Auction Catalogue 23/24 June 2011 - Antiquities - part 3

ANTIQUITIES23 and 24 June 2011

The Swedenborg Hall20-21 Bloomsbury Way

London WC1A 2TH

Head OfficeTimeLine Auctions LimitedBerry LodgeSt Mary’s LaneUpminsterRM14 3PH, UK

Websitewww.timelineauctions.com

ViewingWednesday 22 June 4 pm to 6 pmThursday 23 June 9:30 am to 12 noonFriday 24 June 9:30 am to 12 noon

AuctionThursday 23 June 12 noonFriday 24 June 12 noon

Champagne ReceptionWednesday 22 June 6 pm to 7:30 pm

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Sale Number: 9

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AuctioneerRobin Baker

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IllustrationsFront cover: Lot 534 Back cover: Lot 689Inside back cover: Lot 559

Antiquities: Thursday 23 June 2011 at 12:00 noon Egyptian 3Greek 24Roman & Byzantine 38Near Eastern 93

Antiquities: Friday 24 June 2011 at 12:00 noonChristian Collection 127Stone, Bronze & Iron Ages 164Saxon & Viking 177Medieval & Post-Medieval 189Eastern & Groups 225

Explanation of Symbolsz Lots illustrated on our websiteRed Title Lots offered without a reserve

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Collection and StorageAll lots will be available for collection from The Swedenborg Hall up to 7 pm on the day of the sale, after which time they will be sent for storage.Lots will be available from our Essex premises from Monday 27 June 2011, after which storage charges may apply. Shipping quotes can bearranged by contacting Tanja Maijala: [email protected]

Notice to BuyersSome lots will require export licences in order to leave the UK or EU, please contact us for advice if required. We try to provide informationregarding general condition, restorations, repairs and damage for each lot but this is necessarily subjective. The absence of specific informationdoes not imply that the lot is free from defects or that it is in good condition. Bidders should satisfy themselves in all respects by personalinspection before bidding. Estimate ranges are provided for general information only and are given in Pounds Sterling (£); and for antiquities,approximate equivalents in Euros (EUR) and US Dollars (USD). Hammer prices may fall outside the ranges indicated. All bids and paymentsmust be made in Pounds Sterling (£).

How to Find the Auction VenueThe Swedenborg Hall is located in the heart of London, only about 200 meters from Great Russell Street and The British Museum.The nearest London Underground Stations are Holborn and Russell Square.

Local HotelsThere are several hotels within a short walking distance including The Holiday Inn and The Thistle Hotel in Bloomsbury.

TimeLine AuctionsContents

Stone,Bronze &Iron Ages

Lots586 - 644

586 Stone Age Palaeolithic Flint HandaxeCirca 350,000-250,000 BC. A substantial flint handaxe of the classicEnglish profile; some cortex remaining on the butt; small ancient lossto the tip. See Evans, J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain,page 545 for similar examples. Flint, 955 grams, 21 cm. Extremelyfine condition. Rare and important. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330

Hatson collection, Suffolk, UK; found at Flempton, Suffolk, England in the1970s.

587 Stone Age Palaeolithic Flint HandaxeCirca 80,000-40,000 BC. A finely made honey-coloured triangular flinthandaxe with remnants of the cortex on the upper end. See Evans,J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain. Flint, 200 grams, 11cm. Extremely fine condition. £90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

USD 150 - 200

Hatson collection, Suffolk, UK; found at Hedgeley, Buckinghamshire, Englandin the 1970s.

588 Stone Age Palaeolithic Flint HandaxeCirca 300,000–30,000 BC. A leaf-shaped bifacial handaxe in cream-white flint with blue-grey spotting. Flint, 80 grams, 87 mm. Very finecondition. £50 - 70 EUR 60 - 80

USD 80 - 120

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found Alresford, Hampshire in 2008 (with inkedinscription).

589 Stone Age Palaeolithic Flint HandaxesCirca 500,000 BCE and circa 70,000-40,000 BCE. An English earlyPalaeolithic flint handaxe formed from a large pebble and knappedto a rounded point, marked ‘RIDGE PIT ROMSEY ex John Keeping550,000-400,000 BC’ in black ink, with two small French MiddlePalaeolithic Mousterian handaxes, marked ‘DORDOGNE’ and‘DORDOGNE CHERT’ in black ink. Romsey: 225 grams, 11 cm; flint,Dordogne: 125 grams, 84 mm and 100 grams, 90 mm. Very fine, withpatination. [3]£60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Ex Bernard C. Pickard; the pebble axe from Romsey, Hampshire (ex JohnKeeping collection); the other two axes from Dordogne, France; with lettersfrom Pickard giving details for all three.

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590 z Stone Age Palaeolithic Axe, Scraper and ArrowheadGroupCirca 400,000 BC and circa 3,000 BC. A small Palaeolithic flintchopper, with a Neolithic triangular scraper and two leaf arrowheads.Flint, 115 grams total, 25-85 mm. Fine condition. [4, No Reserve]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Palaeolithic ex Bernard Pickard, ex John Keeping, found Ridge Gravel Pit,Romsey, Hampshire (inked and with Pickard letter); Neolithic scraper foundThetford, Norfolk (inked); arrowheads found Hart Hill, Scotland and ex AlanCherry, found East Anglia (with extract from Cherry list).

591 Stone Age Mesolithic Flint Axe GroupCirca 12,000-5,000 BC. A mixed group of worked flint tools includinga long triangular pick. Flint, 515 grams, 10-13 cm. Fine condition. [3]£50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found Gorms Dyke 1883, Winchester 2005 andPlatt, Kent circa 1995 (with inked inscriptions).

592 Stone Age Neolithic Polished AxeCirca 5,000 BC. Finely polished axe with slightly convex cutting edgein a pale mottled grey flint. See John Evans Ancient StoneImplements of Great Britain, page 112 for a similar example. Flint,360 grams, 16 cm. Very fine condition with slight ancient loss at butt. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

USD 420 - 580

Found Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England in August 2010.

593 Stone Age Neolithic Knapped AdzeCirca 5,000 BC, early Neolithic or possibly late Mesolithic. A finelyknapped adze in a pale mottled flint of generally diamond cross-section with distinct curvature to the lower part; the cutting edgeconvex, the butt tapering to a fine point. Flint, 200 grams, 17 cm.Extremely fine. Rare. £90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

USD 150 - 200

Hatson collection, Suffolk, UK.

594 Stone Age Neolithic Flint Arrowhead GroupCirca 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of flint arrowheads, twobarbed and tanged, one leaf-shaped and one triangular with a convexbase. See Evans, J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain. Flint,16.1 grams, 25-41 mm. Fine condition. [4]£30 - 70 EUR 30 - 80

USD 50 - 120

Hatson collection, Suffolk, UK; the leaf found Flempton Carr, Suffolk in the1970s.

595 Stone Age Neolithic Stone Hammer PestleCirca 5,000 BC. A pecked and ground stone hammer pestle. SeeJohn Evans Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, page 254, forsimilar examples. Stone, 1.6 kg, 20.5 cm. Extremely fine condition. £50 - 90 EUR 60 - 100

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596 z Stone Age Neolithic Implement GroupCirca 5,000 BC. A mixed group of stone implements of variousNeolithic cultures comprising: a Saharan hafted scraper (with aninked old collection number); a southern European small handaxe;two scrapers and an awl from England. Flint, 200 grams total, 65-85mm. Very fine condition. [5]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70


597 Stone Age Neolithic Implement and Scraper GroupCirca 4,500-2,500 BC. A mixed group of implements and scrapers,two with old Rochester Museum inscriptions: 1871 TWYDALL, 1680TWYDALL, and another with old inscription indentifying the findspotas B.B. FIELD No2 A/A 00/10 10102. Stone, 355 grams, 44-78 mm.Very fine condition. [9, No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Hiller collection, Essex, UK.

598 Stone Age Neolithic Implement and Scraper GroupCirca 4,500-2,500 BC. A mixed group of implements and scrapers,one with old Rochester Museum inscription: 1.1355 TWYDALL,another old inscription indentifying the findspot as CANADA LANE.No1. Stone, 275 grams, 46-97 mm. Very fine condition. [8, NoReserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Hiller collection, Essex, UK.

599 z Stone Age North American Stone Arrowhead GroupA mixed group of stone arrowheads of various cultures comprising:two long points with c-shaped tang; one large point with short tang;one short point without tang; two triangular points with a recess oneach side; one grey barbed point; one large silicious point with broad,divided tang. Stone, 49 grams total, 21-75 mm. Very fine condition,complete. [7]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80


600 Stone Age Vinca Mother GoddessCirca 6,500 BC. A ceramic figurine depicting a reclining female withrudimentary facial and finger detailing. Terracotta, 65 grams, 93 mm.Very fine condition. Rare. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Property of a Middlesex Gentleman; acquired in the early 1970’s; ex ChrisProtheroe.

601 Stone Age Vinca Vessel FragmentCirca 4,500 BC. A fragment of a coarse ceramic vessel formed in thelikeness of a male face. Ceramic, 340 grams, 12 cm. Fine condition.Rare. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

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602 Bronze Age Bactrian Gold Lotus PhialeCirca 3rd millennium BC. A repoussé vessel of pleasingly simpleform; the upright rim plain, with lotus petal fluting to the body and plainconvex base. Gold, 70 grams, 95 mm diameter. Fine condition, withsome damage and restoration at the base. Extremely rare. £3,000 - 5,000 EUR 3,370 - 5,620

USD 5,000 - 8,340

Acquired on the London art market in the 1960’s.

603 Bronze Age Bronze Halstatt TorcCirca 900 BC. A bronze torc or neck-ring formed from a single rodwith twisted square-section expanded portion opposite the opening;the ends flattened and scrolled. Bronze, 150 grams, 23 cm. Extremelyfine condition. [No Reserve]£300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

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604 Bronze Age Flat AxeheadCirca 2,500-1,500 BC. A cast copper flat axehead with D-shapedcutting edge and shallow central recess on each surface. Copper, 59grams, 87 mm. Fine condition. £180 - 120 EUR 200 - 130

USD 300 - 200

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found near Oxford in 1986.

605 Bronze Age Bronze Palstave AxeheadCirca 1,500-1,000 BC, Middle Bronze Age. A cast axehead with wingsand convex cutting edge. See John Evans The Ancient BronzeImplements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland,page 75, for similar examples. Bronze, 330 grams, 12 cm long. Finecondition, with some loss at the butt. £50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

Found East Anglia in the 1970s.

606 Bronze Age Pair of Looped Palstave AxeheadsCirca 1,000-500 BC. A pair of cast bronze palstaves comprising: asmall looped palstave head with shallow lateral flanges; a largerlooped palstave head with deep flanges and flared edge. Bronze, 125grams, 115 mm; 65 grams, 80 mm. Fine condition, small chip to loweredge of one blade. [2]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


607 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast socketted axehead with fluting on theupper faces, thickened socket rim, D-section lateral loop and slightlyflared edge. See Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M. Bronze AgeMetalwork in Salisbury Museum. Bronze, 335 grams, 11 cm. Veryfine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Ex Cotton collection formed in the 1980’s.

608 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast socketted axehead with a broad square-section trunk, low D-section loop, ribbed detail on the outer faces,double collar to the rim and everted cutting edge; inside the socket alarge piece of casting flash. See Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M.Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum. Bronze, 390 grams, 106mm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


609 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast socketted axehead with a narrow, tubulartrunk, low D-section loop, octagonal facetting, thin collar to the rimand deeply everted edge. Bronze, 220 grams, 10 cm. Very finecondition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

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610 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,200-900 BC. A cast bronze socketted axehead withattachment loop and slight convex blade. See John Evans TheBronze Implements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain andIreland, page 140, for a very similar example. Bronze, 220 grams, 11cm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


611 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast socketted axehead with fluting on theupper faces, thickened socket rim, flat-section lateral loop and squarecutting edge. See Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M. Bronze AgeMetalwork in Salisbury Museum. Bronze, 310 grams, 10 cm. Veryfine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


612 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast bronze axehead with bilinear detail to thecollar, flared cutting edge, short flat-section loop and square socket.Bronze, 215 grams, 10 cm. Very fine condition; the rim slightly splitbehind the loop. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. FoundNorthamptonshire in 1985.

613 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,200-900 BC. A cast bronze socketted axe with attachmentloop and convex blade. See John Evans The Bronze ImplementsWeapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, page 112, fora very similar example. Bronze, 235 grams, 10 cm. Very finecondition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Ex Cotton collection, formed in the 1980’s.

614 Bronze Age European Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,200-800 BC. A cast bronze axehead with thick collar to theelliptical socket, lentoid panels to the flanks, straight edge and narrowround-section loop. Bronze, 90 grams, 10 cm. Very fine condition,some loss to blade edge. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s.

615 Bronze Age Looped and Socketted AxeheadCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast socketted axehead with a narrow, tubulartrunk, low D-section loop, octagonal facetting, thin collar to the rimand deeply everted edge. See Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M. BronzeAge Metalwork in Salisbury Museum. Bronze, 200 grams, 99 mm.Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

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616 Bronze Age Facetted Mace HeadCirca 1,500-500 BC. A cast bronze mace head, cylindrical withfacetted flanges; thick rim to upper and lower edges. Bronze, 180grams, 35 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


617 Bronze Age Ribbed Mace HeadCirca 1,200-500 BC. A heavy cast bronze mace head with eightvertical flanges. Bronze, 215 grams, 51 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Cotton collection formed in the 1980’s; found Eastern Europe.

618 Bronze Age Socketed GougeCirca 1,000-500 BC. A cast bronze gouge with slightly flared rim tothe socket. Bronze, 90 grams, 88 mm. Very fine condition. £60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Bolam collection, found Driffield, Yorkshire, England in 1993.

619 Bronze Age European Rivetted DaggerCirca 1,200-900 BC. A slender bladed dagger with oval sectiontapered blade; the handle formed to receive hilt scales, with threerivets still in situ. See John Evans The Ancient Bronze ImplementsWeapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, page 210, forsimilar examples. Bronze, 80 grams, 23 cm long. Fine condition, withsmall ancient loss to hilt end. [No Reserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


620 Bronze Age Razor with Button TerminalCirca 8th-5th century BC. A cast bronze razor comprising a round-section handle with button terminal and knop, the blade formed as anirregular pentagonal-section bar. Bronze, 54 grams, 15 cm. Very finecondition. Very rare. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670

David Miller collection; found Peterborough, England in 1972.

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621 Bronze Age Eastern European PinsCirca 1,200-800 BC. A pair of cast pins, each with slightly bulbousshafts, conical stepped heads and a band of rectilinear engraving.Bronze, 60, 65 grams, 29 cm. Extremely fine condition. [2, NoReserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


622 Bronze Age Sceptre Shaft CollarCirca 1st millennium BC. A bronze biconical collar comprising asharply carinated disc with everted rims, cast hollow and pierced; thecircumference decorated with ring-and-dot motifs above and below.Bronze, 75 grams, 51 mm diameter. Very fine condition, somescuffing. £90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

USD 150 - 200

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000.

623 Bronze Age Biconical VesselCirca 1,200-800 BC, Middle Bronze Age. A biconical pot in grey-blackfabric with convex base and flared neck; burnishing to the lower body.Ceramic, 220 grams, 11 cm diameter. Extremely fine condition. Rare. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Tucker collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980’s. Found EastAnglia in 1987.

624 Bronze Age English Bone WhistleCirca 1st millennium BC. A carved bone mouthpiece for a whistle,tubular and with obtuse notch. Bone, 50 grams, 58 mm. Very finecondition. Extremely rare. [No Reserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

West Country collection; found near a rabbit burrow in 1968 by Paul Coombewhile walking his dog in Savernake Forest.

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625 Celtic Silver Twisted TorcCirca 1st century BC-2nd century AD. A neck-ring formed fromtwisted square-section silver wire, with hook-and-eye closure andcoiled loop to the outer face. Silver, 12.9 grams, 12 cm. Very finecondition. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Believed to be of eastern European origin.

626 Iron Age Sassanian Silver DishCirca 4th-5th century AD. A shallow dish with applied foot ring; thecentre of the bowl depicting a repoussé and chased bird with spreadwings, standing on an antelope. Silver, 145 grams, 15 cm diameter.Very fine condition, with surface deposits. £1,300 - 2,400 EUR 1,460 - 2,700

USD 2,170 - 4,000


627 Celtic Silver Celtiberian BroochCirca 3rd-1st century BC. A silver zoomorphic brooch of s-profile withferocious beast-head terminal, arched neck, segmented square-section body with pelletted surface and pin-loop below. Silver, 13grams, 29 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


628 Celtic Silver and Bronze BroochesCirca 3rd-1st century BC. A pair of Celtic brooches: one formed as aloop with collar and returned terminal with knop finial; one withelongated pelta-shaped plate. Silver, 3.91 grams, 48 mm; bronze,11.4 grams, 85 mm. Very fine condition, complete. £50 - 90 EUR 60 - 100

USD 80 - 150

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. The plate broochreputedly from Germany.

629 Celtic Bronze Neck TorcsCirca 1st century BC. Two bronze wire neck torcs; one with twistedwire hook and eye, the other with ‘keyhole’ loop and hook. Bronze,25 and 40 grams, 14 cm. Very fine condition. [2, No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


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630 Celtic La Tène Style BraceletCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast bronze D-sectionbracelet with discoid terminal and segmented middle section withcomplex La Tène Style comma-leaf decoration. Bronze, 44 grams,66 mm. Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found Great Chesterford, Essex in 1983.

631 Celtic Dragonesque Brooch and MountCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast bronze dragonesquebrooch with ring-and-dot eye detail and curved red enamel panels onthe trunk; offered with a cast bronze openwork mount formed from LaTène ‘trumpet swirls’. Bronze, brooch: 7.61 grams, 47 mm; mount:14 grams, 44 mm. Very fine condition; the brooch’s pin lost inantiquity. [2]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. The brooch foundnear Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK; in the 1970s. The brooch is unusual inorientation, being Z-shaped rather than S-shaped.

632 Celtic Zoomorphic Bow BroochCirca 1st-2nd century AD. A small cast bronze bow brooch with birdfigure on the lozenge-section bow; spring and catchplate intact.Bronze, 2.77 grams, 32 mm. Very fine condition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. Believed to be ofcontinental European origin.

633 Celtic Halstatt Bronze Bow BroochCirca 8th-5th century BC. A developed form of bronze bow broochconsisting of a round-section bow with four collars and three sphericalbulbs, the pin developing from a single helical spring, the catchplateflat with end-post and spherical finial. See Hattatt, R. Brooches ofAntiquity. Bronze, 85 grams, 12 cm. Very fine condition, complete. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1990’s.

634 Celtic Bronze Horse and Rider FigurineCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast bronze two-piece horse-and-rider figurine comprising: cast bronze horse with one forelegraised, head erect, mane represented by a line of incised strokes andhalter by a line of annulets, with lead accretion to the base; rider withflowing hair, wearing a flared tunic; the right arm raised and leftextended with discoid shield (?), legs divided to accommodate thehorse’s back; two shallow sockets to the rear of the head. Bronze, 87grams, 57 mm overall. Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,690 - 2,250

USD 2,500 - 3,340


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635 Celtic Captive Gaul Bronze MountCirca 1st century AD. A large cast bronze mount in the form of abound captive with longitudinal and transverse circular piercings, thebonds represented by a fillet passing from the ankles to the wristsand around the neck. Bronze, 43 grams, 46 mm. Fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found Hampshire in the 1980s.

636 Celtic Enamelled La Tène MountCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast bronze mount comprisinga flat trefoil plate and curved D-section bar; the plate with curved,pelta-shaped and round fields of red enamel forming a La Tène Styledesign. Bronze and enamel, 46 grams, 53 mm. Very fine condition. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Offered with a publication report by Natasha Hutcheson, presently RegionalMuseums Development Manager, Renaissance East of England.

637 Celtic Openwork Triskele MountCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast openwork harness mountin the form of three comma-leaf elements in a triskele formation, withred enamel remains, within a penannular frame; pierced centrally forattachment. Bronze, 16 grams, 35 mm. Very fine condition. £120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found near Oxford in 1983.

638 Celtic Bronze Terret RingCirca 1st century BC. A cast bronze terret ring with three projectionsand a flat bar fixing. Bronze, 51 grams, 60 mm. Very fine condition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Found Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England in 1983.

639 Celtic Bronze Cosmetic GrindersCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A pair of cast bronze cosmeticgrinders comprising: a long grinder bed with knop terminals andsuspension loop, decorated with rows of triangles; a broad grinderbed with one knop terminal and suspension loop, decorated withbilinear chevrons. Bronze, 18 grams total, 83 mm and 60 mm. Veryfine condition, one terminal lost in antiquity. [2]£50 - 70 EUR 60 - 80

USD 80 - 120


640 Celtic Axe HammerCirca 500-100 BC. A cast bronze axe-hammer head comprising abulbous socket with vertical carination, on one side a long neck andcurved blade, on the other a straight tapering shaft. Bronze, 145grams, 15 cm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Cotton collection formed in the 1980’s.

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641 Celtic Danubian Figural PlaqueCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast lead plaque depictingtwo serpents above an arch with three rows of figural design within:above, Sol Invictus with radiant crown and four horses; below, ascene of two horsemen approaching a crowned standing figure, asoldier to the left, standing figure and prone figure to the right; below,a feasting scene with diners at a table, dogs and cauldron. Lead, 145grams, 94 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


642 Celtic Danubian Figural PlaqueCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast lead plaque, rectangularwith scrolled top, three rows within a ropework border; in the upperscroll, a fish; in the upper row two human busts and two serpents; inthe central row, two armed horsemen advancing towards each other;in the lower row, a hen, an amphora and various geometric motifs.Lead, 90 grams, 92 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


643 Celtic Socketted SpearheadCirca 1st century BC. A long wrought iron spearhead with leaf-shapedblade incorporating a pronounced rib extending into the lower sectionof the socket; the split socket with two holes for a fixing pin to thewood shaft. Iron, 310 grams, 40 cm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

From an old English collection. Found Balkans.

644 Celtic Socketted SpearheadCirca 1st century BC. A cast spearhead, the blade of narrow cruciformsection developing from the tapered socket. Iron, 265 grams, 27 cm.Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

From an old English collection. Found Balkans.

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645 Viking Twisted Gold BraceletCirca 9th-11th century AD. A c-shaped bracelet formed from fourplaited gold rods, expanding to the middle. Gold, 80 grams, 77 mm.Very fine condition. £3,000 - 5,000 EUR 3,370 - 5,620

USD 5,000 - 8,340

From the collection of Markus Hollersberger, acquired in 1980.

646 Merovingian Frankish Gold Jewelled Quincunx RingCirca 5th century AD. A gold finger ring with plain D-section hoop anddiscoid pad on underside; the bezel a pedestal with discoid facebearing two turquoise and three garnet cabochon stones in aquincunx pattern. Gold, garnet and turquoise, 5.76 grams, 26 mmoverall (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35,Japan 14). Very fine condition, wearable. £1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000

Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 2000.

647 Viking Gold Twisted Finger RingCirca 9th-11th century AD. A penannular finger ring formed from fourexpanding rods of gold, twisted about their longitudinal axis. Gold,11.10 grams, 27.34 mm overall (approximate size British W, USA 11,Europe 25.0, Japan 24). Extremely fine condition, wearable. £1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000

Found in Hungary in 1990.

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648 Viking Gold Twisted Wire RingCirca 9th-11th century AD. A finger ring formed from six gold wiresplaited into an expanding band; the plain strands hammered to forma plain hoop below. Gold, 12 grams, 29 mm overall (approximate sizeBritish W, USA 11, Europe 25.0, Japan 24). Extremely fine condition,complete and wearable. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,250 - 3,370

USD 3,340 - 5,000


649 Anglo-Saxon Gold Necklace BullaCirca 5th-6th century AD. A hollow gold pendant in the form of asphere with crimped medial flange and ribbed suspension loop. Gold,1.93 grams, 17 mm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Property of a Gentleman.

650 Anglo-Saxon Gold and Jet PendantCirca 7th century AD. A gold pendant frame with filigree andgranulated border and ribbed suspension loop enclosing an ellipticalcarved jet panel with concentric boss design. Gold and jet, 7.93grams, 33 mm. Very fine condition. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000

Property of a Gentleman; ex Kurt Bartel, Archaeo Gallery; ex Mike McAndrewcollection.

651 Merovingian Frankish Gold Zoomorphic MountsCirca 6th century AD. A pair of repoussé gold foil mounts in the formof stylized birds with discoid eye, hooked beak, D-shaped wing andribbed detailing on the body and tail; the lip pierced in four places forattachment. See Carver, M. Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century PrincelyBurial Ground and its Context. Gold, 2.19 grams, 48.3 mm; 2.38grams, 47.6 mm. Very fine condition. [2]£400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000

UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. These mounts are very similar in style tothe small bird brooches used in Merovingian areas in the 6th century. Formedin gold foil, they were probably backed with pitch or leather and used todecorate the face of a shield, as on the famous examples from Sutton HooMound 1.

652 Anglo-Saxon Gold Cloisonne InlayCirca 6th-7th century AD. A rectangular gold mount with stepped-frame cells to accept garnet and/or millefiori insets; two garnetsremaining, one with the stamped foil backing; pierced for attachment.Gold and garnet, 2.06 grams, 19 mm. Very fine condition, cleaned.Rare with garnet and foil. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Property of a Gentleman; ex Steven Cocker collection 2009; found in NorthYorkshire. Treasure number 2009 T647. Anglo-Saxon gold cloisonné mount,accompanied by papers from BM when registered as treasure prior to sale.Non-destructive X-ray florescence analysis indicated a gold content of 83-86%with 12-14% silver, the remainder copper. Stones identified by Ramanspectroscopy as garnets.

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653 Merovingian Frankish Silver Strap DistributorCirca 6th century AD. A silver strap distributor with gilt panels andcentral garnet cloison; the straps each held by a silver plate withgilded discoid panel bearing scroll motif, ending in a bird-of-prey headwith voided eye to accept the securing pin, the plate recurved andheld to the rear by a small rivet; the central plate with square garnetcloison. Silver-gilt and garnet, 24.5 grams, 87 mm. Extremely finecondition. £3,500 - 5,000 EUR 3,930 - 5,620

USD 5,840 - 8,340


654 Merovingian Frankish Silver Bird-Head MountCirca 6th-7th century AD. A cast silver-gilt mount in the form of thehead and curved neck of a bird of prey; the rear of the neck with chip-carved running triangles; the L-shaped brow-band ribbed; beak shortand hooked; the eye a circular garnet cloison; pierced in four placesfor attachment. See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period - EuropeWithout Borders. Silver-gilt and garnet, 7.05 grams, 44 mm. Very finecondition, complete. Extremely rare. £1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. Similar to Frankish and Alamannicmilitary belt mounts of the 6th century.

655 Ostrogothic Silver-Gilt and Garnet BuckleCirca 5th-6th century AD. A silver-gilt and garnet cloisonne platebuckle comprising an annular flat-section loop, short D-section tongueand block to rear; the plate formed as a bird-head with garnet cloisoneye and beak, continuing to the rear as a flat strap; three tubularfittings to the edge to accept rivets attaching the front plate to thestrap. Cf. bird-head terminal on square buckle plates in Menghin, W.The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, items I.9.2, I.9.3,I.9.5, I.9.8.1 and elsewhere. Silver-gilt and garnet, 36 grams, 61 mm.Very fine condition, cleaned. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330

Property of a Gentleman; ex Slavei Slaveev, Ancient Coin Art. Believed foundby a metal detectorist near Poznan, Poland, in 1998.

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656 Merovingian Frankish Silver-Gilt Disc Brooch PairCirca 6th century AD. A pair of silver-gilt disc brooches with lozenge-and-saltire design and central disc; the saltire with central pointdecoration, the central disc and triangular surround with garnetcloisons; catchplates and pin lugs to the reverse. Silver-gilt andgarnet, 9.15 grams total, 26 mm. Very fine condition. [2]£1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000


657 Merovingian Frankish Silver-Gilt Radiate-Headed BowBroochCirca 5th-6th century AD. A delicate radiate-headed bow brooch withD-shaped headplate and three collared knops, decorated with triangleand flanking scrolls; the bow plain and narrow; the footplatelozengiform with concentric lozenge motifs, lobe lappets and collaredknop terminal; the pin-lug and catchplate intact on the reverse. SeeMenghin, W. The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders.Silver-gilt, 8.97 grams, 73 mm. Extremely fine condition withoutrestoration or repair; pin missing. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


658 Merovingian Frankish Epigraphic LOV PPOV FingerRingCirca 6th century AD. An iron finger ring bound with silver-wire on thehoop; the pedestal bezel a discoid gold plate with fish motif andGreek-character inscription LOVPPOV around the rim. Gold, silverand iron, 7.34 grams, 38 mm overall (approximate size British U 1/2,USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.59, Japan 22). Very fine condition. Rare. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Payn collection, acquired in the 1950’s.

659 Viking Silver Ribbed Band Finger RingCirca 10th-12th century AD. A Viking ribbed finger-ring of Lehtosalo-Hilander’s Type III, with D-section central rib; the decoration on theexpanding flanges comprising a single punched zigzag horizontallinear band flanking the rib; the hoop formed as a continuation of thecentral rib extending to form a thin rod at each end. See Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons andOrnaments. Silver, 4.70 grams, 20.70 mm overall (approximate sizeBritish K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0, Japan 10). Extremely finecondition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

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660 Anglo-Saxon Silver Knotted RingCirca 6th-9th century AD. A silver wire finger ring formed from adouble loop with a neat flat knot for the bezel. Silver, 0.58 grams, 18.8mm overall (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0,Japan 10). Very fine condition. £120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found Saxmundham, Suffolk in 1982.

661 Anglo-Saxon Silver Finger RingCirca 7th-10th century AD. A decorated finger ring comprising around-section hoop rising to a lozengiform bezel with billetted borderand central ring-and-dot motif. Silver, 0.98 grams, 19.86 mm(approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.66, Japan 19).Extremely fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Hiller collection, acquired in the 1950’s.

662 Anglo-Saxon Silver Cruciform PendantCirca 10th-11th century AD. A cast silver pendant in the form of a discwith four radiating arms with mushroom finials; the disc withconcentric quatrefoil decoration on both faces; a suspension loopattached above. Silver, 1.83 grams, 23 mm. Very fine condition. £120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired in the late 1980’s. Found inthe Lincoln area in 1980.

663 Viking Silver Thor’s Hammer PendantCirca 9th-11th century AD. A cast silver pendant in the form of ahammer with tapering shaft, the head decorated with punched dot-in-triangle motifs; a silver suspension ring inserted through the loopedend of the shaft. Silver, 15 grams, 43 mm. Very fine condition. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500

From an old European collection, acquired prior to 1990. Thor’s hammer,Mjolnir, was used to hallow the bride at wedding ceremonies and was worn inpendant form as a sign of faith during the Viking period.

664 Viking Pendant CrossCirca 10th-11th century AD. A large cruciform pendant with fiverepoussé bosses and dense punched decoration (dot-in-triangle,ovoid, pellet-in-bar); the integral suspension loop broad and ribbed.Silver, 33 grams, 12 cm. Very fine condition. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found at Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire in 1985.

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665 Viking Silver Scutiform PendantCirca 9th-11th century AD. A silver discoid pendant with centraldome, punched with concentric dot-in-triangle stamps and outer rimof pellets; integral triangular suspension loop rivetted together. Silver,6.14 grams, 48 mm. Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


666 Anglo-Saxon Silver-Gilt Coin PendantCirca 5th-7th century AD. A mid-2nd century Roman coin of FaustinaAugusta curated and provided with a silver rivetted ribbed suspensionplate and loop, mounted with the portrait vertical. Published, seeHammond, B. British Artefacts Volume 1 - Early Anglo-Saxon. Silver-gilt, 4.48 grams, 28.42 mm. Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

From an old English collection. The pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons used Romancoins as amulets, preferring types with a clear human portrait.

667 Merovingian Frankish Silver and Gold Foil PinCirca 5th-6th century AD. A silver dress pin with zoomorphic headcomprising a tapering pin and silver head in the form of a stylised bird,with gold foil backing to the cells; one garnet remaining. Cf. verysimilar brooch from Pas-de-Calais in Menghin, W. The MerovingianPeriod - Europe Without Borders, item VII.28. Silver, gold and garnet,12 grams, 17 cm. Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Property of a Gentleman.

668 z Anglo-Saxon Group of Silver Garter HooksCirca 7th-9th century AD. A group of three Middle Saxon silverclothing hooks: one discoid with short hook, one triangular withcrenellated top, one triangular with five circular piercings. Silver, 2.93grams, 18-26 mm. Very fine condition, all with hooks intact. [3]£50 - 70 EUR 60 - 80

USD 80 - 120

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; bought at various times, London. Small clothinghooks were used in Anglo-Saxon times instead of buttons, to fasten clothing.

669 Anglo-Saxon Bronze SitulaCirca 5th-6th century AD. A cast bronze Byzantine origin situla ofslightly tapering profile with two incised bands to the side, flat base,pierced triangular flanges to the rim and thick, rectangular-sectionhandle with recurved ends. Bronze, 1 kg, 13 cm. Very fine condition;calcination to the base and a patch of ferrous stain to the side. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s; found near Ipswich inthe early 1990’s. The ferrous patch suggests that the object has been placedclose to a degrading iron object, hence possibly from an Anglo-Saxon gravewith iron spearhead, shield or sword; the provision of large items of tablewarein high-status graves was a 7th century fashion.

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670 Viking Large Twisted TorcCirca 10th-12th century AD. A substantial torc or neckring formedfrom four twisted square-section bars narrowing to round-sectioncontracting rods at the ends; each of the two outer faces of each barornamented with a series of heavy punchmarks, alternating trianglesand annulets on adjacent faces; one series of annulets including asingle triangle-and-dot punchmark in the centre. Copper-alloy, 1.2 kg,22 cm. Very fine condition, complete. £1,500 - 2,500 EUR 1,690 - 2,810

USD 2,500 - 4,170

UK art market, acquired prior to 1985; believed to be of Baltic origin. Massiveneckrings formed part of the decoration of the idols of the Norse gods whichstood in their temples. They are also depicted in pre-Viking Scandinavian art,on the tiny gold figural mounts (guldgubbar) found on high-status settlementsites in the Baltic region.

671 Viking Bronze Tortoise BroochCirca 10th century AD. A cast bronze tortoise brooch with broad rimand domed centre bearing Mammen Style decoration including a pairof opposed birds’ heads; on the reverse, the corroded iron pin inplace, with remains of mineralised textile adhering. Copper-alloy, 80grams, 79 mm. Very fine condition. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found Alnwick, Northumberland in 1986

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672 Anglo-Saxon Bronze Transitional Bow BroochCirca 5th century AD. A cast bronze cruciform brooch with rectangularheadplate, top- and side-knops, deep bow, small footplate withhorsehead detail; the pin formed as a spring around the arms; thecatchplate with ribbed texturing. Bronze, 29.5 grams, 85 mm. Veryfine condition, complete. Very rare. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450

USD 500 - 670

Property of a Surrey Gentleman. An unusual example of an Anglian cruciformbrooch with some inherited features from the Roman crossbow brooch type,such as the looped bronze sprung pin.

673 Anglo-Saxon Pair of Bronze Bow BroochesCirca 6th-7th century AD. A matched pair of cast bronze small-longbow brooches with trefoil headplate, carinated bow and expandingfootplate; with punched-point and chevron decoration; catchplate andremains of pin to the reverse. Bronze, 21 grams, 75 mm; 17 grams,74 mm. Extremely fine condition. Rare. [2]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Property of a Surrey Gentleman. Small-long brooches were worn in pairs at theshoulders of high-status females to secure a peplos-style dress.

674 Anglo-Saxon Saucer and Disc BroochesCirca 6th-7th century AD. A group of two bronze broochescomprising: a large gilt-bronze saucer brooch with basketwork patternand inner ring with billetted cross at the centre, about half the flangepresent, pierced lugs and catchplate on the reverse; a disc broochwith basketwork pattern outer ring and florid cross at the centre,remains of lug and catchplate to the reverse. Saucer brooch: giltbronze, 35 grams, 80 mm diameter; disc brooch: 14 grams, 37 mmdiameter. Fine condition, parts of the rims missing. [2]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Saucer brooch found near Upton, Oxfordshire in 2008; disc brooch bought fromDei Gratia.

675 Viking Penannular Brooch and Coin PendantCirca 10th-12th century AD. A bronze penannular brooch comprisinga round-section band and discoid finials with blue glass inserts; thepin a round-section rod flattened and coiled around the band;attached with a wire loop, a fragmentary silver coin pendant withpartial legend. Bronze, glass and silver, 19 grams, 82 mm. Very finecondition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

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676 Viking Penannular BroochCirca 11th-14th century AD. A bronze penannular brooch withcabochon terminals; the round-section band terminating in discoidlugs with filigree and granule detailing, each with a black convexstone in a cabochon setting; the pin a round-section rod with flattenedend coiled around the band. Bronze, 28 grams, 73 mm. Very finecondition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


677 Viking Inscribed Annular BroochCirca 11th-12th century AD. A sheet bronze convex annular broochwith wire pin; on the ring, within two borders, the textWR[.]VM*doMONO. Bronze, 11 grams, 54 mm. Very fine condition,pin replaced in antiquity. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. Believed to be of Baltic origin.

678 Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform BroochCirca 6th century AD. A large cast bronze cruciform brooch withrectangular headplate, T-shaped lateral plates, half-round knop withbird-head detailing; the bow deep and tapering; the footplate with bird-head lappets; the finial in the form of a stylized horse-head withT-shaped extension and bird-head terminals; catchplate and ferrousaccretion on the reverse. See MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A SummaryCatalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Materials),Ashmolean Museum. Bronze, 85 grams, 14 cm. Very fine condition. £600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500

Roger Geary collection; found Blaxhall, Suffolk on 6th October 2001 during arally; recorded with Norwich Castle Museum. An unusual form with restraineduse of zoomorphic elements on the headplate and fully evolved horse-headfinial on the footplate.

679 Visigothic Bronze Bow BroochCirca 6th-7th century AD. A cast bronze bow brooch with trapezoidalheadplate, carinated bow and narrow footplate; the headplatedecorated with punched triangle designs, ring-and-dot motifs,opposed bird-heads on the outer edges and discoid terminal; thefootplate similarly decorated but with additional crescent punchmarks;the catchplate and pin-lug substantially present on the reverse. SeeMenghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders.Bronze, 48 grams, 12 cm. Very fine condition, minor repair to the bow. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

From the private collection of D. Ward, London.

680 Anglo-Saxon Bronze Nummular BroochCirca 8th-9th century AD. A cast bronze plate brooch modelled on acoin of the 4th century Emperor Carausius; pin-lugs and catchplatemount on the reverse. Bronze, 11 grams, 28 mm. Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450

USD 500 - 670

From an old Surrey collection. Found River Thames, London; in the 1970s.

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681 Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Harness MountCirca 6th-7th century AD. A cast gilt bronze harness mountcomprising a flat disc decorated with four panels of Style II interlace,one with a serpent’s head, separated by bars with guilloche ornamentand surrounded by a billetted border; the centre a pierced disc ofbone; the remains of a rectangular extension to one side; on thereverse, four pierced attachment lugs. Cf. very similar mountpublished in Mills, N. Saxon and Viking Artefacts, item AS147. Giltbronze, 22 grams, 47 mm. Good very fine, uncleaned ‘as found’condition with heavy gilding substantially intact. Rare. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500

From the private collection of R Winterton, acquired from the finder in 2009.Broad disc mounts of this kind were present on the horse harness discoveredin Mound 17 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, the presumed grave of a junior member ofthe East Anglian royal house.

682 Viking Cross MountCirca 9th-11th century AD. A cruciform harness mount formed with aconical centre, pierced with four circular holes, with fleur-de-lysextensions. Bronze, 20 grams, 50 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.

683 Viking Openwork Cruciform MountCirca 10th-11th century AD. A cast bronze strap, belt or harnessmount in the form of a wheel-headed cross with attachment holes inthe ends of the four arms. Bronze, 14.2 grams, 44.2 mm. Very finecondition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Found at Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, UK, in 1987.

684 Visigothic Gilded Bronze Buckle LoopCirca 6th century AD. A large gilt-bronze rectangular buckle loop withraised borders enclosing two waffle-pattern panels with deep couchfor the tongue between them. Gilt bronze, 55 grams, 82 mm. Veryfine condition. [No Reserve]£90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

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685 Viking Silvered Prick SpurCirca 10th-11th century AD. A bronze prick spur with Type 4 pointand C(i) terminals, with traces of silvering and design on the lowerpoint. Silvered copper-alloy, 160 grams, 21 cm overall. Fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found on the banks of the River Witham near Bardney, Lincolnshire, UK. TheScandinavian form of prick spur entered England in the 11th century, possiblywith the armies of Cnut, and influenced the development of mediaeval spurs inthe British Isles.

686 Anglo-Saxon Decorated Funerary UrnCirca 5th-6th century AD. A large coil-made urn of globular form indark brown fabric with conical shoulder and thin everted rim; belowthe shoulder a series of bosses and flanges in groups of three; to theshoulder a series of eccentric concentric lines. Ceramic, 1.8 kg, 20cm. Fine condition, some restoration. Very rare. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000

Found in a burial chamber on a building site near East Harling, Norfolk, UK inthe late 1990’s. Recent studies have suggested that the form and decorationof such urns were representative of the social identity of the person interred.

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687 Anglo-Saxon Funerary Urn with Bead ContentsCirca 5th-6th century AD. A coil-made globular funerary urn in darkbrown fabric with everted rim; to the shoulder a band of horizontalincised lines above four radiating panels with vertical incised lines;complete with a group of thirteen glass beads and fragments foundin the urn including melon and disc types, a pierced amber bead, alarge green stone with natural hole and a pierced quartz crystal.Ceramic, stone, glass and amber, 2 kg, 22 cm. Fine condition, somerestoration. Very rare. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670

Found in a burial chamber on a building site near East Harling, Norfolk, UK inthe late 1990’s.

688 Viking Amber Phallic BeadCirca 9th-11th century AD. A carved amber pendant in the form of aphallus, pierced for suspension. Amber, 1.10 grams, 19 mm.Extremely fine condition. Extremely rare. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

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689 Medieval Gold Jewelled Annular BroochCirca 13th-14th century AD. A gold annular brooch with segmentedring comprising eight conical cells with hatched bosses between, thecells containing alternating garnets and sapphires set en cabochon;the tongue formed as a carinated tapering bar with transverse blockat the base. See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450. p.248-255. Gold, garnet and sapphire, 6.68 grams, 29.1 mm.Tiny repair otherwise extremely fine condition. Excessively rare. £6,500 - 9,000 EUR 7,300 - 10,110

USD 10,840 - 15,010

Excavated Shepperton near Chertsey in the late 1980’s and recorded with theBritish Museum at that time. Ex Moore collection, ex Richard Lee. Accompaniedby provenance documentation. Annular brooches were a common medievalform of dress fastening, but most surviving examples are cast in copper alloyor pewter. The present brooch is extremely unusual in the richness of its designand workmanship.

690 Medieval Gold Intaglio RingCirca 14th century AD. A gold finger ring with scroll ornament to thehoop and shoulders; the bezel conical with floral motifs enclosing acarnelian intaglio seal with running deer motif; on the underside ofthe bezel an inscribed wolf looking backwards. Gold and carnelian,4.25 grams, 24 mm overall (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5,Europe 9.32, Japan 9). Very fine condition, complete and wearable. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


691 Medieval Gold and Garnet Cloison Finger RingCirca 15th century AD. A gold finger ring formed as a plain square-section hoop with ovoid plate bezel bearing a single large granuleand central discoid garnet set en cloison. Gold and garnet, 2.09grams, 19.5 mm overall (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4 1/4,Europe 7.12, Japan 7). Very fine condition. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

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692 Medieval Gold Amethyst Cabochon RingCirca 15th century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hoop risingto divide at the shoulders, with engraved hatched texturing; the bezela spoked discoid with an amethyst set centrally en cabochon. Goldand amethyst, 5.02 grams, 26.0 mm overall (approximate size BritishN, USA 6 3/4, Europe 13.72, Japan 13). Extremely fine condition,large and wearable. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500

Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 2000, of Hungarian origin.

693 Medieval Gold and Cabochon Finger RingCirca late 15th-early 16th century AD. A gold finger ring with a plainflat-section hoop and claw setting for a green glass cabochon, withradiate detailing beneath. Gold and glass, 3.21 grams, 22 mm overall(approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7). Veryfine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

From the private collection of Brian North Lee.

694 Medieval Gold and Garnet RingCirca 14th-15th century AD. A large gold ring comprising a plainround-section hoop and elliptical bezel set en cabochon with a D-shaped garnet. See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert MuseumCatalogue of Rings. Gold and garnet, 4.13 grams, 28.55 mm overall(approximate size British R 1/2 , USA 9, Europe 19.35, Japan 18).Extremely fine, large wearable man’s ring. £1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000


695 Medieval Gold and Sapphire Stirrup RingCirca 13th - 14th century AD. A gold stirrup ring with D-section hoopand triangular bezel with inset rectangular sapphire. Gold andsapphire, 7.51 grams, 27 mm overall (approximate size British U 1/2,USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.59, Japan 22). Extremely fine condition, largewearable man’s size. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,020 - 2,700

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696 Medieval Gold ‘Eu Bon Amour’ Posy RingCirca 14th century AD. A gold flat-section posy ring with star andflower decoration to the outer face between the texts ‘eu bon amour’(for good love); on the inner face floral decoration and the text ‘eubon au’. Gold, 2.74 grams, 19 mm (approximate size British P, USA7 1/2, Europe 16.0, Japan 15). Extremely fine condition, wearable. £3,000 - 5,000 EUR 3,370 - 5,620

USD 5,000 - 8,340


697 Medieval Gold and Sapphire Stirrup RingCirca 14th century AD. A gold stirrup ring with plain flat-section hoopand triangular sapphire set en cabochon. Gold and sapphire, 2.6grams, 25 mm (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Japan 15).Extremely fine wearable condition. £900 - 1,200 EUR 1,010 - 1,350

USD 1,500 - 2,000

Private collection, Wickford, UK; from his father’s estate in 1987.

698 Medieval Gold ‘mon coer aves’ Posy RingCirca 14th century AD. A delicate gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop bearing three words in blackletter script with foliagemotifs between, reading ‘mon coer aves’ (have my heart). Gold, 1.36grams, 17.33 mm overall (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2,Europe 10.58, Japan 10). Good fine condition, wearable. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


699 Medieval Gold Initial Seal RingCirca 14th century AD. A sturdy gold finger ring with plain D-sectionhoop rising to a discoid bezel with impressed ‘h’, seal matrix inblackletter script, probably for Henry. Gold, 6.18 grams, 22 mmoverall (approximate size British P, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.23, Japan15). Very fine condition. £600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500


700 Medieval Gold Repoussé StudCirca 13th-14th century AD. A gold stud formed from gold sheet withtongue-shaped decorative elements and geometric and foliate motifs;formed as an opposed pair of capital ‘M’ characters; on the reversetwo attachment loops. Gold, 3.35 grams, 35 mm. Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. The letter M is probablyintended for ‘Maria’.

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701 Medieval Silver Annular BroochCirca 13th-14th century AD. A silver annular brooch with flat-sectiontongue looped around a narrow inset in the ring; the outer facedecorated with radiating triangles above and punched pellets below.See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450. Silver,2.02 grams, 21 mm. Very fine condition. £75 - 110 EUR 80 - 120

USD 130 - 180

Tucker collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980’s.

702 Medieval Silver Disc-Headed Hair or Hat PinCirca 15th century AD. A cast silver pin with hipped shaft, ribbedcollar and discoid head with facetted outer edge. Silver, 5.78 grams,70 mm. Very fine condition. £60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; bought at the Cumberland Coin Fair in1987.

703 Medieval Silver Stirrup RingCirca 13th century AD. A silver stirrup ring with engraved foliagemotifs on the hoop and shoulders, surmounted by a domed gold stud.See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings.Silver, 5.30 grams, 26.7 mm (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8,Europe 17.0, Japan 16). Very fine condition. £325 - 450 EUR 370 - 510

USD 540 - 750


704 Medieval Silver Inscribed Clasped Hands BetrothalRingCirca 14th-15th century AD. A silver fede ring with segmented hoopand ‘clasped hands’ motif on the bezel; at the wrists the texts ‘Amore’and ‘Gorefe’ in blackletter script. Silver, 4.81 grams, 22.5 mm overall(approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16).Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


705 Medieval Silver Clasped Hands RingCirca 12th-15th century AD. A silver finger ring formed as a D-sectionhoop and flattened bezel in the form of a pair of stylised claspedhands. Silver, 1.88 grams, 19 mm overall (approximate size British K1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0, Japan 11). Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Property of a Gentleman. The fede or clasped hands motif was popular onfinger rings from Roman times through to the modern period.

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706 Medieval Silver-Gilt Finger RingCirca 15th century AD. A cast silver-gilt D-section finger ringdecorated with pelletted and geometric panels. Silver-gilt, 3.04 grams,21 mm overall (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75,Japan 18). Extremely fine condition, wearable. [No Reserve]£300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Private collection, Nottingham, UK; purchased in the 1970’s.

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707 Medieval Silver Monogram RingCirca 14th century AD. A sheet silver ring with butt-joint; the hoopwith running foliage and monogram to the rectangular bezel. Silver,2.98 grams, 20 mm overall (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9,Europe 19.69, Japan 19). Fine condition, overlapping band. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Property of a Middlesex Gentleman; ex Charles Ralton collection, Paris.

708 Medieval Silver Seal RingCirca 13th-15th century AD. A silver finger ring with flat-section hoopand transverse ribbing to the shoulders; the bezel a disc with sealmatrix comprising a central bird and boar motif with surrounding text‘+EIAVOMIOV. Silver, 4.06 grams, 21 mm overall (approximate sizeBritish T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20). Very fine condition,wearable. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. Believed to be originallyfrom Eastern Europe.

709 Medieval Silver Armorial Seal MatrixCirca 16th century AD. A silver seal matrix comprising a piercedspherical terminal and ribbed shaft expanding to an octagonal base;the discoid plate engraved with a heraldic device comprising a shieldwith chequered chief above a phoenix, a helmet with an elaboratemantle, and a phoenix above battlements for the crest. See Pateman,B. Collecting Seals. Silver, 9.43 grams, 25 mm. Extremely finecondition, complete. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


710 Medieval Count Goffridi’s Secret Seal MatrixCirca 1365 AD, Germany. A bronze disc seal matrix with attachedspine handle and suspension at rear and bearing the design of acrowned helm and arms with floral sprays in the field; the arms ofthree eagles displayed on a field of quatrefoils, the crest of five spraysof leaves and bearing the legend SECRET GOFFRIDI COMITIS D’LININGE in Roman lettering. Bronze, 13.30 grams, 29.75 mmdiameter. Extremely fine condition, cleaned and conserved. £1,200 - 1,500 EUR 1,350 - 1,690

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. The personal seal of aCount. The place name on this seal as COMITIS D’ LININGE could well referto a County in Germany and, stylistically, a Germanic origin is quite possible.The name Godfrey/Gottfried/Geoffrey is commonly encountered in medievaltimes.

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711 Medieval Epigraphic Seal MatrixCirca 13th-15th century AD. A cast bronze ‘chessman’ stamp sealmatrix with lozengiform knop, hexagonal shank and discoid stamp;the design features a heater shield with a capital ‘M’ in Lombardicscript, surrounded by the legend ‘+ mabrey de brainne’. Bronze, 16grams, 26 mm high, 21.44 mm diameter. Very fine condition, cleanedand conserved. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330


712 Medieval Rampant Lion Seal MatrixCirca 14th century AD, Continental. A large bronze disc seal matrixwith attached spine handle and suspension loop at rear and bearingthe design of rampant lion with the legend +LEONIS DELIMENA inRoman lettering. Bronze, 22 grams, 32.5 mm diameter. Extremelyfine condition, cleaned and conserved. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


713 z Medieval Group of Bronze Seal MatricesCirca 14th-16th century AD. A mixed group of cast ‘chessman’ sealmatrices comprising: a small discoid matrix depicting a hare in athicket; a tall matrix depicting a crown and shield bearing a humanfigure within a ring; a trefoil-headed matrix depicting a wheatsheaf; ashort matrix depicting a phoenix with outspread wings surrounded bythe legend *PRIV.NSV; a set of three (of an original four) on acontinuous sprue depicting a bird, a devil and a geometric sign.Bronze, 30 grams, 13-25 mm. Fine-very fine condition. [5]£90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

USD 150 - 200


714 z Medieval Archer’s RingCirca 13th-15th century AD. A bronze archer’s ring with geometricdesign on a hatched background and discoid pad to rear. Bronze,7.31 grams, 28 mm overall (approximate size British W, USA 11 1/4,Europe 25.6, Japan 24). Very fine condition. £70 - 100 EUR 80 - 110

USD 120 - 170


715 z Medieval Bronze RingCirca 13th-14th century AD. A cast bronze finger ring with flat-sectionhoop rising to carinated shoulders, the bezel an ellipse with crudelystepped frame to one side. Bronze, 2.15 grams, 24 mm overall(approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 11). Finecondition. [No Reserve]£20 - 30 EUR 20 - 30

USD 30 - 50

Bolam collection, found Driffield, Yorkshire, England in 1992.

716 Medieval Jeweller’s StampCirca 13th-14th century AD. A bronze jeweller’s stamp formed as ashort column with incised monogram on the striking face; the upperend splayed and domed due to repeated use; the design a cross withI X C C between the arms. Bronze, 28 grams, 34 mm. Very finecondition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

From an important collection of Christian artefacts formed in the 1970’s and1980’s; the property of a City Gentleman.

717 Medieval Regardant Lion Horse Harness PendantCirca 14th-15th century AD. A very large bronze harness pendantwith integral loop, decorated with a central square with passantregardant lion, surrounded by foliate motifs. Bronze, 27 grams, 68mm. Fine condition. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670

Found near Ipswich, Suffolk in 2010.

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718 Medieval Horse Harness Pendant GroupCirca 13th-15th century AD. A group of two harness pendantscomprising: a bronze heater-shaped pendant with attachment mount,gilded, bearing an owl in champ leve enamel; a bronze heater-shapedpendant with loop, bearing a rampant griffin on one face reservedagainst a red enamel field, and on the reverse an advancing clawedbeast on a red enamel field. See horse harness pendants in Salisburyand South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue p.17-28. Bronzeand enamel: owl: 18 grams, 58 mm; griffin: 12 grams, 45 mm. Finecondition. [2, No Reserve]£60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Found near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK in 2010.

719 Medieval Bronze Harness MountCirca 13th century AD. A cast bronze harness mount in the form of aquadrate cross with central panel depicting a reclining dog facingbackwards. Bronze, 23 grams, 62 mm. Very fine condition. £120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300


720 Medieval Enamelled Cross Bottony Belt MountCirca 14th century AD. A cast bronze belt or harness mount withcentral circular panel bearing a cross bottony reserved against a blueenamel background, within which a red enamel equal-armed cross;four rivet holes in the corners. Bronze, 9.48 grams, 26 mm. Very finecondition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found at Bardney, Lincolnshire in 1982.

721 Medieval Bronze Otter MountCirca 14th century AD. A gilt bronze mount comprising a flat platewith scallopped outline and punched dot detailing, with a stylized ottermodelled in the round attached, its head raised and neck extended.Gilt bronze, 24 grams, 63 mm. Very fine condition. £50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. Believed to be of Magyarorigin.

722 Medieval Bronze Figural Strap EndCirca 15th century AD. An openwork bronze strap end comprising atrapezoidal plate with incised lettering ‘IE’ in blackletter script andthree openings, rivet to rear; a pelletted annular terminal withopenwork figure of a seated lady consoling a child; a serrated plateto the edge with integral cast attachment rivet. Bronze, 20 grams, 63mm. Very fine condition. Rare. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


723 Medieval Edward IV Strap EndCirca 15th century AD. A large cast bronze strap end with socketattachment and trefoil terminal; the upper surface engraved; thesocket inscribed ‘ed’ in gothic letters, possibly for Edward IV [1461-70, 1471-83], and each element of the trefoil individually lettered ‘y cy’. Bronze, 28 grams, 65 mm. Very fine condition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Property of a Middlesex Gentleman; acquired in the early 1980’s. FoundCheshire, England.

724 z Medieval Large Bronze KeysCirca 14th-15th century AD. A pair of cast bronze door keys withlocating holes, one with discoid bow, divided collar, chevron-patterned shank, two wards with toothing on the forward bit; the otherwith lozengiform bow and knop above, ribbed shank, two wards withtoothing on the forward bit. Bronze, 54 grams, 101 mm; 39 grams, 90mm. Fine condition. [2]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70

Winter Collection, Kent, UK.

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725 Medieval Inscribed Purse BarCirca 15th century AD. A purse bar of elliptical section with centralboss pierced for the oval swivel belt suspender, with pierced hangersfor the attachment of the fabric purse bag; the arm inscribed in Romanlettering NTOME IAMEN and MATER DEI ME to the outer faces andIHS and M to the boss, the lettering with traces of niello inlay. Bronze,65 grams, 11 cm wide. Fine condition, with slight loss to the ends.Rare. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

From an important collection of Christian artefacts formed in the 1970’s and1980’s; the property of a City Gentleman.

726 Medieval Bronze Candle StickCirca 15th century AD. A cast bronze candlestick; the candle holderwith rectangular cutouts, the cylindrical stem with central collar anddish-topped base. Bronze, 185 grams, 150 mm. Very fine condition.Rare. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


727 Medieval Tripod CandlestickCirca 15th century AD. A cast pewter candlestick with thistle-shapedholder, ribbed stem, discoid base with raised concentric lines; threeribbed trilobe feet radiating from the base. Pewter, 39 grams, 50 mm.Very fine condition. Rare. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


728 Medieval Tripod CandlestickCirca 14th century AD. A cast pewter candlestick with stepped baseand cylindrical holder; three trilobe feet radiating from the hatchedbase. Pewter, 33 grams, 59 mm. Very fine condition. Very rare. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


729 Medieval Pewter ‘Winged Phallus’ BadgeCirca 15th century AD. A cast pewter badge in the form of a wingedphallus with feet; pin to the reverse. Pewter, 0.87 grams, 16 mm. Veryfine condition, complete. Rare. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Ex Den of Antiquity, with original seller’s details; found River Thames, London.

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730 Medieval Pewter Epigraphic SpoonLate 14th-early 15th century AD. A cast pewter spoon with shallowpiriform bowl, square-section shaft with acorn finial, and cartoucheabove the bowl with the text ‘HEVA’. Pewter, 22 grams, 16 cm. Veryfine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450

USD 500 - 670

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. Found Billingsgate,London, England in the 1980’s.

731 Medieval Pewter Epigraphic SpoonLate 14th-early 15th century AD. A cast pewter spoon with wide,shallow bowl and D-section shaft; finial lost in antiquity; above thebowl a cartouche with the text ‘+VOIGA’. Pewter, 15 grams, 12 cm.Very fine condition. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330


732 Medieval Iron Dragon Pricket CandleholderCirca 13th-14th century AD. A forged iron candleholder in the form ofa crouching dragon with trilobe muzzle, open mouth with tongue,lentoid eyes and prominent ears, three-toed claws, teardrop wingsand long square-section body; the separately made wings attachedto the body by a rivet from beneath forming the spike of the pricket; aseparate pricket formed by the tapering upturned tail. Iron, 360 grams,23 cm. Very fine condition. Very rare. £1,200 - 1,500 EUR 1,350 - 1,690

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Ex Christies, Amsterdam 2010, sale 2857.

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733 Medieval Group of Rowel SpursCirca 13th-15th century AD. A group of two rowel spurs, one withshort shank and six-pointed rowel, the other with slit shank, sixteen-pointed rowel, and separate locket. Iron, 135 grams total, 13 cm, 17cm. Very fine condition. [2]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Found in the Black Forest area in the 1970’s.

734 Medieval Iron Battle AxeCirca 12th century AD. An early type broad double-bitted battle axe,the round central socket with languet extensions to the shaft; oneblade of wide form, the other narrow. Iron, 1.3 kg, 34 cm. Finecondition, cleaned and conserved. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

USD 420 - 580


735 Medieval Glazed Stoneware JugCirca 15th-16th century AD. A north European wheel thrown jug withfinger-crimped base and single applied handle; the body of the jugpleasingly misshapen. Ceramic, 890 grams, 22 cm. Very finecondition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


736 Medieval Leather Dagger SheathCirca 15th century AD. A tanned leather sheath for a baselard withturned lower edge and everted seam to the rear; stamped withrepeated seven-pointed star motifs in the shape of a cross and hearton the front, triangles on the rear. Leather, 38 grams, 15 cm.Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

From an important collection of Christian artefacts formed in the 1970’s and1980’s; the property of a City Gentleman. Found on the Thames foreshore nearthe Tower of London.

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737 Medieval Leather Knife SheathsCirca 14th-15th century AD. A mixed group of three tooled andstamped leather sheaths comprising: one narrow, folded along thespine with needle holes along the rectangular suspension panel anda row of four circular pierced motifs to the lower edge; one narrow,folded to meet on the rear, with zones of lozenge punchmarks to theouter face; one broad, folded to meet on the rear, with carved andtooled floral decoration on the outer face, with stamped bands andlozenges and two incised straps for suspension. See LondonMuseum Medieval Catalogue, plate XL, XLI. Leather, 23 grams, 16cm; 5.94 grams, 15 cm; 5.20 grams, 15 cm. Very fine condition. [3]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


738 Medieval Bone CombCirca 15th century AD. An ovoid lenticular-section comb with oneedge cut with broad coarse teeth and the other with very fine teeth.Bone, 19 grams, 73 mm. Fine condition. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Private collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired in the 1990’s. Found Queenhithe,London, England.

739 Medieval Carved Oak PanelsCirca 15th century AD. A pair of carved oak panels with lancet archframing and rosette motif. Oak, 535 grams, 41 x 13 cm. Finecondition. Suspension rings to the rear. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

From the private collection of Alison Barker.

740 Medieval Gold Seljuk Turquoise RingCirca 12th-13th century AD. A gold finger ring formed as a D-sectionhoop with arabesque detailing expanding to a broad elliptical bezelwith four prominent bands holding a turquoise stone in a claw setting.Gold and turquoise, 5.24 grams, 21.9 mm overall (approximate sizeBritish G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.4, Japan 5). Very fine condition,complete and wearable. Rare £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

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741 Medieval Gold Seljuk Turquoise RingCirca 12th-13th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a twistedwire hoop and discoid bezel with granulated border bearing aturquoise cabochon in a delicate claw setting. Gold and turquoise,1.56 grams, 18.5 mm overall (approximate size British A, USA 0,Europe -, Japan 0). Very fine condition, complete and wearable. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


742 Medieval Seljuk Silver RingCirca 13-14th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a flat-sectionhoop with triangular scrollwork panels rising to broad shoulders withseparate openwork panels extending onto the chamfered edge of thecircular bezel and smaller openwork panels between; in the centre, astylized quadruped on a field of chased scrollwork. Silver, 21.5 grams,25.1 mm overall (approximate size British P 1/2 , USA 8, Europe16.86, Japan 16). Very fine condition, cleaned, large and wearable.Rare. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


743 Medieval Sassanian Silver Circular MountCirca 2nd-7th century AD. A repoussé disc mount depicting ahelmetted rider astride a lion; pierced centrally. Silver, 25 grams, 68mm. Fine condition, slightly fragmentary but stable. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

London collection; acquired in the 1950’s.

744 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Bronze Three Part LampStandCirca 13th-14th century AD. A cast portable oil lamp stand in threeparts; the circular base supported on three out-turned legs withincised ornament and pierced band; the openwork stem square insection, with pierced sphere at top and bottom and flared ends; thecircular top tray with shallow recess to receive a lamp, the rim withsix rectangular piercings; the three parts with lugs and mortises tolock the parts together. Bronze, 2.8 kg, 62 cm. Very fine condition andcomplete. [3]£1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500

Acquired on the London art market in the 1960’s. Portable oil lamp stands thatcould be easily dismantled were a feature of nomadic life and when living intents.

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745 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Bronze Incense BurnerCirca 13th-14th century AD. A large pierced incense burner top cover;of globular form with pierced geometric upper border and incised lotusleaf lower border. Bronze, 1.7 kg, 18 cm. Very fine condition, withslight loss at lower rim. £600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500


746 Medieval Seljuk Bronze Openwork Feline PerfumeBurnerCirca 12th-13th century AD. An ornately hollow cast and piercedperfume burner in the form of a standing feline with raised trefoil tail;the body with sprays of foliage where pierced, the head hinged(lacking pin) at back of neck and depicted with lentoid eyes,pronounced nasal ridge and smiling mouth. Bronze, 915 grams, 19cm. Extremely fine condition. Very rare. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,250 - 3,370

USD 3,340 - 5,000


747 Medieval Seljuk Inscribed Bronze SitulaCirca 13th century AD. A cast bronze pot or situla with broad bowl,conical foot, everted rim and pierced lugs; the body with a band ofarcading below a band of reserved display text and roundels with birddetail, above this a band of birds in roundels and arabesque archesand the upper band of reserved display text and birds in roundels; onthe rim birds in roundels amid display text; the foot with reservedbilletting. Bronze, 3.2 kg, 21 cm. Very fine condition, handle lost inantiquity. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500


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748 Medieval Seljuk Ornamented BowlCirca 11th-12th century AD. A globular cast bronze ornamental bowlwith flat everted rim decorated with arabesque roundels and panelsof display script. Bronze, 3.8 kg, 25 cm. Very fine condition, cleaned.Rare. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500


749 Medieval Seljuk Decorated and Inlaid Bronze VesselCirca 12th-13th century AD. A cast bronze deep bowl with narrow rimand folding serpent handle; the globular body with external incisedornament in bands and inscription inlaid in silver below the rim.Bronze, 1.2 kg, 16 cm. Very fine condition. [No Reserve]£1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500


750 Medieval Safovid Decorated Bronze Majoc BowlCirca 15th century AD. A shallow beaten bowl with raised centre; thesurfaces with punched and incised text and ornament and smallpiercing at rim. Bronze, 375 grams, 19.5 cm. Fine condition. £600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500


751 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Bronze DishCirca 13th century AD. A shallow bronze dish with angled sideshaving four circular engraved and brass inlaid motifs and flat evertedrim; the interior and exterior of the base with circular designs inlaid inbrass. Copper, 690 grams, 17.5 cm. Fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

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752 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Hunting Scene BowlCirca 11th-12th century AD. A substantial cast bronze bowl with ovoidfigural panels to the exterior depicting hunting scenes within arches;the rim and base pelletted, the arches with trefoil designs to thecapitals and pierced roundels on the columns. Bronze, 655 grams,10 cm. Very fine condition, cleaned externally. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000


753 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Bronze Lidded VesselCirca 11th-13th century AD. A cast cylindrical vessel with flared body;the body and base with incised ornament in bands, including nineseated musicians and two bands of inscription; three hinged hasps;the lid with lotus top and finial and three loops at rim. Bronze, 960grams, 17 cm. Very fine condition. £600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500


754 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Prayer PendantCirca 11th to 14th century AD. A sheet bronze container of ellipticalsection with arabesque design reserved against a hatchedbackground; the D-shaped caps hinged to the rear with loops to theouter faces; a row of faux granulation pyramids with loops to theunderside and two suspension loops to the back. Bronze, 52 grams,13 cm. Fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


755 Medieval Seljuk Decorated Inlaid WeightCirca 12th-13th century AD. A large silver inlaid cast ‘bell-shaped’weight, with guilloche embellishments to the body, sides of handleand base, the handle with stylised double ibex heads. Bronze, 1 kg,11 cm. Very fine condition. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


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756 Medieval Persian Iikhanid Inlaid Ceremonial Axe HeadCirca 15th century AD. An iron axe head with short rounded socketand triangular blade with convex cutting edge; the surfaces inlaid withbronze lines, stars and pellets. Iron, 265 grams, 90 mm. Very finecondition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


757 Medieval Pair of Persian Inlaid Iron StirrupsCirca 15th century AD. A pair of wrought iron stirrups with rectangularconvex base reinforced at corners, the sides tapering and rising tomeet at the rectangular suspension loop; the sides with complex andfine copper inlay of lines, annulets, mesh and floral motifs. Iron, 1.2kg, 16 cm. Very fine condition. [2]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


758 Medieval Sassanian Ceramic FishCirca 12th century AD. A turquoise glazed hollow fish, probably acarp, with open mouth, bulbous eyes, three dorsal fins and tail; thefins and body with incised lines and crescents to indicate fin ribs andscales. Ceramic, 1.5 kg, 36 cm. Very fine condition, small old repairto tail. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000

UK private collection, acquired in the 1950’s.

759 Medieval Seljuk Glazed Bull JugCirca 12th-13th century AD. A green glazed cylindrical vessel withhorned bovine head spout, modelled tail and four globular feet;behind the head an arched handle and narrow filler hole. Ceramic,1.5 kg, 21 cm. Fine condition, one horn repaired. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Silk collection, London, UK; formed in the 1950’s.

760 Medieval Seljuk Glazed Sprinkler JarCirca 12th-13th century AD. A green glazed jar with bulbous bodyembellished with teardrop bosses; with a waisted neck and widemouth, the rim with knop bosses. Ceramic, 300 grams, 12 cm. Finecondition, small chip to rim. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

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761 Medieval Ghaznavid Glazed FlaskCirca 13th century AD. A circular-bodied green-glazed flask withnarrow neck and two ribbed loop handles; the body depicting anincised lady on horseback to each side within concentric borders oflines and darts. Ceramic, 635 grams, 22 cm. Very fine condition.Rare. [No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


762 Medieval Ghaznavid Glazed BowlCirca 10th-12th century AD. A cream-glazed ceramic bowl with basalring and everted rim decorated on the inner face with an arabesquetrefoil design in dark brown with green and red detailing, and a borderin dark brown with cream pellets and rectilinear blocks. Ceramic, 570grams, 24 cm. Very fine condition, minor abrasions to rim. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


763 Medieval Ghaznavid Glazed BowlCirca 10th-12th century AD. A broad bowl with thick basal ring andglazed inner surface bearing a design of radiating leaf-shapesreserved against a green slip with double rows of brown slashdetailing. Ceramic, 1.3 kg, 25 cm. Fine condition, repaired. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


764 Medieval Ghaznavid Glazed BowlCirca 10th-12th century AD. A wide bowl in a glazed cream fabric witha thick basal ring, decorated on the inner face with an elegantstanding bird in brown on a field of red foliage within a brown meanderborder, and on the outer face with groups of three slashes in the samecolours. Ceramic, 745 grams, 20 cm. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

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765 Medieval Post-Sassanian Decorated VesselCirca 7th-8th century AD. A large early Islamic vessel with globularbody, short neck and broad rim; the spout formed as a roaring lion,with open mouth and loop handles formed from its forelegs; beneath,two opposed advancing lions in relief with long tails; the upper surfacedecorated with panels of birds-in-procession and geometricdecoration in black pigment; the round-section handle to the rear.Ceramic, 11 kg, 45 cm. Very fine condition, slight chipping to rim.Extremely rare. £5,000 - 8,000 EUR 5,620 - 8,990

USD 8,340 - 13,340

Ex West Sussex collection, UK, acquiered 1980-1982.

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766 Medieval Abassid Drinking CupCirca 11th century AD. A ceramic decorative cup formed as an openhorn terminating in an animal-head with scrolled tongue rejoining thebody; with pellet and floral decoration. Ceramic, 145 grams, 12 cm.Very fine condition, complete. [No Reserve]£400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


767 Medieval Islamic Oil Lamp GroupCirca 10th-11th century AD. A mixed group of glazed ceramic oillamps comprising: a cream-yellow lamp with green and browndecoration to the bowl and reflector; a plain green glazed lamp; anolive green glazed lamp with vertically ribbed body and incised birdmotif on the reflector. See Rosenthal, R. and Sivan, R. Ancient Lampsin the Schloessinger Collection. Ceramic, 450 grams total, 13-15 cm.Fine condition, chipped. [3]£120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300


768 Medieval Islamic Oil Lamp GroupCirca 10th-11th century AD. A group of two glazed ceramic oil lampscomprising: one in yellow-green mottled glaze with wide hole, deepnozzle and pentagonal reflector; one in olive green glaze withopenwork top and trefoil reflector. See Rosenthal, R. and Sivan, R.Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection. Ceramic, 345 grams,14-15 cm. Fine condition, chipped. [2]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


769 Medieval Persian Inscribed Glazed TileCirca 15th-16th century AD. A glazed earthenware tile of eight-pointed star form, the borders outlined and bearing an inscription,with a central floral motif; glazed in gold and blue on a creambackground. Ceramic, 805 grams, 21.5 cm. Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


770 Medieval Persian Ilkhanid Inscribed Glazed HexagonalJarCirca 13th-14th century AD, Ilkhanid Period. A glazed earthenwarejar with hexagonal body and narrow neck having a floral surround;the body with alternating panels bearing inscriptions and floral motifswithin cartouches; the whole in brown blue and green glazes on agreen-white background. Ceramic, 500 grams, 16.5 cm. Very finecondition, chipped. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

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771 Medieval Omwa Islamic Glass VesselCirca 8th-9th century AD. An iridescent blue glass bottle withbiconical body, slender neck and flared rim; around the shoulderconcentric bands in gold with red borders, with red floral motifs within;above the equator an Arabic text in dark blue with red outlining;below, a band of floral motifs; below the rim a key pattern in dark bluewith gold and red outlining; a helical trail below the neck. Glass, 145grams, 21 cm. Fine condition, restored. Excessively rare. £1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500


772 Medieval Inscribed Glass JugCirca 12th-14th century AD. A mould-blown glass jug in pale greenwith dark blue bands to shoulder, neck, rim and handle; the bodyglobular with moulded text, the neck tubular with flared rim, the handleround-section and delicate. Glass, 155 grams, 16 cm. Very finecondition, some minor cracking. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


773 Medieval Fatamid Islamic BeadsCirca 909 - 1171 AD. A mixed group of four cylindrical polychromeglass beads in blue, green, red, yellow and white glass, some withiridescent sheen. Glass, 14 grams, 28-33 mm. Very fine condition.[4]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


774 Medieval Fatamid Crystal Perfume PhialCirca 10th century AD. A small crystal perfume bottle with lip andconical base; the slightly ovate globular body with incised ovals.Crystal, 14 grams, 30 mm. Extremely fine condition. Rare. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330

Ex Bonhams sale no 17854, lot 65 (with ticket); ex Hirsch; ex Berlin collection,acquired prior to 1914.

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775 Medieval Thamori Islamic Stone Architectural PanelCirca 1400-1600 AD. A substantial carved bifacial stone architecturalpanel; on each face a central arch enclosing a panel of display script,flanked by square panels with geometric designs; the upper edgebevelled. Stone, 46 kg, 58 cm. Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,690 - 2,250

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776 Medieval Islamic Embroidered Textile FragmentsCirca 1300-1600 AD. A group of two fine textile fragments in creamwith panels of blue and red; geometric designs, vegetation anddisplay texts outlined in black. Textile, 7.49 grams, 20 cm; 13 grams,32 cm. Fine condition, stable. Rare. [2]£600 - 900 EUR 670 - 1,010

USD 1,000 - 1,500


777 Elizabethan Gold, Emerald and Black Diamond RingCirca late 16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a plain flat-section hoop with rectangular shoulders set with small blackdiamonds and scrolled finials; the bezel a quincunx of rectangularemeralds set in a radial formation with petal detailing beneath. SeeOman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings. Gold,3.83 grams, 24.23 mm overall (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4,Europe 13.85, Japan 13). Extremely fine condition. Rare. £2,800 - 3,400 EUR 3,150 - 3,820

USD 4,670 - 5,670


778 Elizabethan Gold RingCirca late 16th century AD. A gold finger ring with carinated hoop,pelletted scrolled shoulders and floral square-section bezel with stoneinlay. Gold and gemstone, 2.81 grams, 23 mm (approximate sizeBritish K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0, Japan 10). Extremely finecondition and wearable. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,690 - 2,250

USD 2,500 - 3,340


779 Elizabethan Gold Armorial RingCirca 16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoopexpanding to everted shoulders, the bezel a hexagonal plate witharmorial bearings of a heater shield with a mullet and annulet, crownwith foliage and scorpion below, baroque mantle and helmet withcrest of an armed man. Gold, 16.87 grams, 23.3 mm overall(approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/2, Europe.18.4 , Japan 18).Extremely fine condition, large and wearable. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,250 - 3,370

USD 3,340 - 5,000


780 Tudor Gold Anchor Finger RingCirca 16th century AD. A gold finger ring formed as a plain D-sectionhoop expanding to a discoid bezel with an engraved anchor motif.Gold, 1.99 grams, 15.72 mm overall (approximate size British F 1/2,USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4). Very fine condition, wearable. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

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781 Post Medieval Gold Floral RingCirca 17th century AD. A gold floral ring with plain flat-section hoop,split shoulders with foliate detailing, bezel with settings for five ovoidagate stones. Gold and agate, 1.31 grams, 18.9 mm overall(approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10).Very fine condition, one stone missing. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found Darlington in 1979.

782 James I Gold Wine Merchant’s Seal RingCirca 1620 AD. A gold finger ring comprising an elliptical-section hoopexpanding to an elliptical bezel bearing a stamp seal design of a winebarrel or tun on a scrolled field with the initials ‘I*F’ above. Gold, 18.9grams, 23.9 mm overall (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4,Europe 20.63, Japan 20). Extremely fine condition, large andwearable. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,810 - 3,930

USD 4,170 - 5,840


783 Renaissance Gold RingCirca 18th century AD. A gold finger ring with plain hoop rising to floralscrolled shoulders, the bezel a carved garnet. Gold and garnet, 2.17grams, 23 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe12.56, Japan 12). Very fine condition, wearable. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


784 Post Medieval Gold ‘Let vertue be a guid to thee’ PosyRingCirca 18th century AD. A plain posy ring with D-section hoop bearingan inscription on the inner face in italic script ‘Let vertue be a guid tothee’ followed by a maker’s mark of GE in blackletter script within anincuse square. See Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings. Gold,3.14 grams, 19.55 mm overall (approximate sizes British N, USA 63/4, Europe 13.85, Japan 13). Very fine wearable condition withbeautifully executed script. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


785 Post Medieval Gold ‘As God decreed So we agreed’Posy RingCirca 18th century AD. A gold posy ring formed with a plain D-sectionhoop inscribed on the inner face in a fine copperplate hand ‘As Goddecreed So we agreed’ followed by two rectangular incuse maker’smarks (extremely rare). See Evans, J. English Posies and PosyRings. Gold, 6.42 grams, 21.9 mm overall (approximate size BritishQ 1/2, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.12, Japan 17). Slight nick to rim,otherwise good very fine condition, very large and wearable man’ssize. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330

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786 Post Medieval Gold ‘Hearts content cannot repent’ PosyRingCirca 18th century AD. A plain gold flat-section finger ring inscribedon the inner face in an italic hand ‘Hearts content cannot repent’ withmaker’s mark ‘B’ in a florid shield. Gold, 2.65 grams, 20.6 mm overall(approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 17.77, Japan 17).Good fine condition, large wearable size. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000

Davis collection, found Abertilly, Lancashire, England in 2006; recorded withD. Burns, Finds Liason Officer for Lancashire.

787 Post Medieval Gold ‘I cannot show the loue I owe’ PosyRingCirca 18th century AD. A gold posy ring formed as a plain D-sectionhoop, inscribed on the inner surface in a fluid italic hand ‘I cannotshow the loue I owe’ with long ‘s’, followed by a maker’s mark formedas a ‘W’ within a triangle. See Evans, J. English Posies and PosyRings. Gold, 1.49 grams, 17.43 mm overall (approximate size BritishK, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9). Very fine wearable conditionwith beautifully executed script. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000


788 Post Medieval Gold ‘my loue to the sal endles be’ PosyRingCirca 18th century AD. A shallow D-shaped band with internal scriptlettering ‘my loue to the sal endles be’ (my love to thee shall endlessbe). See Joan Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings, page 80 foranother example with this inscription. Gold, 1.68 grams, 17.76 mmdiameter (approximate size British K1/2, USA 51/2, Europe 11.0,Japan 10. Very fine condition, wearable. £500 - 700 EUR 560 - 790

USD 830 - 1,170

Private collection, Kent, UK; acquired at the Cumberland Coin Fair in 1986. Theform ‘sal’ for ‘shall’ is found in some northern dialects of English as far back ascirca 1300 AD.

789 Post Medieval Gold ‘I Like my choise’ Posy RingCirca 18th century AD. A plain, wide, flat-section finger ring inscribedon the inner face in an upright hand ‘I Like my choise’ with long ‘s’.See Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings. Gold, 8.45 grams, 20.6mm overall (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan14). Very fine wearable condition. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


790 Post Medieval Gold ‘Remember+the+Ends’ Posy RingCirca 18th century AD. A delicate gold finger ring with plain flat-section band, inscribed on the inner face in an italic hand ‘Rememberx the x EnDs’. Gold, 0.91 grams, 14 mm overall (approximate sizeBritish B 1/2, USA 1 1/4, Europe -, Japan 0). Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Private UK collection, by descent from the vendor’s father, a metal detectorist,who formed his collection in the 1970’s-1980’s, from his own finds and bybuying from a shop in Cambridgeshire, owned by Alan Fordham. Part of thiscollection was previously sold at Bonham’s Antiquities sale 17855, 6 October2010, Lot 199.

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791 Post Medieval Gold 1762 Quarter Guinea Love TokenDated 1762. A George III gold quarter guinea coin, twice bent for useas a love token. S. 3741 (coin). Gold, 2.07 grams, 15.20 mm. Veryfine. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Ex DNW Auction, Lot 558. The giving of a ‘crooked’ coin as a token of love iswell known from Elizabethan times until at least the 18th century and is referredto in the children’s nursery rhyme about the crooked man who finds a ‘crookedsixpence upon a crooked stile’. The use of silver sixpences, often very worn,for this was prevalent but a few examples, such as this one, are known usinggold coins of the period.

792 Post Medieval Decorated Gold Mourning Ring18th century AD. A gold D-section finger ring decorated on the outersurface with elaborate scrolled motifs; inscribed on the inner face ‘E.Fearne, obt. 17 Apr.1706 aet.41’ and a maker’s mark. See Oman,C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings. Gold, 3.99grams, 19.95 mm overall (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4,Europe 15.0, Japan 15). Fine wearable condition. £350 - 550 EUR 390 - 620

USD 580 - 920


793 Post Medieval Gold, Crystal and Amethyst MourningRing18th century AD. A gold finger ring with plain D-section hoop risingto discoid bezel; on the shoulders panels of fine scrollwork; on theface of the bezel a crystal plate enclosing a lock of hair within a ringof cut amethyst stones; on the reverse an inscription in a fine italichand ‘Jas. Lugar ob.3 Dec 1772 æ 28’ Gold, crystal and amethyst,3.47 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4,Europe 13.85, Japan 13). Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


794 Post Medieval Gold Memorial RingCirca 18th century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hoop,decorated on the outer face with an ovoid panel and stylised foliage,some enamel remaining; inscribed within in a seriffed italic hand‘Patiently submitt to dye’ followed by initals AL and maker’s mark.Gold, 3.70 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British S 1/2, USA9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 20). Very fine condition, large wearablesize. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450

USD 500 - 670


795 Post Medieval Gold ‘Roman Erotic Scene’ CameoPendantCirca late 19th century AD. A heavy gold Roman style pendant withouter frame of openwork double-scroll elements enclosing a blue andwhite cameo depicting an erotic scene; on the reverse, a ribbedsuspension loop. Gold and stone, 25 grams, 41 mm. Very finecondition, slight chip to cameo. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330

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796 Post Medieval Gold and Crystal Bear Hair or Hat PinCirca Late 19th century AD. A Victorian period gold dress pin of 2nd-3rd century design, with a large head, chain and cap; the pin taperingwith helical filigree on the upper end attached to a hollow sheet goldcup with filigree ropework and hoop decoration on the lower face,granule triangles and half-rosettes on the sides; on the top acabochon mount with filigree and granule detail enclosing a carvedcrystal figure of a bear, crouching and with raised head; to the rear ofthe cell on the vertical face a gold loop and chain attached to a conicalcap to secure the pin to the garment. Gold and crystal, 13.7 grams,89 mm. Extremely fine condition, complete. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


797 Post Medieval Tudor Silver Hinged Dress FastenerCirca 16th century AD. A silver hooked fastener formed as a D-section hooked bar with ovoid panel above enclosing a stylised faceon a hatched background; a hinged suspension loop above; thenumber ‘3’ scratched lightly on the reverse. Silver, 5.47 grams, 70mm. Very fine condition, complete. £60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; acquired London in 1988.

798 Post Medieval Tudor Silver-Gilt LocketCirca 16th century AD. A silver-gilt locket with elaborate foliatescrollwork to the lid, underside and side, ropework borders andenamel disc and ovoid cells; with ropework collar and pendant ring.Silver-gilt, 4.31 grams, 31 mm. Very fine condition, hinge pin missing.Supplied with Portable Antiquities Scheme documentation. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830

Reported under the Treasure Act 1996 with record ID SWYOR-D997E1; foundSelby, North Yorkshire in 2008.

799 Post Medieval Silver Merchant’s Seal MatrixCirca 18th century AD. A cast silver seal matrix with openworkscrolled shank and elliptical base; the seal matrix composed from twoconcentric circles with rosette detailing in the quarters, the initials TRin an elaborate italic script to the centre. Silver, 20 grams, 30 mm.Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Found in Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

800 Post Medieval Silver ‘Heart and Hounds’ Fede RingCirca 16th-17th century AD. A cast silver fede ring formed with around-section hoop extending to clasped hands on the rear; theelliptical bezel with incised radiating lines on the underside, on theupper face an incised running hound with a heart placed above itsback. See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue ofRings. Silver, 5.26 grams, 24.5 mm overall (approximate size BritishQ 1/2, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.62, Japan 18). Very fine, large wearablecondition. £225 - 350 EUR 250 - 390

USD 380 - 580

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801 Tudor Silver Merchant’s Seal RingCirca 16th century AD. A cast silver finger ring formed with a low D-section hoop expanding to a discoid bezel; the shoulders decoratedwith concentric stepped lozenges, the bezel engraved with the initials‘GN’. Silver, 2.64 grams, 21 mm overall (approximate size British Q1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 15.0, Japan 17). Very fine condition,wearable. £150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980’s - early 1990’s.Found Kenilworth, Staffordshire in 1978.

802 Elizabethan Silver-Gilt Elizabethan RingCirca late 16th century AD. A delicate silver-gilt finger ring comprisingan openwork hoop with three floral motifs on the shoulders; the bezela rectangular emerald in a cabochon setting. Silver-gilt, 0.84 grams,16 mm overall (approximate size British C, USA 1 1/2, Europe 0.53,Japan 1). Very fine condition. [No Reserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


803 Post Medieval Silver-Gilt ‘BE TRVE IN HART’ Posy RingCirca 18th century AD. A silver D-section posy ring with plain hoopinscribed internally in heavily seriffed capitals BE.TRVE.IN.HART,original soldered joint apparent. Silver-gilt, 4.23 grams, 22.9 mmoverall (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.0, Japan20). Very fine condition, large wearable size. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired early 1980’s. Found at King’sLynn, Norfolk, in 1979.

804 Tudor Silver ‘Fides Victoria Nostra’ Posy RingCirca 14th-16th century AD. A silver finger ring with facetted exteriorbearing starburst motifs; on the inner face a canted ear of wheat andthe inscription in decorative capitals FIdES UItORIA NOStRA. SeeOman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings. Silver,4.69 grams, 23.17 mm overall (approximate size British U, USA 10,Europe 22.52, Japan 22). Very fine, large wearable condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500

Tucker collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980’s. The inscriptionis intended for fides victoria nostra ‘our faith is our victory, the motto of St.John’s college, Durham.

805 Post Medieval Silver Ethiopian Marriage PendantCirca 15th-20th century AD. An Ethiopian annular betrothal pendantformed as a ring of ten trapezoidal and heptagonal elementsdecorated on both flat faces and around the perimeter with geometricmotifs. Silver, 58 grams, 34 mm. Very fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

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806 Post Medieval Baluchistan Engraved Silver Arm RingsCirca 18th-19th century AD. A pair of heavy arm rings with bands ofcomplex wire embellishments, lines of applied conical bosses andpellets and with crossband of nine large pellets each bedded at jointson four smaller. Silver, 420, 425 grams, 14 cm. Very fine condition.[2]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

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807 Post Medieval Gilt Bronze ‘In lust bee iust’ Posy RingCirca 18th century AD. A D-section finger ring inscribed on the innerface in an italic hand ‘In lust bee iust’ with long ‘s’, followed by asegmented circle maker’s mark. See Evans, J. English Posies andPosy Rings. Gilt copper-alloy, 3.63 grams, 23.88 mm (approximatesize British U 1/2, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.15, Japan 22). Very finecondition. £70 - 100 EUR 80 - 110

USD 120 - 170

Found Stroud, Gloucestershire, England in 2010.

808 Post Medieval Tudor Decorated Hawking WhistleCirca 18th century AD. A cast bronze whistle with domed top andsuspension loop above; the surface with delicate scrollwork. Bronze,6.49 grams, 37 mm. Extremely fine condition. Rare. [No Reserve]£50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

Found Wiltshire, England in 2010.

809 Post Medieval Charles I Smoker’s Pipe TamperEarly-mid 17th century AD. A cast bronze pipe tamper comprising anexpanding column attached to a bifacial elliptical panel, bearingportraits within ropework borders: on one side, King Charles I inclassical garb with a laurel wreath crown, and on the other a femalein fashionable attire, probably Princess Henrietta Maria whom hemarried in 1625. See Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Copper-alloy, 11.0 grams, 54 mm. Very fine condition, cleaned andconserved. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

Found Stroud Gloucestershire, England in 2010.

810 17th Century Bronze Mortar and PestleCirca 17th century AD. A cast mortar with bell mouth and single rowof foliage ornament around the body; the pestle of solid form withflared end and knob handle. Bronze, 3.29 kg total, mortar: 11 cm tall.Very fine condition. [2]£150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

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811 z 17th Century Bronze Pestle and Cask TapCirca 17th century AD. A large bronze pestle with flared tip anddomed handle end; with a very large bronze cask tap. Bronze, 3 kg,23.5 cm (pestle), 24.5 cm (tap). Fine condition, the tap handle withslight loss. £50 - 90 EUR 60 - 100

USD 80 - 150


812 Post Medieval Carved Agate Mortar Circa 16th-17th century AD. A substantial carved agate mortar withraised rim and band of carved foliate detail; two rectangular handles;on the bowl pentagonal panels with fleur-de-lys finials, possibly ofMoghul origin. Agate, 2.8 kg, 24 cm. Very fine condition, minor wearto rim. [No Reserve]£90 - 120 EUR 100 - 130

USD 150 - 200


813 Post Medieval Tudor Silvered Pewter Betrothal SpoonCirca 17th century AD. A short stemmed pewter spoon with teardropbowl; the handle with plain heart knop and large heel to allow thespoon to stand. Silvered pewter, 40 grams, 12 cm. Fine condition,complete and undamaged. [No Reserve]£70 - 100 EUR 80 - 110

USD 120 - 170

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USD 30 - 70

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; bought on the London art market in the 1980s;found River Thames 1970s.

815 z Post Medieval Group of Handled KnivesCirca 16th century AD. A mixed group of iron knives: five whittle-tangwith bone or wooden handles, one scale-tang with five attachmentrivets, one whittle-tang with antler handle. Iron, antler, wood, bone,320 grams total, 15-22 cm. Fine condition. [7]£50 - 90 EUR 60 - 100

USD 80 - 150

Mostly found in the River Thames, London in the 1980s.

816 Post Medieval Miniature Paintings of the TudorMonarchsCirca 19th century, Victorian. A group of four miniature portraitspainted in oil on ivory depicting Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Edward VI andMary; supplied in ornate ormolu frames with crest detail above. Woodand ivory, 200 grams each, 20 cm. Very fine condition. [4]£1,500 - 1,800 EUR 1,690 - 2,020

USD 2,500 - 3,000


817 Post Medieval Miniature Portraits of Henry VIII’sWivesCirca 19th century, Victorian. A group of six miniature portraits in oilon ivory, each depicting a wife of King Henry VIII; Catherine ofAragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, KathrynHoward, Katherine Parr; supplied in ornate ormolu frames withcoronet detail above. Wood and ivory, 200 grams each, 20 cmincluding frame. Very fine condition. [6]£1,200 - 1,500 EUR 1,350 - 1,690

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818 Post Medieval Miniature Paintings of Tudor NotablesCirca 19th century, Victorian. A group of six miniature portraits in oilon ivory, each depicting a Tudor worthy; including Sir Thomas More,William Cecil, Cardinal Wolsey; supplied in ornate ormolu frames withcoronet detail above. Wood and ivory, each 200 grams, 20 cm overall.Very fine condition. [6]£1,000 - 1,200 EUR 1,120 - 1,350

USD 1,670 - 2,000


819 Post Medieval Trooper’s Backsword by HadleyCirca 1798-1850 AD. A British trooper’s backsword with curvedsingle-edged blade with a shallow fuller on each face, brass hilt withheart-shaped guard and bar, leather-covered grip and bulb pommel;stamped on one face of the blade ‘H[.]DLEY’ and on the other withthe ‘king’s broad arrow’ over the letters ‘B C’ with a stamped markabove, without scabbard. Steel, brass and leather, 725 grams, 89 cmoverall. Fine condition. £100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250

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820 Post Medieval Silver Hilted DaggerCirca 18th century. A curve-bladed dagger, possibly Omani; thewrought blade with pronounced central rib, the silver covered hiltembellished with silver appliques, wire, bosses and pyramids;complete with the red velvet covered wooden sheath. Metal andwood, 315 grams, 33 cm. Very fine condition, with light staining toblade. [No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

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821 Post Medieval Silver Hilted DaggerCirca 18th century. A curve-bladed dagger, possibly Omani; thewrought blade with pronounced central rib, the horn hilt embellishedwith silver mounts with silver and brass pin decoration; complete withplain wooden-cored sewn leather scabbard. Metal and leather, 345grams, 35 cm. Very fine condition, light corrosion to blade. [NoReserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


822 Post Medieval Large Bellarmine JarCirca 17th century AD. An unusually large glazed jug with globularbody, narrow neck and loop handle; on the front a bearded facingportrait at the neck, a central impressed medallion of arms on the frontof the body and two further floral medallions at sides of shoulder, withmottled brown glaze to upper parts and pale yellow-grey glaze tolower third of body. Ceramic, 5.3 kg, 43 cm. Extremely fine condition.Extremely rare in this size. £700 - 900 EUR 790 - 1,010

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823 Post Medieval Bellarmine JarCirca 16th century AD. A glazed jug with globular body, narrow neckand loop handle; on the front, a face with grotesque features and amedallion with central floral motif. Ceramic, 890 grams, 22.5 cm. Veryfine condition. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


824 Post Medieval Bellarmine Jar Dated 1600Early 17th century AD. A stoneware jar with mottled surface, broadbase and tall narrow neck; a single loop handle to the rear; to the fronta bearded male face above a faux armorial shield with initals EB anddate 1600. Ceramic, 680 grams, 15.5 cm. Fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

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825 Post Medieval Bellarmine JarCirca 17th century AD. A stoneware jar with mottled surface, broadbase and tall narrow neck; a single loop handle to the rear; to the fronta bearded male face above an armorial shield with crown in acartouche. Ceramic, 935 grams, 20 cm. Good fine condition, slightloss to rim and handle. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


826 Post Medieval Large Glazed Stoneware JarCirca 17th century AD. A large glazed stoneware jar, with narrowneck and applied handle with tail; of Bellarmine form and style withmottled brown glaze to upper parts and pale grey glaze to lower thirdof body. Ceramic, 7.8 kg, 46 cm. Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

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827 Post Medieval Three-Handled Glazed Storage JarCirca 16th century AD. A tall stoneware storage jar with three loophandles and a short neck, concentric ring decoration to the shoulders.Ceramic, 10.5 kg, 52 cm. Very fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


828 Post Medieval Salt Glazed Siegburf Stonellen JugDated 1599 AD. A tall stoneware jug with three moulded andinscribed panels depicting Japheth’s daughters, Judith and Lucretia,in relief; texts identifying the ladies, giving the date 1559. See EkkartKlinge, Duits Steengoed, pages 32-37. Clay, 1 kg, 26.5 cm. Extremelyfine condition. Rare. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000

Hatson collection, Suffolk, UK; with old descriptive label.

829 Post Medieval Pewter Lidded JugCirca early 17th century. A glazed stoneware jug with cylindrical body,narrow neck and foot with loop handle; impressed and mouldeddecoration including a band of faces and foliage to the neck,impressed ornament to the shoulder and a colonnaded band to thebody with a series of seven male figures above armorial shields; fittedwith a pewter domed and hinged lid with thumb piece bearing amaker’s touchmark of three crowns above initials WN and incisedowner’s initials WB. See Ekkart Klinge, Duits Steengoed, pages 60-65. Ceramic, 710 grams, 22 cm. Very fine condition, small chip tobase. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


830 z Post Medieval Tudor Glazed Posset PotCirca 15th-16th century AD. A small terracotta pot, glazed within, withsingle curved handle and shallow spout. Ceramic, 210 grams, 67 mm.Fine condition. £30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Found River Thames, Queenhythe, London in 1979. With old label on base.

831 Post Medieval Moulded Clay Figural TilesCirca 17th century AD. A pair of moulded brick-clay wall tiles withfigural decoration: an opposed pair of motifs depicting within alozenge an armoured horseman advancing with raised falchion on abackground of stars; the lozenge with foliate decoration; lily and fleur-de-lys elements in the surrounding panels; the reverse plain.Ceramic, 1.8 kg total, 15 cm each. Very fine condition, complete. [2,No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

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832 z Post Medieval Victorian Clay PipeCirca mid 19th century AD. A cast white clay pipe with mouldeddecoration on the bowl featuring a heraldic shield with central crossflanked by lion and unicorn, a row of herringbone decoration to therear; the maker’s name ‘NICHOLSON’ stamped into the stem.Ceramic, 15 grams, 17 cm. Fine condition. £30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Found on the Thames foreshore near Tower Bridge in 1966.

833 Post Medieval Wine Bottle with Original ContentsCirca 17th century AD. An onion-shaped dark glass wine bottle withpontil base and iridescent surface; the top sealed and retaining theoriginal contents. Glass, 1.1 kg, 14.7 cm. Very fine condition. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

USD 420 - 670


834 Post Medieval Onion BottleCirca 17th century AD. A wine bottle of simple ‘onion’ form withiridescent surface, applied lip and concave pontil. Glass, 655 grams,19 cm. Very fine condition. £90 - 140 EUR 100 - 160

USD 150 - 230


835 Post Medieval Tudor Bone CombCirca 16th century AD. A double-sided bone comb, elliptical insection, with fine-cut teeth on one side and coarser on the other.Bone, 20.5 grams, 11 cm. Fine condition. £20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found River Thames in the 1980s.

836 z Post Medieval Tudor Leather Cod-PieceCirca 16th century AD. A rounded triangular leather cod-piece, twiceslit for affixing. Leather, 21 grams, 13 cm. Very fine condition andconserved. Rare. £80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Found River Thames, Fenchurch Street, London, circa 1990.

837 Post Medieval Taurus Bull Polychrome PlaqueCirca 16th century AD. A carved wooden plaque bearing the imageof a bull standing on a rock within an annular frame, of Dutch orFrisian workmanship; the bull and rock painted brown, thebackground blue and frame red; supplied with modern suspensionloop. Wood, 1.5 kg, 25 cm. Very fine condition, complete. £500 - 700 EUR 560 - 790

USD 830 - 1,170

Aston Collection; Hampshire, UK; bought Marlborough in 2004. The imageperhaps depicting the zodiacal sign of Taurus.

838 Post Medieval Charles II Oak Coffer PanelsCirca 17th century AD. Pair of carved oak coffer panels depictingincised floral designs with grapes and acorns, all within anarchitectural pointed arch and columns. Oak, 2.3 kg total, each 38 x31.5 cm. Very fine condition. [2]£400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

USD 670 - 1,000

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839 Indian Moghul Gold Necklace ElementsCirca 16th century AD. A set of gold beads and a pendant comprising:six cruciform beads with red and green cloisons to the arms andcentral blue square, with two loops above and below; tensubtriangular beads with red cloisons to the sides flanking a greenwith a blue above, one loop above and three below; one large discoidpendant with cruciform design in cloisons with in a segmented golddisc, additional cloisons to the exterior, triangular cloison clusterabove for the suspension loop and nine loops to the lower rim. Goldand glass, 44 grams total, pendant: 51 mm. Extremely fine condition.[17]£800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000

UK private collection, acquired in the 1950’s. The design allows the elementsto be strung along two strings in an expanding arc.

840 Indian Moghul Silver Inlaid Bronze Axe HeadCirca 18th-19th century AD. A cast bronze axe of 15th-16th type withornately shaped blade, the faces inlaid with silver on an engravedbackground depicting running animals and a male figure to bothfaces, the inlay with engraved detailing. Bronze and silver, 560grams, 13 cm. Extremely fine condition. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


841 Indian Moghul Bone Horse (Knight) Chess PieceCirca 15th-16th century AD. A finely carved and engraved bonechessman, in the form a horse’s head with arched neck, the maneterminating in a teardrop with floral motif. Bone, 13 grams, 30 mm.Extremely fine condition. Rare. £250 - 400 EUR 280 - 450

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842 Chinese Tang Silver-Gilt Dragon VaseCirca 7th-10th century AD. A cast bronze vase with bulbous body,narrow neck and flared rim; the handles formed as rearing dragonswith red enamel detail to ears and muzzle; the neck and shoulderdecorated with scrolled vegetation ornament, and the body withopposed animals on a field of scrolled vegetation; raised rim to base.

Silver-gilt, 580 grams, 28 cm. Very fine condition, dent to one side.Extremely rare. £10,000 - 15,000 EUR 11,240 - 16,860

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843 Chinese Ordos Pierced Bronze Perfume BurnerCirca 2nd century BC, Warring States. A cylindrical burner, the bodyformed of a lattice of bamboo with plain neck and base and with twosuspension rings at sides; the body mounted upon three cast kneelingmale figures embellished to chest and thighs. Bronze, 785 grams, 15cm. Very fine condition. £800 - 1,200 EUR 900 - 1,350

USD 1,330 - 2,000


844 Chinese Ordos Gilt DogCirca 5th-3rd century BC, Western China. A heavily gilded solid castfigure of a standing dog. Gilt bronze, 160 grams, 60 mm. Extremelyfine condition. Rare. £300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


845 Chinese Ordos Gilt Ram’s HeadCirca 5th-3rd century BC, Western China. A heavily gilded hollow castram’s head with curling horns, the reverse with two attachment pegs.Gilt bronze, 70 grams, 50 mm. Extremely fine condition. £500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


846 Chinese Han Soldier FigurineCirca 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic figurine of a warrior in jerkin andlong tunic, the left hand hollow to accept a shield and raised righthand to grasp a spear resting on his shoulder; the lower legs in widetrousers and boots; the face detailed with painted features, the hairdrawn back and tied. Ceramic, 3 kg, 43 cm. Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 670

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847 Chinese Han Horse HeadCirca 206 BC-220 AD, Han Dynasty. A ceramic horse-head withelegant curves and deeply modelled musculature; with slot for aseparate mane and recesses for separate ears. Ceramic, 745 grams,15 cm. Fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


848 Chinese Sichuan Eye JarProbably 206 BC-220 AD, Han Dynasty. A broad ceramic vessel ingrey fabric with globular body and vesica rim, two strap handlesextending to the lower body; on each face a pair of discoid panelsemanating from the handles, with hatched arch detailing to the neckabove. Ceramic, 1.1 kg, 18 cm. Very fine condition, complete. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


849 Chinese Western Han Cocoon JarCirca 206 BC-9 AD, Western Han Dynasty. A grey ceramic cocoonjar with flared base, cylindrical neck and everted rim; the bodyelliptical in plan with two flatter surfaces; the rim with painted red andpink concentric circles; traces of original pigment on body. Ceramic,2 kg, 26 cm. Very fine condition. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

USD 420 - 580

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. The cocoon jar is named for itsresemblance to the cocoon of the silkworm.

850 Chinese Carved Wei Dynasty Buddha BrickCirca 386-534 AD, Northern Wei Dynasty. A terracotta brick carvedwith the image of the seated nimbate Buddha in a D-shaped nichewith rectangular panel below with extension of the draped garment.Ceramic, 4 kg, 31 cm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

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851 Chinese Caparisoned Horse StatuetteCirca 549-577 AD, Warring States, 6th Dynasty. A ceramic modelhorse in full military caparison with decorated saddle blanket, bridle,crupper and collar with modelled D-shaped pendants and erectforelock. Ceramic, 3.2 kg, 39 cm. Very fine condition, somerestoration. Very rare.

£4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,490 - 6,740USD 6,670 - 10,010

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. A thermoluminescence (TL) testcertificate is included within the sale.

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852 Chinese Sui Court Official FigurineCirca 581-618 AD, Sui Dynasty. A straw-glazed ceramic figurine of amale court official, standing in long robes with voluminous sleevesand small cap; traces of pigmentation to the chest and sleeves.Ceramic, 1.7 kg, 45 cm. Very fine condition, minor losses to base.

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853 Chinese Early Tang Tower PagodaCirca 10th-12th century AD, Liao Dynasty. A painted and glazedceramic pagoda in several tiers, supplied with custom-made perspexmounting frame. Ceramic, 12 kg, 90 cm including frame. Very finecondition.

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854 Chinese Tang Court Lady FigurineCirca 618-906 AD, Tang Period. A large moulded ceramic figurine incream-beige fabric depicting a courtly lady in an elegantly drapedgarment, the arms bent and delicate hands held expressively beforethe chest; the hair sculpted into a formal coiffure; the face finelymodelled with rounded features and traces of cosmetics. Ceramic,3.5 kg, 45 cm. Very fine condition, complete.

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855 Chinese Court Lady FigurineCirca 618-907 AD, Tang Dynasty. A tall, slender ceramic figurine ofa court lady standing with arms bent and hands at waist height, fistsclenched and thumbs raised; the hair piled above the crown, the facialfeatures serene and sensitively depicted; the neck slender with beadnecklace, the robe low-cut with tiered sleeves ending in long cuffs,broad sash to the narrow waist, with scroll and floral decoration to thesleeves and trunk; below, a flared skirt and tongue-shaped apron with

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USD 5,000 - 8,340

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. The curious hairstyle, known as abanfanji, appeared in the later 7th century AD. The footwear with its ‘cloud-toed’projections, is known from an 8th century source, the Toyei Shuko.

856 Chinese Tang Dynasty Attendant FigurinesCirca 8th-10th century AD, Tang Dynasty. A group of hollow clay malefigurines shown standing with hands clasped, wearing long robes andclose-fitting caps; with traces of original pigments. Ceramic, 655grams total, 18 cm. Fine condition. [3]£100 - 125 EUR 110 - 140

USD 170 - 210


857 Chinese Large Whiteware JarCirca 618-907 AD, Tang dynasty. A large ceramic jar with taperingglobular body, narrow base and flared rim. Ceramic, 3.3 kg, 33 cm.Very fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450

USD 500 - 670


858 Chinese Sung Dragon Granary JarCirca 12th century AD, Sung Dynasty. A tall pale green glazed modelof a granary (lacking lid), decorated on the neck with a dragon abovea frieze of robed figures. Ceramic, 1.3 kg, 42 cm. Fine condition, chipto rim. £50 - 100 EUR 60 - 110

USD 80 - 170


859 Chinese Ming Caparisoned PonyCirca 1368-1644 AD, Ming dynasty. A ceramic model of acaparisoned pony on a rectangular base; the facial details, tail, maneand bridle carefully modelled with pierced lugs for the attachment ofreins; the saddle, collar and crupper depicted and the fringed saddleblanket with geometric designs, small hole to the chest for attachmentof an ornamental fitting. Ceramic, 1.9 kg, 27 cm. Fine condition. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

USD 420 - 580


860 Chinese Ming Dynasty Cups with SaucersCirca 15th-16th century AD, Ming Dynasty. Two porcelain cups withsaucers from the royal kilns of the Ming dynasty; rich brown glaze toexteriors and blue on white glaze internally; the cups depicting astooped man standing on a bridge and a similar figure upon a shorerespectively; the saucers depicting a stooped man standing before abridge set in a shore landscape and a floral design respectively.Porcelain, 225 grams total, 105-110 mm (saucers), 65-70 mm (cupdiameters). Very fine condition. [4]£75 - 125 EUR 80 - 140

USD 130 - 210

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000; one saucer with old label on base.

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861 z Chinese Group of Tek Sing Decorated PorcelainVesselsCirca late 19th century AD. A mixed group of ceramic items from thevessel Tek Sing, shipwrecked on 6th February 1822 (found andsalvaged 1999): one plain pale blue bowl; one pale blue bowl withdark blue agricultural scene; one small dish with dark blue geometricdesigns; one shallow dish with figural scene; two shallow dishes withcentral spiral motif and segmented rotating patterns; one large dishwith geometric design to the outer edge; one pale blue covered dishwith embossed foliage design and similar vessel within. Ceramic, 2.7kg, 6-28 cm diameter. Mainly very fine condition, complete. [9]£150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330

Some items bearing the Stuttgart auction sticker. The Tek Sing (meaning TrueStar) was sailing from Amoy to Jakarta in early 1822 with a large cargo, 200crew and 1,600 chinese passengers when she was shipwrecked on a reef withonly about 200 lives saved. This disaster has been called the ‘Titanic of theEast’ due to the very high loss of life. The site was discovered in the SouthChina Sea by Mike Hatcher and his team in 1999. The ensuing months sawwhat has been described as the largest quantity of Chinese porcelain everrecovered, and much was sold in Stuttgart at auction in November 2000.

862 Chinese Wei Lion Tomb PanelCirca 3rd century AD, Wei Dynasty. A carved stone plaque depictingan advancing lion, facing, with gaping mouth; ribbon, mane and tailbillowing; within a scalloped border. Stone, 3.4 kg, 31 cm. Very finecondition. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 390

USD 420 - 580

Aston Collection; Hampshire, UK; bought from a Hong Kong dealer, circa 2000.

863 Far Eastern Gold Siamese Buddha AppliquéCirca 15th-16th century AD. A large repoussé gold appliqué depictingthe standing and robed Buddha, barefoot and with right hand raisedin blessing, wearing a conical headdress. Gold, 19.26 grams, 20 cmVery fine condition. £1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000

London collection; acquired in the 1950’s. The Buddha is shown in hisprotective, apotropaic pose, used to ward off bad luck and alleviate fear.

864 Far Eastern Gold Siamese Buddha AppliquésCirca 15th-16th century AD. A group of four repoussé gold appliquéseach depicting the standing and robed Buddha with right hand raisedin blessing, wearing a conical headdress and sleeved robe; two withleaf borders. Gold, 21.48 grams total, 95-110 mm. Very fine condition.[4]£1,200 - 1,800 EUR 1,350 - 2,020

USD 2,000 - 3,000

London collection; acquired in the 1950’s. The pose with the raised hand isapotropaic, associated in some Buddhist traditions with the prevention ofdisaster and the reconciliation of contending family members.

865 Far Eastern Gold Siamese Buddha AppliquésCirca 15th-16th century AD. A group of three repoussé gold appliquéseach depicting the standing and robed Buddha with right hand raisedand wearing a conical headdress; with leaf or pellet borders. Gold,13.22 grams, 60-85 mm Very fine condition. [3]£1,000 - 1,500 EUR 1,120 - 1,690

USD 1,670 - 2,500

London collection; acquired in the 1950’s. The hand gesture with thumb andforefinger closed signifies the Buddha giving instruction.

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866 Far Eastern Bronze Siamese Buddhist AttendantFigurineCirca 17th century AD. A cast, caly-cored figure of a Buddhaattendant, kneeling on a stool, wearing ornate robes and headdress,the hair long, the right arm raised and holding a cup in the left hand.Bronze, 400 grams, 14 cm. Very fine condition. [No Reserve]£150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


867 Far Eastern Thai Bronze-Handled SwordCirca 17th century AD. An iron-bladed sword with bronze hilt; theblade triangular in section with traces of the wooden scabbardremaining; the hilt a bronze cylinder with biconical pommel andconical lower end with guard-plate, bound with bronze rings anddecorated with ovolo motifs. Iron and bronze, 590 grams, 93 cm. Finecondition. £700 - 1,000 EUR 790 - 1,120

USD 1,170 - 1,670


868 Far Eastern Khmer Buddha FigurineCirca 12th century AD. A cast figure of Buddha seated under ahooded snake canopy whose tail encircles the plinth. Bronze, 145grams, 80 mm. Extremely fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


869 z Far Eastern Cambodian Nutrix Votive FigurinesCirca 14th-16th century AD. A group of stoneware figurines, two withceladon glaze, each depicting a nutrix or nursing mother shownkneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hairdrawn back into a topknot and the faces depicted with lentoid eyes.Clay, 465 grams total, 98, 99 and 112 mm. Very fine condition. [3]£75 - 125 EUR 80 - 140

USD 130 - 210

UK art market, acquired prior to 2000; one with old collection labels.

870 z Far Eastern Carnelian Dog ToggleCirca 17th century AD. A carved toggle in the form of a dog’s head,with long ears and collar, pierced longitudinally and with groovedbase for peg. Stone, 28 grams, 35 mm. Extremely fine condition. £40 - 60 EUR 40 - 70

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871 Geological Silurian Orthoceras BlockCirca 400 million years. An extinct Palaezoic nautiloid found in hardlimestone which, when exposed and polished, shows the internalstructures of the fossilised shells. Stone, 10.25 kg, 36 cm. Very fineand impressive; rarely seen as a free-standing, in-the-round block. £50 - 100 EUR 60 - 110

USD 80 - 170

Found North Africa.

872 Geological Polished Ammonite SliceCirca 150 million years BP. A polished section through a fossilammonite showing clearly the internal structure of the shell. Fossil,2.2 kg, 30 cm. Very fine condition. £150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420

Found Agadir, North Africa.

873 Geological Jurassic Ammonite with PolishedOrthoceras BaseCirca 150 million years BP. A fossil ammonite mounted on a polishedOrthoceras block. Fossil, 8.9 kg, 26 cm. Very fine condition. £100 - 200 EUR 110 - 220

USD 170 - 330

Found Agadir, North Africa.

874 z Geological Sikhote-Alin Meteorite - 1947An entire piece of the the Sikhote-Alin meteorite, showing thecharacteristic outer surface. Classified as an iron meteorite belongingto the chemical group IIAB and with a coarse octahedrite structure.See Meteoritical Bulletin and database. 75 grams, 39 mm. Very fine.Scarce. [No Reserve]£50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

Fell in Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, 12th February 1947. The Sikhote-Alinmeteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am local time on 12th February, 1947.Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from outof the north, about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for severalhours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles aroundthe point of impact.

875 z Geological Chondrite (NWA 869) MeteoriteNWA 869 is one of the most interesting Ordinary Chondrites found inNorthwest Africa. A much studied meteorite, classified variously asL3 to L6: some examples show brecciation and higher metal contentthan others. This example seems to be an L4/5 and shows someregmaglypting and primary fusion crust. Classified as NWA 869,published in Meteoritical Bulletin #90 as an L4-6 fragmental brecciawith a Shock Rating of S3 and a Weathering Level of W1. Chondrite,40 grams, 40 mm. Very fine and attractive. [No Reserve]£40 - 60 EUR 40 - 70

USD 70 - 100

Found near Tindouf, Algeria, North West Africa in 2000. Chondrite is a type ofmeteorite containing mineral spheres called chondrules. Most chondrites arebelieved to originate in the asteroids that orbit the sun between Jupiter andMars.


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878 z Roman and Greek Finger Ring GroupA mixed group of Roman and Greek style finger rings comprising: acast silver ring with ribbed hoop and volute shoulders, the bezelelliptical with mask of Eros with scrolled surround; a child’s bronzering with cross-hatching on the bezel; a bronze ring with facettedshoulders and four-petal motif on the bezel; a bronze keel ring withstepped bezel; a bronze ring with orange glass intaglio of a standingfigure; a cast silver finger ring comprising a round-section hoop andflat elliptical bezel bearing an intaglio depicton of an advancing nakedwarrior with large round shield, spear and crested hemet. Bronze andsilver, 44 grams total, 14-31 mm overall. Very fine condition. [6, NoReserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired in the early 1980’s.

879 z Roman and Later Bronze Ring GroupCirca 2nd-4th century AD. A mixed group of cast bronze finger ringscomprising: two with disc bezel and ring-and-dot; one with facettedsquare bezel and ring-and-dot; one with square bezel with radiantsun motif; one with elliptical bezel with bilinear Tau cross motif andtwo crescents; one with expanding discoid bezel and incuse portrait;one with elliptical bezel and engraved pentangle; one with thickcarinated hoop and lozengiform bezel; one with D-section hoop andbossed bezel; one with plain hoop and key bit. Bronze, 35 grams total,18-25 mm. Very fine condition. [10]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


880 z Roman Bronze Brooch and Ring GroupCirca 2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze artefactscomprising: a delicate finger ring with elliptical bezel and intagliodepicting a standing female; a sturdy finger ring with D-section hoopexpanding to a discoid bezel with ring-and-dot design flanked bylanceolate patterns; a trumpet brooch with a ribbed section on thebow; a Hod Hill brooch with enamelled lozenge patterns on the outerface. For brooches, see Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-BritishBrooches. Bronze, 38 grams total, trumpet brooch: 59 mm. Very finecondition, complete. [4]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70


881 z Roman and Later Ring GroupA mixed group of finger rings comprising: three of D-profile andelliptical bezel; two with discoid bezel, with geometric design andserrated rim; two with domed bezel and pelletted rim; two with discoidbezel and geometric design. Bronze and silver, 73 grams, 31-27 mmoverall. Very fine condition. [9, No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


882 z Roman and Later Bronze Ring GroupCirca 2nd-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze finger ringscomprising: three with a lozenge on a hatched background; one withdiscoid bezel with chevrons and central band; one with D-sectionhoop and lozenge bezel; one with hatched elliptical bezel; one withrectangular engraved bezel; one with elliptical bezel with ring-and-dot cluster; two with expanding square bezels with ring-and-dotmotifs. Bronze, 13.5 grams total, 20-24 mm. Very fine condition. [10]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


883 Roman Bronze Plate and Bow Brooch GroupA mixed group of bronze brooches comprising: three bow broocheswith headstuds; one kraeftige profilierte with chevron detailing to thebow and footplate; one Birdlip type; one Polden Hill type with coil; oneHod Hill type with ribbed bow; one trumpet type with detailedmoulding to the bow; one crossbow type with onion features onheadplate; one Aucissa type with pierced catchplate; one LangtonDown type with coil; one cruciform plate brooch with traces of tinning;one lozengiform plate brooch. Bronze, 205 grams total, 34-77 mm.Mostly fine condition. An excellent study collection. [13, No Reserve]£20 - 50 EUR 20 - 60

USD 30 - 80

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Many with oldcollectors’ tickets specifying findspot, type, dating, etc.

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884 Roman Bow and Plate Brooch GroupA mixed group of brooches comprising: two silver bow brooches, onewith coiled spring; a bronze knee brooch with openwork to rear ofbow; a plate brooch in the form of a reclining feline with annulardepressions in the flanks for enamel infill, complete with pin; bronzeenamelled plate brooch with central rib and a phallus to each side;offered with a belt mount in the form of a phallus with enamel panels.Silver, bronze and enamel, 58 grams total, 32-50 mm. Mostly veryfine condition. [6, No Reserve]£50 - 90 EUR 60 - 100

USD 80 - 150

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Some broocheswith collectors’ tickets specifying findspots, periods, types, etc.

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885 Roman Bronze Figural Mount GroupCirca 1st-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze figural mountscomprising: a discoid plate with central female face and piercingbelow; a bowl mount with equine head modelled in the round; adiscoid plate with large female mask and spike to rear; a convexdiscoid mount with fleshy face wearing a Phrygian cap; a handleattachment with inscribed facial detail; a large ewer handle withfemale mask; a discoid axle mount with substantial female maskmodelled onto the fixing stud. Bronze, 285 grams, axle mount: 41 mmdiameter. Mainly very fine condition. [7]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Some with olddealer tickets, giving reputed findspots.

887 z Roman Bronze Item and Iron Key GroupCirca 1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising:a nail-cleaner pendant; an amphora strap end with puncheddecoration; a seal box with enamelled lid; a columnar pendant withaddorsed animal heads below the loop; a votive miniature axe; andan iron key with three wards. Bronze and iron, 54.9 grams total, key:96 mm. Fine condition. [6]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

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886 Roman Figural and other Key GroupA mixed group of Roman style cast bronze keys comprising: a largeone with annular bow, rectangular knop and shank, tubular lowershank and solid rectangular bit; a small one with panther-head bowand cross-cut bit; one with suspension loop, female head shank andcross-cut bit; one with segmented shank and ram’s head bow; onewith annular bow and short shank to the cross-cut bow. Bronze, 220grams, largest key: 11 cm. Very fine condition. [5]£60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; acquired London in 1988.

888 Roman Silver Cosmetic Tool and Bronze Tweezer GroupCirca 3rd-5th century AD. A mixed group of cosmetic implementscomprising: bronze tweezers with punched-point decoration; bronzetweezers with ribbed loop and engraved saltire decoration; bronzetweezers with D-section arms and retaining clip collar; silverlanceolate nail-cleaner with pierced discoid lug. Bronze, 18.5 grams,48-64 mm; silver, 2.18 grams, 84 mm. Very fine condition, complete.[4]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; bought from various sources in the 1980s.

889 Roman Medical Instrument GroupCirca 2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of bronze medical instrumentscomprising a bronze probe with lozenge-section lanceolate head,square-section shaft and iron scalpel blade, and a ligula with flat,discoid plate, hatched shaft and long spike. Bronze, 10 grams, 10 cm;10 grams, 10.5 cm. Very fine condition. [2]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

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890 Roman Pin and Implement GroupA mixed group of implements comprising: a carved bone dress pinwith female head finial; a silver stylus with the terminal formed as ahand with extended fingers picking a grape; a copper-alloy spoon withbulbous finial; a bone pin with mushroom terminal. Silver, bronze andbone, 23 grams total, 84-113 mm. Very fine condition, tip of bonedress pin lost in antiquity. [4]£40 - 60 EUR 40 - 70

USD 70 - 100


891 Roman Cosmetic Implement GroupA mixed group of bronze cosmetic implements comprising: a longtapering shaft with flat, square head; a tapering shaft with carinatedcollar and small bowl; a long tapering shaft with flat neck and concavebowl; a round-section shaft with ovoid bowl. Bronze, 37 grams total,11-18 cm. Very fine condition, complete. [4]£40 - 60 EUR 40 - 70

USD 70 - 100

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; bought London 1980s.

892 z Roman Item GroupA mixed group of items comprising: a hollow cast bronze oil bottlewith rounded base; a terracotta male head modelled in the round andsmaller face modelled in the half-round; a cast bronze torso of a malein gladiatorial costume; a silver dragonesque brooch with enamelledtriangular panels on the trunk, probably not ancient; a cast bronzebell with suspension loop; a cast bronze pot with lid, inscribed on theunderside; a cast bronze military apron mount with punched-pointinscription TVRMA XIIV; a cast bronze D-shaped pendant withrunning male figure bearing an animal on his left shoulder; a castbronze seal box lid with appliqué frog motif; a face pendant iniridescent glass with suspension loop to the brow; a segment ofinscribed marble plaque with the text ‘VS.E’ in deeply-carved seriffedcapitals. Bronze, glass and marble, plaque: 750 grams, 19 cm. Mainlyvery fine condition. [13]£60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000; some items withold collectors’ tickets indicating findspots or other information.

893 z Roman Mixed Cameo and Intaglio GroupA mixed group of carved stone comprising: a blue and white cameowith female bust; an orange intaglio with horseman brandishing akontos; a small white intaglio with a putto’s face; a green intaglio witha seated female holding a spear; two orange cameos of a femaleface; an orange intaglio of a standing figure with a bow and lyre; ablack cameo of a female bust, with four piercings; a carved crystalcameo of a female face with luxuriant hair; a large orange intagliodepicting a husband and wife in profile, the male with helmet, cuirassand shield; a brown and white intaglio depicting Perseus and Medusa,some not ancient. Stone,17 grams total, 8-31 mm. Very fine condition.[11, No Reserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


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894 Roman and Byzantine Lamp GroupCirca 4th-6th century AD. A mixed group of terracotta oil lampscomprising: eight slipper-shaped lamps with a central gulley on thediscus, and two lamps with bow-shaped nozzle. Terracotta, 635grams, 80-99 mm. Very fine condition. [10]£150 - 200 EUR 170 - 220

USD 250 - 330


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895 z Roman Upchurch Vessel Fragment GroupCirca 2nd century AD. A mixed group of Upchurch greyware pots andfragments: five partly reconstructed and an assortment of rim andbase fragments; also a bone burnishing tool. See R. J. Pollard TheRoman Pottery of Kent, 1988. Ceramic, 3 kg, tallest: 19 cm.Fragmentary, some near complete with some reconstruction but agood selection of vessel forms from this famous location. A goodstudy group. [15 (some partly reconstructed)]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found Upchurch Marshes, Kent in the 1980s. TheRoman pottery kilns on what are now the tidal marshes at Upchurch, Kent arejustly famed as a thriving pottery production area with many kiln and relatedsites. The London Clay in this area is of fine quality and was thus suitable forpottery making. With rises in sea levels, the area is now mostly inundated and,as tidal forces erode the silts, pottery (often ‘seconds’), is sometimes exposed.The soft muds and general inaccessibility of the area make collection difficult.

896 z Roman Upchurch Vessel Fragment GroupCirca 2nd century AD. A mixed group of Upchurch greyware pots andfragments: three near complete, two large vessel bases andassortment of smaller bases and rims. See R. J. Pollard The RomanPottery of Kent, 1988. Ceramic, 3 kg, tallest 18 cm. Fragmentary,some near complete with some reconstruction but a good selectionof vessel forms from this famous location. A good study group. [21(some partly reconstructed)]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Winter Collection, Kent, UK; found Upchurch Marshes, Kent in the 1980’s. TheRoman pottery kilns on what are now the tidal marshes at Upchurch, Kent arejustly famed as a thriving pottery production area with many kiln and relatedsites. The London Clay in this area is of fine quality and was thus suitable forpottery making. With rises in sea levels, the area is now mostly inundated and,as tidal forces erode the silts, pottery (often ‘seconds’), is sometimes exposed.The soft muds and general inaccessibility of the area make collection difficult.

897 z Roman Legionary Stamped Tile FragmentCirca 1st century AD. A fragment of a terracotta tile stamped with acartouche bearing the text ‘LEG II ITA’. Ceramic, 1.3 kg, 18 cm. Finecondition. £50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130

UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. LEGIO II Italica was founded in 165 or166 AD by Emperor Marcus Aurelius. In 171 AD it was stationed in Noricum(present day Austria and Slovenia) under the command of Pertinax, who wasemperor briefly in 193 AD. According to tile stamps, a camp was built by II Italicaat Lotschitz, near the important transport node at Celeia, before 175 AD. LegioII Italica accompanied Septimius Severus on his march to Rome, where he wasrecognized as emperor. Later, Emperor Diocletian formed a sub-unit whichbecame an independent legion, named II Italica Divitensium, and which playeda part in the march on Rome of Constantine I and the battle of the Milvian bridge(312 AD). Legio II Italica was still operational in the early 5th century AD.

898 Roman Glass Vessel GroupCirca 1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of glass vessels comprising:a green glass bottle with globular body, cylindrical neck and evertedrim, the body with radiating flanges; a dark blue, brown and whiteglass unguentarium with conical body and tall neck with two collars,knop finial; a pale blue iridescent glass bell-shaped jug with narrowneck and conical rim with D-section loop handle attached, the lowerbody with applied trail. Glass, 277 grams, 83-170 cm. Two very finecondition; the larger item restored from various pieces. [3]£500 - 800 EUR 560 - 900

USD 830 - 1,330


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899 z Roman Small Multi-Coloured Glass Vessel GroupA group of two miniature Roman style glass vessels comprising: ablue glass ewer with white swirls and yellow collar; a blue glass jugwith red, yellow and white swirls to the body and neck. Glass, ewer:16 grams, 46 mm; jug: 28 grams, 54 mm. Very fine condition,complete. [2, No Reserve]£80 - 120 EUR 90 - 130

USD 130 - 200


900 z Roman Bronze Coin GroupCirca 4th century AD. One hundred AE3’s and AE4’s. An largeinteresting group of various emperor’s, types and reverses. [100, NoReserve]£60 - 90 EUR 70 - 100

USD 100 - 150

Found on various sites in South East England during the 1980’s.

901 Byzantine Small Pottery Item GroupA mixed group of ceramic items of various cultures comprising: aByzantine clay oil lamp (lacking handle); an Indian impressed claytablet depicting a kneeling figure with multiple necklaces within aborder (with loss at base and repaired); a circular stone seal depictinga duck carrying a sack; a ceramic disc with embossed bearded head;a clay waisted cylindrical item with concentric circle and cross-and-dot designs to ends; a fragment of a large vessel depicting a wingedmythological creature and a North American carved stone tobaccopipe with a human face to the bowl (chip to end of stem). Ceramicand stone, 455 grams, 45-100 mm. Generally fair, some defects orrepairs. [7]£150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


902 z Near Eastern Stone Seal GroupA mixed group of stone stamp seals comprising: a small grey D-shaped depicting a quadruped; a blue cylindrical depicting a runninganimal; a grey rectangular with rear lug and grid pattern; a black

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plano-convex with ibex design; a maroon D-section with animal andstar design. Stone, 23 grams, 11-22 mm. Very fine condition. [5, NoReserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


903 z Near Eastern Amulet and Inlay GroupA mixed group of carved items comprising: one bifacial and oneunifacial ceramic rectangular plaques with human bust motifs; amarble putto face fragment; a carved stone face with radiating hair; acarved shell bird; a carved stone bird; a green glass elliptical plaquewith inlaid silver ring and radiating vineleaf motifs with gold inlay; ahexagonal carnelian block with Arabic inscription; a stylised glass birdfragment. Marble, glass, stone, shell, 26 grams total, putto face: 30mm. Fine condition. [9, No Reserve]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80


904 z Near Eastern Small Elamite Item GroupA mixed group of carved items comprising a carved onyx mouse, acarved onyx animal, a small glazed ceramic pot and a red hardstoneblock, pierced longitudinally. Stone and ceramic, 320 grams, 35 to 60mm. Very fine condition. [4, No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


905 z Near Eastern Parthian Ceramic Bread Stamp GroupA circular and two elliptical clay bread stamps depicting variousanimal and floral designs. Ceramic, 500 grams total, 90-120 mm.Very fine condition. [3, No Reserve]£100 - 150 EUR 110 - 170

USD 170 - 250


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906 Near Eastern Bead GroupA mixed group of beads comprising: a green glass cylinder with eyemotifs; a blue glass whorl; a dark blue biconical with green and whitetriangles; a dark blue cylinder with white trails; a dark blue globe withred and white rings; a royal blue sphere; a red cylinder with blue core;a bone lozenge of elliptical profile; a diorite cylinder; an olive greenglobular with eye motifs; a dark blue globular with white dots; a beigeglobular; a yellow globular; a royal blue discoid; a dark blue cylinderwith yellow and white trails; two olive and one red small discoids;offered with a bone dice. Glass and bone, 25 grams total, bonelozenge: 20 mm. Fine condition. [18, No Reserve]£10 - 20 EUR 10 - 20

USD 20 - 30


907 z Bronze Age Bronze Pin GroupCirca 1,500-500 BC. A group of three cast bronze dress pins, eachwith a globular head, the shaft tapering and with a swelling at aboutone third of the length. Bronze, 20 grams total, 99-116 mm. Very finecondition, complete. [3]£30 - 60 EUR 30 - 70

USD 50 - 100


908 z Bronze Age Indus Valley Ceramic GroupA mixed group of ornamental items from various periods, including:three ceramic bull figurines, two painted with stripes, the third plain;a horse head on custom made stand; a snake head on custom-madestand; a small bowl depicting four winged musician figures, repaired;a composition amulet, pierced for suspension. Some items after theantique. Ceramic, 585 grams. Generally fine condition. [7, NoReserve]£120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300

Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1975. One with old Italiandealer’s ticket.

909 z Bronze Age Small Pottery Idol GroupA mixed group of Near Eastern ceramic idols comprising a clay figureof a saddled horse with painted detail and harness; a clay figure of amythical creature with painted detail standing on three legs; a claystanding figure of a woman; a carved stone figure of a lion; a claygrotesque three-headed figure atop a cylindrical column and a similartwo-headed figure. Ceramic and stone, 925 grams, 55-175 mm. Finecondition. [6, No Reserve]£150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


910 Near Eastern Assyrian Carved Bone and Crystal GroupA finely carved low relief panel depicting a winged sphinx with oneforeleg raised; a carved animal pierced for suspension; a carvedcrystal lioness in a crouching pose with extended forepaws (missing)and finely carved raised head. Bone and crystal, 30 grams, 32-40mm. Very fine condition. [3, No Reserve]£150 - 250 EUR 170 - 280

USD 250 - 420


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911 Near Eastern Assyrian Carved Bone GroupThe upper portion of a finely carved low relief panel depicting thefacing bust of a man with headdress within a low frame; a carvedplaque depicting a low relief female figure in profile with long hairwearing long robe and with sack over shoulder; a bust of a beardedman with short hair and lentoid eyes carved in the round; with jointdowel to the base; a circular carved theatre ticket depicting a simpleface with lentoid eyes and pronounced eyebrows in low relief withina beaded border, the reverse with a border of two concentric lines; acarved lapis lazuli amulet depicting a bull, the horns and eyes formedas ring-and-dot incisions, the tail carved separately; on the flanks twofurther ring-and-dot features; pierced for suspension. Bone and stone,22 grams, 15-38 mm. Very fine condition. [5, No Reserve]£200 - 300 EUR 220 - 340

USD 330 - 500


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912 Near Eastern Assyrian Carved Bone Inlay GroupA carved figure of a man facing in low relief, holding a scroll to hischest, wearing a headdress and long skirt of scales; a carved figurein low relief of a man in profile wearing a fringed mantle and robe,carrying a pot; a finely carved panel in high relief depicting a man ina knee-length tunic picking dates from a tree. Bone, 23 grams, 52-70mm. Extremely fine condition, one with small old repair to right arm.[3, No Reserve]£300 - 500 EUR 340 - 560

USD 500 - 830


913 z Iron Age Ancient Ring GroupCirca 1400-900 BC, Amlash and later. A mixed group of ringscomprising: four with concentric ring bezel; four with running scrollbezel; one with three-knop bezel; two with geometric discoid bezel;two with elliptical seal matrix bezel; one with plain domed bezel; twowith rectangular bezel; one with cuboid bezel and inscribed cross;one silver with discoid bezel; one silver with lozengiform bezel andgranulation to the shoulders. Bronze and silver, 115 grams, 17-28mm. Fine condition. [19]£140 - 200 EUR 160 - 220

USD 230 - 330


914 z Iron Age Ancient Ring GroupCirca 1400-900 BC, Amlash and later. A mixed group of bronze fingerrings comprising: three with scrolled bezel; six with discoid geometricbezel; one keeled with rectangular bezel; two with translucent stonein circular cabochon setting; one with four prongs and granulation;two with elliptical bezel and geometric design; one with D-shapedextension bearing circular stone and two square cells. Bronze andstone, 90 grams, 22-26 mm. Mainly very fine condition. [16]£110 - 160 EUR 120 - 180

USD 180 - 270


915 z Iron Age Ancient Ring GroupCirca 1400-900 BC, Amlash and later. A mixed group of finger ringscomprising: one plain with carnelian cabochon; one keeled withelliptical bezel; four with discoid bezels bearing geometric designs;one with double cloison on bezel; four with concentric rings withbosses; five with discoid bezels with scroll decoration. Bronze, 95grams, carnelian: 30 mm overall. Fine condition. [16]£110 - 160 EUR 120 - 180

USD 180 - 270


916 z Celtic Bronze Item GroupCirca 1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze itemscomprising: a cast knife pommel in the form of a boar’s head, piercedto accept a securing rivet; a human face mask with curled hair, hollowto the rear; a strap slider, possibly from a military belt; a penannularround-section bracelet; a flat, D-section ring; a belt mount in the formof Mars’s head. Bronze, 145 grams total, torc: 72 mm. Mostly veryfine condition. [6]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Many items withold collectors’ labels identifying the findspot, date, type, etc.

917 z Celtic to Tudor Bronze Item GroupA mixed group of bronze items comprising: a Roman amphora strapend; a Roman plate buckle; a post-medieval harness mount andpendant; two medieval harness strap distributors; a Roman militaryfitting with traces of enamel; an Iron Age trumpet-swirl mount. Bronze,130 grams total, amphora strap end: 50 mm. [7]£20 - 40 EUR 20 - 40

USD 30 - 70

Winter collection, Kent, UK; bought on the London art market in the early 1980s.Some items with old collectors’ labels specifying findspots, etc.

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918 Anglo-Saxon Inlaid Strap End, Tweezers, Knife HiltFinial and Spindle WhorlCirca 6th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze objectscomprising: a pair of tweezers with a ribbed suspension loop (circa6th-7th century); a cast zoomorphic strap end of Class A5 with inlaidsilver filigree coils on the brow, flanks and muzzle (9th century); adagger or knife hilt finial in the form of a dog’s head (11th-12thcentury); offered with a clay spindle whorl (not imaged). For the strapend see Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends750-1100 - Part 1, Finds Research Group Datasheet 32. Bronze andsilver, 19 grams, strap end: 42 mm. Very fine condition. [3]£20 - 50 EUR 20 - 60

USD 30 - 80


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926 Medieval Mixed Item GroupCirca 10th-15th century AD. Various periods, including two Vikingchild’s bracelets, one of twisted wire, the other solid with animal headterminals; five Byzantine pendant crosses, one depicting six scenesin panels; a Byzantine square bronze weight with finely engraveddepiction of two male figures with halos; a Byzantine inscribed bifacialsoapstone disc with incised seated female figure holding a bird; fourmixed bronze items and a plaster cast (damaged) of a medieval sealwith old descriptive label on reverse; some items not ancient. Mixedmaterials, 580 grams total. Fine condition. [14, No Reserve]£120 - 180 EUR 130 - 200

USD 200 - 300


927 z Post Medieval Bronze Item GroupCirca 16th-19th century AD. A mixed group of bronze itemscomprising two hooked tag fasteners; two bearded face mounts; acast fitting with annular finial; a ribbed column with conical top; aminiature cannon with trunnions and touch-hole. Bronze, 36 grams,cannon: 53 mm. Fine condition. [7]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80


928 z Post Medieval Crotal Bell GroupCirca 16th-17th century. A mixed group of cast bronze crotal bells:one plain; three with radiating petal decoration on the lower bulb; twowith radiating sunburst surrounding a cross; one with radiatingsunburst surrounding a disc with chevron and pellets and the initialsW*G. Bronze, 260 grams, 32-47 mm. Fine condition, all complete. [7]£20 - 30 EUR 20 - 30

USD 30 - 50


929 z Post Medieval Classical Style Cameos and StampSeal GroupA group of cameos, in white on a black background, depicting avariety of subjects: a large bust of Alexander the Great of Macedoniain a lionskin hood; a helmetted bust of Minerva with carefully modelledbreasts; a bust of a Roman lady with a garland around her brow; abust of a lady with braided hair and browband; a bust of a beardedmale in a leopardskin hood; an erotic scene of a recumbent male,crouching female and a vase; possibly acquired as a set ofcollectibles, bought at a historic site during the Grand Tour; ahemispherical stamp seal with a central tree, six-pointed star to theleft flanked by three rearing ibexes and a fourth to the right running;a carved chalcedony discoid panel with concave rear face carved witha youthful male face. After the antique. Glass and stone, 118 grams,cameos: 25-39 mm. Extremely fine condition. [8]£50 - 80 EUR 60 - 90

USD 80 - 130


919 z Anglo-Saxon Mixed Bronze Item GroupA mixed group of bronze items comprising: a Viking beaded-face beltmount; a small-long brooch with trapezoidal headplate, carinated bowand segmented footplate; a cast pierced fitting with Insular Styledecoration; a domed stud with raised cross and knotwork in quarters;a 9th century strap end with beast-head terminal and niello panels; apierced Roman coin with suspension loop; a cast mount with scrolleddetailing and pierced lugs on the reverse. Bronze, 90 grams total,brooch: 49 mm. Mostly very fine condition. [7]£30 - 70 EUR 30 - 80

USD 50 - 120

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Some with olddealer tickets, giving reputed findspots.

920 z Medieval Pilgrim and Other Item GroupCirca 14th -19th century AD. A mixed group of artefacts comprising:a Tudor toy petronel firearm; a lead ampulla with hexafoil design; aknife pommel with animal head detail; a lead pilgrim’s badge; a silverD-shaped buckle; a bronze pin with poppyseed head; a silver Tudorrose pendant. Bronze, silver and lead, 101 grams total, petronel: 78mm. Fine condition. [7]£70 - 100 EUR 80 - 110

USD 120 - 170

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Some items withold collectors’ tickets specifying findspot, etc.

921 z Medieval Belt and Purse Fitting GroupCirca 15th-16th century AD. A mixed group of bronze itemscomprising: a pierced curved bar with profile human face at one end;a cast purse bar with trapezoidal central block inlaid with geometricniello designs; three cast belt hooks, one with serpent’s headterminal; a swordbelt fitting in gilt bronze with beast-head terminal;an iron plate buckle with broad loop, flat tongue and foliate plate withengraved Chi-Rho design. Bronze and iron, 260 grams total,buckle:10 cm. Mostly fine condition. [7]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80

Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Some items withold collectors’ tickets specifying findspot, dating, etc.

922 z Medieval Casket Key GroupCirca 12th-15th century AD. A group of bronze keys comprising fourwith lozengiform bows, two with disc bows and one with a scrolledbow. Bronze, 28 grams total, 36-43 mm. Fine condition. [7]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80


923 z Medieval Casket Key GroupCirca 13th-15th century AD. A mixed group of cast bronze casketkeys comprising: eight with annular bow and hollow fore-end; threewith annular bow and nibbed fore-end; one with lozengiform bow andhollow fore-end; one larger key with annular bow, hollow fore-end andthick rectangular bit. Bronze, 65 grams, 32-46 mm. Very finecondition. [13]£40 - 60 EUR 40 - 70

USD 70 - 100


924 z Medieval Iron Arrowhead GroupCirca 14th century AD. Group of iron arrowheads; two tanged withlaurel and shouldered heads, the third socketted and of barbed form.Iron, 55 grams total, 11-11.5 cm. Fine condition. [3, No Reserve]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

USD 50 - 80


925 z Medieval Iron Arrowhead GroupCirca 14th century AD. Group of iron arrowheads; two tanged withlaurel and diamond heads, the third socketted and of barbed form.Iron, 41 total, 10-11.5 cm. Fine condition. [3, No Reserve]£30 - 50 EUR 30 - 60

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Telephone Bidding:For Lots with a minimum estimate value above £400,telephone bidding arrangements may be available, at thediscretion of TimeLine Auctions Ltd and subject to priorarrangement. Telephone facilities are limited andprospective bidders who wish to use this service arestrongly advised to confirm the arragement well inadvance of the sale. TimeLine Auctions Ltd shall not beresponsible for any technical or other failures that mightresult in bids not being received.

Conduct of the Sale:The Auctioneer shall conduct the sale entirely at his/herdiscretion for all matters and his/her decision shall be finaland binding on all participants at the sale. The Auctioneermay execute Bids on behalf of absent Bidders or onbehalf of Sellers up to the amount of any Reserve.Bidding increments shall be at the discretion of theAuctioneer but shall generally be as set out below:From £0 to £100 - increments of £5From £100 to £500 - in increments £20From £500 to £1,000 - in increments of £50From £1,000 to £5,000 - in increments of £200From £5,000 - in minimum increments of £500 or atAuctioneer's discretion

Buyer’s Premium:The Buyer shall pay the Buyer’s Premium in addition tothe Hammer Price on all lots purchased. The Buyer’sPremium Rate shall be 15% and VAT will be payable, atthe prevailing rate, in addition.

Liability for Goods:The Buyer is responsible for all Goods purchased, fromthe time the Hammer falls. Any Goods not collected fromthe Sale venue on the day of Sale will be removed byTimeLine Auctions Ltd to a place of storage, at theirdiscretion. Storage Charges may become payable foruncollected goods. Unless noted in the Catalogue asbeing for ‘collection only’, shipping costs will be invoicedand must be paid, together with all sums due, beforegoods will be shipped.

Collection of Goods:Most Lots will be present at the Sale venue and may becollected immediately after the Hammer falls, on fullpayment being made. TimeLine Auctions Ltd, at thespecific request of the Buyer, will make arrangements toship goods to the Buyer’s Registered Address at suchcost as will be advised by TimeLine Auctions Ltd. CertainLots, by virtue of size or other difficulty, may not bepresent at the Sale venue and any Buyer will be requiredto make prompt arrangements for collection from astorage location designated by TimeLine Auctions Ltd.

Invoices:Invoices will be issued at the Sale venue or, for those notattending, shortly afterwards. Payment in full is requiredand funds must be fully cleared before any Goods may becollected or shipped.

Payment:Payment becomes due at the time the Hammer falls.Settlement of Invoices is required within 7 days of the dateof the Sale. Interest, at 5% above the prevailing LloydsTSB bank base rate, will be payable for late payment.TimeLine Auctions Ltd will accept payment by any of thefollowing methods:

Cash in Pounds Sterling – up to a maximum of £5,000 atany one SaleCash in Euros/$US – at the rate prevailing – up to amaximum of £5,000 (equivalent)Sterling Cheque – Goods will only be released uponclearanceDebit Card – to any amountCredit Card – to any amount – a 3% surcharge will beappliedBanker’s Draft – to any amount - by prior arrangementBank Transfer – to any amount - by prior arrangement

Export Licences:For all items potentially requiring an Export Licence, allBuyers with a Registered Address outside the UnitedKingdom will be required to sign an indemnity waiver oncollection of their goods. TimeLine Auctions Ltd will makeapplications for Export Licences on behalf of a Buyer,after full payment has been cleared, for any Lot, onrequest. There is no charge for this Service but protractedperiods may be required to complete the process. It is theBuyer’s sole responsibility to make any necessaryenquiries, prior to Bidding, regarding Export Licenceprocedures. The deferment of an Export Licence shall notbe grounds for cancelling the purchase.

Value Added Tax:Value Added Tax at the prevailing rate(s) will be payablein addition on the Buyer’s Premiums, shipping costs or onany other Charges made by TimeLine Auctions Ltd.Where so indicated in the Catalogue, VAT may be appliedto the Hammer Price for Lots to which the Auctioneer’sMargin Scheme does not apply or where Import VATapplies. Buyers with a Registered Address outside of theUnited Kingdom or European Union may be exempt fromsome aspects of VAT, provided that any Lots purchasedare shipped directly by TimeLine Auctions Ltd to theBuyer’s registered foreign address.

Disputes:In the event of any dispute, the Buyer must notifyTimeLine Auctions Ltd immediately, but in no case laterthan fourteen days after the date of the Sale, in writingand stipulating fully the ground for such dispute. Duringthe progress of any dispute, Timeline Auctions Ltd shallhold any and all monies paid by the Buyer until such timeas the matter is finalised. In cases where deliberateforgery is alleged, any such claim shall be subject toreview by TimeLine Auctions Ltd who may consult suchexperts as they deem appropriate. The responsibility forproof of forgery shall rest with the Buyer but disagreementbetween experts or the inability of an expert to express adefinite opinion shall not be sufficient grounds. Alldisputes shall be resolved in accordance with English law.

Acceptance of Buying/Bidding Terms:Any person bidding at any sale is deemed to have readand accepted these Terms in full and undertakes to fullyindemnify TimeLine Auctions Ltd against any claims.

Documents

Auction Catalogue 23/24 June 2011 - Antiquities - part 3