold cross pendant with four flaring arms, each formed as a lozenge decorated with raised bosses arranged in a cluster of four with a fine granule at the centre. At the centre, a circular collet mounts a convex banded agate cabochon with concentric layers in shades of brown and white. The reverse is plain, and a suspension loop is attached at the top.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 27.3mm x 22.1mm; Weight: 3.23g
170. BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS WITH EMERALD CABOCHON
Ca. AD 600
Starting Price: £800
A gold cross pendant with hollow, tubular arms and granulated decoration arranged in linear rows. The centre is set with a green cabochon, possibly emerald, mounted in a plain cell. The loop is integrated at the top of the upper arm. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.355.
Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 39.7mm x 33mm; Weight: 4.3g
171. BYZANTINE GOLD COIN DEPICTING AN EMPEROR IN A GOLD FRAME
Ca. AD 945 - 959
Starting Price: £500
A gold solidus struck under Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and Romanus II. The reverse depicts a facing bust of Christ with a beaded nimbus, raising his right hand in benediction and holding the Gospels in his left; inscribed “+IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM” in the field. The obverse presents the crowned facing busts of Constantine VII and Romanus II, each wearing loros and holding a long patriarchal cross between them. Set in a modern gold pendant setting.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 20.4mm x 18.7mm; Weight: 6.89g
172. EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT
Ca. AD 600 - 700
Starting Price: £400
An almond-shaped gold pendant with openwork decoration in opus interrasile, framed by a raised border and embellished with a symmetrical foliate pattern formed by incised and punched details. The outer edge is applied with five evenly spaced spheres. A truncated pyramidal stone is suspended at the centre, secured by a gold wire. The original suspension loop is missing. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1981,0104.3.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.
Size: 33.8mm x 27.3mm; Weight: 3.56g
173. MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET CLOISONNÉ PENDANT
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £800
A gold pendant composed of a geometric gold framework set with deep red garnet inlays in the cloisonné technique.The central body is divided into four compartments by gold cell walls, surmounted by a triangular garnet cell and fitted with a double suspension loop. Three drop-shaped garnet pendants are attached below by gold rings.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 45.8mm x 18.4mm; Weight: 6.37g
174. SET OF BYZANTINE SILVER JEWELLERY
Ca. AD 1400 - 1600
Starting Price: £1000
A silver jewellery set including a pair of pendant earrings and a matching openwork element. Each earring consists of a crescentic filigree plaque ornamented with applied granules and twisted wire, surmounted by a loop and suspending six chain pendants terminating in hollow silver spheres. The accompanying piece is formed of two parallel rows of spherical beads connected by circular links and terminating in narrow pointed ends.
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.
Size: 30-200mm x 60-662mm; Weight: 177.18g
175. RENAISSANCE GOLD RING WITH ROSETTE
Ca. AD 1550 - 1600
Starting Price: £300
A gold ring with a slightly protruding, circular bezel enclosing a rosette formed of eight tapering petals radiating from a central pellet, originally set with enamel. The shoulders are modelled with voluted foliate motifs, transitioning into a plain hoop of flat section.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 2.29g
176. BYZANTINE BRONZE ENKOLPION WITH SAINTS
Ca. AD 900 - 1100
Starting Price: £500
A bronze enkolpion formed of two hinged cruciform plaques, allowing it to open along its vertical axis. Both faces feature a central standing figure of a haloed saint in a long robe, raising both hands in a gesture of blessing. Surrounding the figure, circular medallions contain four additional saintly busts, one at the top, one at the bottom, and two on the horizontal arm. The top of the cross is fitted with a cylindrical suspension loop, allowing it to be worn.
For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1984,1002.4; Evans H.C., and Wixom W.D., The Glory of Byzantium, Art and Culture of the middle Byzantine Era, N. 205 - 206.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 110mm x 55mm; Weight: 170g
177. BYZANTINE GOLD MARRIAGE RING
Ca. AD 500 - 600
Starting Price: £500
A gold ring with a flat-section hoop, widening slightly at the shoulders and set with a square bezel engraved in relief with the facing busts of a man and woman, representing a matrimonial scene. For similar see: Dumbarton Oaks, BZ.1947.18.
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 5.43g
178. POST-MEDIEVAL SILVER GILT POSY RING WITH INSCRIPTION “FEARE GOD”
Ca. AD 1600
Starting Price: £500
A posy ring with a plain, broad D-section hoop and a smooth exterior surface. The inner face bears an engraved inscription reading FEARE GOD.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 5.86g
179. POST-MEDIEVAL BRITISH GOLD POSY RING - “VERTUE PASSETH RICHES”
Ca. AD 1600 - 1700
Starting Price: £1000
A gold posy ring, featuring a plain, smooth band polished to a high sheen, with a rounded exterior and a flat interior. The inner surface bears an engraved inscription in cursive script reading “Vertue passeth riches”, expressing the idea that moral virtue surpasses material wealth. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1961,1202.368; Evans J., English Posies and Posy Rings, p. 105.
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s.
Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 2.5g
180. POST-MEDIEVAL BRITISH GOLD POSY RING
Ca. AD 1600 - 1700
Starting Price: £500
A gold posy ring with a rounded exterior and a flat interior. The edges are slightly pronounced, and the exterior is textured. The inner band bears an inscription in cursive script reading “Let this present”.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Size: D:14.07mm / US: 2 7/8 / UK: F; Weight: 1.7g
182. SASANIAN CUT GLASS BOTTLE
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £1000
A glass bottle with a tall piriform body tapering to the base, a short neck, and an outward-flaring, folded rim. The exterior is cut with a honeycomb pattern of large circular facets arranged in horizontal rows across the surface. For similar see: Collection of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY; 62.1.4
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 190mm x 100mm; Weight: 325g
183. SASANIAN STONE SHALLOW BOWL
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £1000
A shallow bowl carved from mottled reddish-brown stone, with a wide, elliptical mouth and gradually tapering walls. The exterior is meticulously worked in a honeycomb pattern of shallow circular depressions. The interior remains smooth and undecorated.
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 220mm x 50mm; Weight: 500g
184. UMAYYAD GLASS PURFUME BOTTLE WITH APPLIED DECORATION
Ca. AD 700 - 900
Starting Price: £2000
A short free-blown glass unguentarium, comprised of brown-orange glass, with a slight concave base and a rough pontil, a globular body and tubular spout, with a rolled rim. The external surface is adorned with applied glass rings and zig-zag motif. Light areas of silvery and rainbow iridescence envelop the surface, and light earthen deposits provide for a complementary appearance.
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 140mm x 100mm; Weight: 115g
185. UMAYYAD GLASS BOTTLE WITH MOULDED DECORATION
Ca. AD 800 - 900
Starting Price: £300
A pale greenish-blue glass bottle with a flattened globular body, flaring neck, and pronounced rim. The surface is decorated in relief with a mould-blown decoration. The base is deeply indented with a central boss and radiating tongues.
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets.
Size: 85mm x 60mm; Weight: 135g
186. PAIR OF MUGHAL CARPET INLAYS DEPICTING A BATTLEFIELD
Ca. AD 1550 - 1650
Starting Price: £500
A pair of textile inlays cut into five-sided panels, each finely woven with a densely patterned battlefield scene. The compositions depict figures engaged in combat, rendered in vivid tones of red, blue, black and gold.
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 220-220mm x 170-170mm; Weight: 595g
187. NEO-ASSYRIAN GOLD PAZUZU
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
PENDANT
Starting Price: £1000
A gold amulet in the form of the head of the demon god Pazuzu, depicted with exaggerated facial features and a fierce expression. The cheeks and jaw are bordered by a stylised beard. Prominent, ridged brows arch above recessed, rounded eyes. A pair of ribbed, tapering horns rises from the bald crown and curves backwards over the head. The suspension loop is positioned at the top of the head. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 1583, Ancient jewelry, Lot. 15, (shape)
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 17.7mm x 8.2mm; Weight: 7.88g
188. MESOPOTAMIAN BRONZE FOUNDATION
FIGURE OF UR-NAMMU
Ca. 2112 - 2095 BC
Starting Price: £10000
A cast bronze figure with an elongated tapering body and stylised facial features, depicted standing upright with both arms raised to support a large basket on the head. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 47.49.
Provenance: Private collection, acquired in 1985 on the UK art market; Ex. UK collection, acquired on the UK and European art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 85mm; Weight: 1.3kg
189. HARAPPAN STEATITE STAMP SEAL WITH UNICORN AND SCRIPT
Ca. 2400 - 2000 BC
Starting Price: £500
A square steatite seal engraved with a left-facing unicorn, depicted with a long horn projecting horizontally from the forehead, a prominent dewlap, and a harness indicated by double incised lines. The head is positioned directly above an incense burner composed of a vertical shaft surmounted by a circular receptacle. A linear inscription of five signs is carved along the top edge. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.40.1; The British Museum, Museum number 1892,1210.1.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 26.9mm x 26.8mm; Weight: 10.28g
190. HARAPPAN STEATITE STAMP SEAL WITH UNICORN AND SCRIPT
Ca. 2400 - 1900 BC
Starting Price: £500
A square steatite stamp seal engraved on its flat face with a stylised unicorn facing left, depicted with a prominent curved horn, a striped neck, and a harness indicated by double incised lines. The reverse is fitted with a prominent, hourglass-shaped boss pierced horizontally for suspension. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.40.1; The British Museum, Museum number 1892,1210.1.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 28.3mm x 28.4mm; Weight: 10.9g
191. RARE NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE PAZUZU HEAD
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A black stone amulet in the form of the head of the demon god Pazuzu, depicted with exaggerated facial features and a fierce expression. The mouth is open in a grimace, exposing pointed fangs, while the cheeks and jaw are bordered by a stylised beard. Prominent, ridged brows arch above protruding, rounded eyes. A pair of ribbed, tapering horns rises from the bald crown and curves backward over the head. The amulet is perforated lengthwise. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2375, Ancient Jewelry, 9 December 2010, Lot 316.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 38mm x 30mm; Weight: 34.7g
192. RARE MINOAN OR MYCENEAN ALABASTER DUCK-SHAPED COSMETIC PALETTE
Ca. 1600 BC
Starting Price: £1000
An alabaster palette carved in the form of a stylised duck, with a rounded, hollowed interior and an arched neck curving forward into a simplified head with a gently pointed beak. The base is smooth and subtly convex. The surface shows natural veining with creamy and amber tones. For similar see: D. Panagiotopulos, Material versus Design: A Transcultural Approach to the Two Contrasting Properties of Things, 2007, fig. 6.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 43.6mm x 30mm; Weight: 22.8g
193. NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE PAZUZU HEAD
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
Starting Price: £500
A stone amulet in the form of the head of the demon god Pazuzu, depicted with exaggerated facial features and a fierce expression. The mouth is open in a grimace, exposing pointed fangs, while the cheeks and jaw are bordered by a stylised beard. Prominent, ridged brows arch above protruding, rounded eyes. A pair of ribbed, tapering horns rises from the bald crown and curves backward over the head. The amulet is perforated lengthwise. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2375, Ancient Jewelry, 9 December 2010, Lot 316.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 27mm x 13.9mm; Weight: 6.09g
194. MESOPOTAMIAN ROCK CRYSTAL DUCK-SHAPED PENDANT/SEAL
Ca. 3000 - 1000 BC
Starting Price: £500
A pendant/seal carved from rock crystal in the stylised form of a duck.The neck is curved backwards along the body, with a perforation drilled through the midsection. The seal face is engraved with a crescent moon, an eight-pointed star, and an altar below. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9244, Antiquities, 7 November 2001, Lot 599.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 24.3mm x 16.6mm; Weight: 6.71g
195. CANAANITE STONE SCARAB WITH LION OVER ANTELOPE
Ca. 1600 - 1500 BC
Starting Price: £500
A pale translucent yellow stone scarab with a well-defined domed back and crisp delineation of the dorsal segments. The elytra are framed by deeply incised herringbone patterns, while the sides are bordered with regularly notched edges. The flat base is engraved with a scene of a lion over a fallen antelope, both enclosed within an oval border and positioned above a crosshatched groundline. The body of the scarab is perforated lengthwise. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 30.8.767 (iconography).
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 29.7mm x 22.4mm; Weight: 13.47g
196. NEO-BABYLONIAN CHALCEDONY STAMP SEAL WITH PRIEST
Ca. 800 - 600 BC
Starting Price: £300
A chalcedony stamp seal of octagonal pyramidal form with a slightly convex, circular base engraved with a standing figure of a priest clad in a fish cloak. The head and tail extend over the shoulders and legs, respectively. The figure holds a bucket in one hand, while the other is raised. Cut from translucent stone with a faint bluish hue, the body of the seal exhibits eight polished facets converging towards the perforated apex. For similar see: Bonhams, Antiquities, 1 May 2008, Lot 159 (iconography).
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s.
Size: 15.4mm x 30.5mm; Weight: 9.13g
197. ASSYRO-BABYLONIAN CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH WEATHER GOD
Ca. 8th - 6th century BC
Starting Price: £2000
A reddish stone cylinder seal depicting the weather god (Adad) and a worshipper, standing in front of an offering table. The spade of Marduk (patron deity of Babylon), the Pleiades, a lunar standard (of the god Sin) and a winged sun disc (the god Shamash) are shown in the exergue. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 35mm x 18mm; Weight: 21.50g
198. MIDDLE ASSYRIAN QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL WITH MYTHICAL LION
Ca. 1300 - 1200 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A quartz cylinder seal depicting a mythical lion standing before a schematic life tree. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 35mm x 17mm; Weight: 19.73g
199. CYPRIOT OR EAST ANATOLIAN BLACKISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH BIRD-FACED FIGURES
Ca. 1400 - 1250 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A blackish stone cylinder seal depicting human or divine figures with bird faces, alongside the symbol of Marduk and a lunar crescent in the exergue, possibly influenced by Mesopotamian style. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 30mm x 15mm; Weight: 26.56g
200. NEO-BABYLONIAN TO ACHAEMENID BANDED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ROYAL HERO AND MYTHICAL CREATURES
Ca. 6th - 4th century BC
Starting Price: £1000
A banded agate cylinder seal depicting a complex composition, including a royal hero fighting a mythical creature, a deity standing on a bull attacked by a lion, and the symbol of Marduk, patron deity of Babylon, above its Mu__u__u dragon. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 55mm x 20mm; Weight: 39.84g
201. OLD BABYLONIAN HEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
Ca. 1531 - 1000 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A hematite cylinder seal engraved with a scene featuring three standing figures. The central figure wears a long, flounced robe and raises one hand. To the left, a figure in a short tunic stands with one arm bent and the other extended towards the central figure. To the right, another figure in a long garment faces the scene, holding an object close to the chest. Above them, a crescent symbol is depicted. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 130695.
Provenance: Private Dutch collection; Ex. Private collection, Queens, New York, 1960 - 1980. Old label. Accompanied by Spanish Export Licence. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 18.7mm x 9.6mm; Weight: 5.41g
202. NEO-ASSYRIAN QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL WITH HERO AND MYTHICAL CREATURES
Ca. 8th century BC
Starting Price: £800
A quartz cylinder seal depicting a hero grasping two mythical creatures, with additional animals in the exergue. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 31mm x 15mm; Weight: 14.40g
203. OLD BABYLONIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ISHTAR
Ca. 1800 - 1600 BC
Starting Price: £500
A black stone cylinder seal depicting a female deity standing on a lion, holding a sceptre (Ishtar), with a royal hero behind an altar and an intercessory goddess. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 29mm x 7mm; Weight: 9.60g
204.
OLD ELAMITE BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ANIMALS
Ca. Early 3rd millennium BC
Starting Price: £1000
A black stone cylinder seal with two rows of animals and floral motifs. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40mm x 20mm; Weight: 40.05g
205.
MESOPOTAMIAN
WHITE MARBLE CRESCENT MOON AMULET - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT
Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC
Starting Price: £800
An amulet of white marble. The shape is a crescent with a bar raising from the centre of the inside of the crescent. There is a suspension hole under this bar. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 74mm x 38mm; Weight: 25g
206. MESOPOTAMIAN WHITE MARBLE RECUMBENT BOVINE-SHAPED - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT
Ca. 3000 BC
Starting Price: £1000
An amulet of white marble. It depicts a recumbent bovine. Pierced at the base of the neck. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1987.96.17.
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 46mm x 32mm; Weight: 30g
207. SYRO-HITTITE TERRACOTTA GODDESIDOL
Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC
Starting Price: £500
A terracotta female idol with an elongated, flat body flaring at the base, and a stylised avian head with a pointed beak and circular incised eyes. The figure is modelled with short bent arms resting on the chest, decorated with two rows of applied circular appliqués forming a necklace. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 2490, Antiquities, 7 December 2011, Lot 15 (type).
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 135mm x 35mm; Weight: 40g
208. IRON AGE SILVER COILED BRACELET
Ca. 700 - 500 BC
Starting Price: £500
A silver bracelet formed from a broad, coiled strip. The final two coils are ornamented with punched dotted motifs flanking a central band, beginning and ending with schematic snake-head terminals, the outermost terminating in a loop issuing from its open jaws. For similar see: Prehistoric Metal Artefacts, from Italy in the British Museum, A. M. Bietti Sestieri and E. Macnamara, 2007, Cat. 635, p. 243.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the US art market, pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 135mm x 65mm; Weight: 195g
209. PAIR OF BRONZE AGE BRONZE RINGS WITH DOUBLE SPIRALS
Ca. 1500 - 1200 BC
Starting Price: £800
A pair of bronze rings, each formed from a single rod coiled into two opposing spirals connected at the centre. The spirals are tightly wound, with concentric ridges radiating outward from the middle. The connecting section between the spirals consists of several parallel loops, creating a compact, cylindrical form. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7521, Antiquities, Lot 105; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2007.498.5.
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 20-20mm x 65-65mm; Weight: 60g
210. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD WITH STONE POMMEL
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC.
Starting Price: £900
A double-edged bronze sword with a broad, tapering blade, reinforced by a central midrib and flanked by shallow fullers. The short rectangular guard transitions into a tang finished with a large stone pommel of conical form. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9482, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, 6 Nov April 2002, Lot. 24. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s
Size: 560mm x 75mm; Weight: 590g
211. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE
SWORD WITH CRESCENT-SHAPED POMMEL
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £900
A cast bronze sword with a tapering, double-edged blade reinforced by a pronounced central midrib running the full length. The blade transitions into a short guard with angled shoulders. The tang is segmented, terminating in a crescent-shaped pommel with upturned terminals. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 5524, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, 28 April 2004, Lot. 22.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 495mm x 70mm; Weight: 710g
212. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE
SWORD
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £500
A cast bronze sword with a broad, leaf-shaped blade tapering to a sharp point and reinforced by a raised central midrib. The blade is enclosed by an arched, crescentic guard, thickened along the outer edge and terminating in upward-curled ends. The tang is segmented with three moulded collars and concludes in a flat, recurved pommel. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9482, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, 6 Nov April 2002, Lot. 24.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 425mm x 70mm; Weight: 595g
213. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £500
A cast bronze sword with a tapering, leaf-shaped blade with a prominent central midrib extending the entire length. The blade’s shoulders merge into a pronounced flange terminating in symmetrical C-scrolls. The grip transitions into a sharply flaring, trumpet-shaped pommel. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 9482, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, 6 Nov April 2002, Lot. 24.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 420mm x 50mm; Weight: 380g
214. EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £500
A cast bronze sword with a long, leaf-shaped blade exhibiting a pronounced central midrib extending the full length. The shoulders merge into a C-shaped guard. The integral hilt features a short, cylindrical grip section with sets of three transverse ridges. The pommel flares into a D-shape.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 470mm x 45mm; Weight: 580g
215. BRONZE AGE DAGGER
Ca. 1200 BC.
Starting Price: £500
A bronze dagger with a narrow, triangular blade tapering evenly to a sharp point. The blade is flat in section with slightly bevelled edges and a short ricasso demarcating the transition to the hilt, which terminates in a pronounced, flaring pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5524, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, 28 April 2004, Lot. 3.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. J. Mikas collection, Paris 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 315mm x 40mm; Weight: 150g.
216. WESTERN ASIATIC OR PARTHIAN SILVER TORC WITH LION HEAD TERMINALS
Ca. 400 -200 BC
Starting Price: £500
A simple silver torc of circular form with conical termini in the shape of lion heads. The band narrows slightly between the termini.
Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. London art dealer, UK, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 145mm x 130mm; Weight: 75g
217. ANATOLIAN KUSURA MARBLE IDOL
Ca. 2700 - 2300 BC.
Starting Price: £1000
A flat schematic idol carved from pale greyish marble, with a disc-shaped head set on a flaring neck and broad, rounded body. Mounted on a modern black display panel. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 1996.146.5.
Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 175mm x 110mm; Weight: 450g
218. MESOPOTAMIAN RECTANGULAR STONE PLATE
Ca. 3rd millennium BC.
Starting Price: £500
A rectangular stone tray with gently flaring sides and a smoothly worked surface, carved from beige stone with natural brown and cream veining. The base is convex.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie Kevorkian. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 318mm x 165mm; Weight: 2Kg.
219. BRONZE AGE GOLD BEADS
Ca. 1500 - 1200 BC.
Starting Price: £2000
A strand composed of numerous small gold ring-shaped beads, each with a flat profile and circular central aperture. The beads vary slightly in diameter and thickness. Threaded on modern wire.
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 78.6mm x 3.4mm; Weight: 20.77g.
220. SET OF TWELVE ZODIAC ANIMALS OF TANG DYNASTY - TL TESTED
Ca. AD 618 - 907
Starting Price: £5000
A remarkable collection of terracotta statues depicting the animals of the twelve zodiac signs. Each statue features an elongated body and is adorned with a dress that has long pleats. The faces of the statues are distinct and vividly represent various animals. They have their hands gently folded upon their chests, forming a restrained gesture beneath the drapery of their regal garments. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2000.662.7a–l; The Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum no. C.103-1929.
Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 560mm x 310mm; Weight: 2.85kg
221. HUGE GANDHARAN SCHIST STATUE OF BUDDHA
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £3000
A grey schist statue of Buddha standing with his left leg slightly extended and a bent knee, adorned in a kasaya robe that cascades with finely sculpted waves and folds. The serene countenance features downcast eyes, arched brows, generous eyelids, an aquiline nose, and full lips, radiating a sense of calm. Above, a circular topknot rests atop his tightly bound coiffure, while below is a small urna. For similar see: Christie’s, Indian and southeastern Asian Art, Live Auction 2578, Lots 520, 507.
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 1250mm x 440mm; Weight: 50+kg
222. HUGE GANDHARAN SCHIST STATUE OF BUDDHA
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £3000
A grey schist statue of Buddha standing atop an integral rectangular pedestal. The figure’s left leg is slightly extended with a bent knee, and he is draped in a kasaya robe rendered with finely sculpted waves and folds. The serene face features downcast eyes, arched brows, generous eyelids, an aquiline nose, and full lips, framed by a nimbus behind the head. A circular topknot rests above the tightly-bound coiffure, with a small urna positioned below. For similar see: Christie’s, Indian and southeastern Asian Art, Live Auction 2578, Lot. 520.
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports : This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
223. GANDHARAN STONE PANEL, POSSIBLY DEPICTING GIFT OF ANATHAPINDADA
Ca. AD 100 - 200
Starting Price: £3000
A Gandharan panel, possibly depicting the scene of Gift of Anathapindad, with traces of gilt on the right side. The general meaning behind the gift will depend on what is offered in the bowl. Anathapindad was the richest merchant in Sravasti, who met the Buddha and proposed to donate money and buy lands for a monastery in Sravasti. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1987.142.1.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; Ex. Swiss collection, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 390mm x 680mm; Weight: 28kg
224. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF OF BUDDHA AND ATTENDANTS
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price: £3000
A schist relief with traces of gilt, depicting Buddha in the centre, with male and female attendants on each side. For similar see: Christie’s, Live auction 2425, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, lot 224.
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; Ex. Swiss collection, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 560mm x 650mm; Weight: 50kg+g
225. MOCHE POTTERY EXOTIC FRUIT-SHAPED BOTTLE
Pre-Columbian, Ca. 650 BC
Starting Price: £500
A pottery bottle in the form of an exotic fruit, modelled in reddish-brown ceramic with a ribbed surface and a rounded tip at one end, the body flares towards the back and opens into a wide, slightly oval mouth.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie D&V ARCHEOLOGIE. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 180mm x 90mm; Weight: 285g
226. INUIT WOODEN CANOE MODEL
Ca. AD 1700 - 1900
Starting Price: £300
A scale model of an umiak of classic shape. The frame is constructed from lashed wooden struts and ribs, covered with stretched sealskin.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Pierre Berge, 2 April 2012, lot 253.
Size: 120mm x 495mm; Weight: 145g
227. AFRICAN WOODEN STATUE
Ca. 20th century AD
Starting Price: £100
A wooden figure with an elongated head, large eyes, and pronounced lips. The arms are bent upwards with both hands touching the chin, while the torso swells prominently at the abdomen and narrows again towards the short, slightly flexed legs.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19.5mm x 109.6mm; Weight: 20g
228. DEEP PURPLE BOTRYOIDAL FLUORITE
Starting Price: £10000
A large specimen of botryoidal fluorite exhibiting a rich, deep purple hue. The surface presents smoothly rounded, bulbous formations resembling a cluster of grapes. The base exposes a contrasting matrix of granular quartz crystals.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Heritage Auction, 20 Jan, 2008, Lot 48245.
Size: 405mm x 226mm; Weight: 8.23kg
229. BERYL V. AQUAMARINE
Starting Price: £2000
A cluster of elongated aquamarine crystals with sharp vertical striations. The lower portion is partially enveloped by pale, granular mineral aggregates. Mounted on a clear display base.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc. 2011.
Size: 92.7mm x 50.2mm; Weight: 147g
230. TOURMALINE WITH QUARTZ AND ALBITE
Starting Price: £2000
A lustrous, dark-green tourmaline crystal with sharply defined edges projecting from a bed of finely radiating white albite blades. To the side, a transparent quartz crystal with dark inclusions is nestled among the albite matrix. Mounted on a clear display base.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 62.8mm x 66mm; Weight: 163g
231. DOLOMITE AND CALCITE CRYSTALS WITH QUARTZ ON MATRIX
Trepca, Yugoslavia
Starting Price: £2000
A mineral plate with a field of pale peach-coloured dolomite rhombs, accompanied by needle-like quartz crystals. The quartz and dolomite are covered with a fine dark brown limonite layer, overgrown by a second generation of drusy quartz. Flattened rhombs of yellowish white calcite are scattered across this background, with a patch of tiny cubic pyrite crystals visible along one side. The reverse is covered with crystallised calcite. Mounted.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles CA, Sale 16155, 07 December 2008, Lot 1474.
Size: 56.8mm x 100.2mm; Weight: 158.6g
