NINE EGYPTIAN HARDSTONE WEIGHTS Predynastic to New Kingdom, circa 4000-1200 B.C. Six weights with domed tops and sloped sides tapering down to a flattened base, 1.6cm-3.7cm diam; one spherical in shape, 3.2cm diam; and two of drop-pendant shape with flattened base, 1.6cm-6cm long, (9) Provenance: Previously in sale at Christie's, Antiquities, London, 12 April 2000, lot 22. German private collection, formed by the present owner's father during the 1950s and 1960s.
Estimate: £600-£800
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A LARGE STEATITE SCARAB New Kingdom, circa 1550 - 1069 B.C. Inscribed with a palm tree designed to look like a nefer sign with four baboons climbing up it, 3.7cm long,ÊProvenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1970s and 1980s
Estimate: £80-£120
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS ON MODERN MOUNTS Including a choker necklace with two scarabs, one of which is inscribed with the cartouche of Tuthmosis III; a scarab attached to a modern fish hook earring with an inscribed figure of a king wearing the blue crown with a nefer sign behind him, early New Kingdom; a second scarab on a modern hoop earring attachment inscribed with a mirror image of two cobras hanging from wings flanking a good luck sign, Middle Kingdom; and four other examples on various settings, some not ancient, 1.3cm - 1.8cm long, (8)ÊProvenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1970s and 1980s
Estimate: £100-£200
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD JEWELLERY Including a matching necklace, bracelet and earring set with tubular blue and red mummy beads on modern settings, 5.8cm - 42.2cm long; a second necklace with red tubular beads and smaller green beads on modern chain, 43cm long; and a pair of earrings with one fish hook attachment missing, possibly not ancient, 2.6cm long, (5)ÊProvenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1970s and 1980s
Estimate: £200-£300
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THREE SMALL EGYPTIAN STONE COSMETIC VESSELSÊ New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty - 20th Dynasty Including two alabaster kohl pots, both with a slightly carinated shoulder and a splayed foot, cm high; and a granite kohl pot in the same style, 4cm-5cm high (3) Provenance: Previously in sale at Christie's, Antiquities, London, 12 April 2000, lot 16. German private collection, formed by the present owner's father during the 1950s and 1960s.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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TWO EGYPTIAN COSMETIC ALABASTER VESSELS Middle Kingdom, circa 1985 B.C. - 1773 B.C. Including a small piriform cosmetic jar, 6.4cm high; and another piriform jar, tapering to a flat base, with an everted flat rim, 7.6cm high, (2) Provenance:Previously in sale at Christie's, Antiquities, London, 12 April 2000, lot 15 (part). German private collection, formed by the present owner's father during the 1950s and 1960s.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTERÊKOHL VESSELÊ Middle Kingdom, circa 2133-1797 B.C. With a broad disc rim, theÊbody tapering down toÊan integral foot, 8cmÊhigh Provenance: Previously in sale at Christie's, Antiquities, London, 12 April 2000, lot 15 (part). German private collection, formed by the present owner's father during the 1950s and 1960s.
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER COSMETIC VESSEL New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1540-1296 B.C. In the shape of an ostrich egg, 9.5cm highÊ Provenance: Previously in sale at Christie's, Antiquities, London, 12 April 2000, lot 17. German private collection, formed by the present owner's father during the 1950s and 1960s. Literature: There is a similar vessel in the Cleveland Museum of Art (accession number 1914.620).
Estimate: £700-£900
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HEAD OF A WOMAN A fragment from a larger figure possibly of a princess, with a side lock falling on the right side of her head, with finely depicted facial features, 8.4cm high,ÊProvenance: Professor Horace Abram Rigg (1909 - 1978), Cleveland, acquired 1930s; American private collection until 2001
Estimate: £100-£200
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARABS ON MODERN MOUNTSÊ Mounted variously on a ring and two brooch mounts, including one mounted on a drop brooch inscribed with the bee hieroglyph for the King of Lower Egypt and the prenomen cartouche of Amenophis II,ÊNew Kingdom, 18th Dynasty; a pin brooch inscribed with prayers for the deceased, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty; and a ring, possibly not ancient, 1.5-2.2cm long, (3) Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired in the 1930s
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN EGYPTIAN SCARAB NECKLACEÊ New Kingdom, 18th DynastyÊ Inscribed with a man holding multi-leaved reeds and the cartouche of Tutmosis I flanked by two cobras signifying royalty, the scarab is mounted onto a 20th century necklace with a short drop chain surmounted by a small pearl, 1.5cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired in the 1930s
Estimate: £200-£300
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS Third Intermediate Period, 21st - 23rd Dynasty, circa 1050 - 730 B.C. Including a bright blue glazed worker shabti with a fillet, holding two picks and a cross-hatched seed bag across the back, 11.1cm high; a pale blue worker shabti, 10.8cm high; and an overseer shabti wearing a kilt with the arms counterposed across the chest, 6.2cm high, (3) Provenance: Two acquired from Helios; blue glazed shabti ex Bonhams 11598 20 October 2005 part of lot 11 and green glazed shabti ex Sacheverel Darwin collection; bright blue glazed shabti acquired Bonhams 14355 13 October 2006 lot 484.
Estimate: £500-£700
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TWO EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS Third Intermediate Period, 22nd - 23rd Dynasty, circa 1069 - 945 B.C. Both worker shabtis with fillets and seed bags (2) Provenance: One acquired Bonham's sale 13686 27 April 2006 lot 434; One acquired from Helios
Estimate: £600-£800
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FOUR EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS Late Period circa 664 - 332 B.C.Ê Including an early 26th Dynasty shabti holding two picks with a seed bag behind the left shoulder, 14.2cm high; a small bright blue shabti also holding two picks with a seed bag behind the left shoulder, 7.9cm high; a model shabti holding a pick and an axe, 6.9cm high; and another small example with crude hieroglyphs, holding an axe and a pick and a seed bag behind the back, 6.6cm high, (4) Provenance: Acquired Bonhams sale 14355 13 October 2006
Estimate: £500-£800
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A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI Possibly not ancient,Ê13.5cm high, Provenance: Acquired from Helios, Ex Sawyer collection, Bristol
Estimate: £80-£120
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE SUN DISC ATTACHMENT Circa 4th - 1st century B.C. A horned sun disc attachment with a long tang sits atop a reel shaped base surrounded by several uraei, The traditional crown of Isis and Hathor, it is likely that this would have been part of a larger bronze statue of one of these two goddesses, 10.2cm high (including tang), Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s
Estimate: £300-£500
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EGYPTIAN BONE MONKEY AMULET OR FINIAL New Kingdom, 18th-19th Dynasty, circa 1540-1186 B.C. Depicted seated on his haunches with stippled fur over the back and head, and recessed eyes, 4.5cm Provenance: The Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001)ÊCollection.
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS FIGURES Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. Both of typical mummiform pose, wearing the atef crown and false beard,Êwith arms crossed over the body, both with tangs, and a miniature amuletic figure of Harpocrates, 2.2 cm - 9.8cm high Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £80-£120
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EGYPTIAN SMALL BRONZE SITULA Ptolemaic Period, circa 330 - 30 B.C. Cast in shallow relief, a standing deity is visible in the central register, with one register below the body tapers to a pointed base, Two suspension loops surmount the body from the rim, through which a loop handle is attached, 9.5cm high Provenance: London art market 1980
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE APIS BULL Late Period, circa 664 - 332 B.C. Depicted wearing a solar disc with a frontal uraeus, he strides forward on an integral rectangular base,Unlike other sacred animals, the Apis bull was not simply the favoured animal of another deity but considered divine in his own right, 5.7cm long,Ê Provenance: Private Belgium collection formed in the 19th century then sold on the Belgian art market in 1956
Estimate: £400-£600
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT BEADS AND NECKLACES Including two Egyptian mummy bead necklaces, restrung, the first composed of three steatite scarabs, Not Ancient, and glazed composition cylindrical beads, with stoppers of glazed composition, jasper and bone, 34cm long; and the second composed of glazed composition cylindrical beads interspersed with stone beads including lapis lazuli in the shape of phalluses, spearheads, and a crescent axe, 33.5cm long, New Kingdom to Late Period, circa 1550-332 B.C.; and four Western Asiatic necklaces, restrung, including twoÊthe glazed composition necklaces composed of both white and light blue glazed composition beads, of cylindrical and spherical shape and a variety of geometric beads with incised decoration, including a cylinder seal, 28cm-46.5cm long, and two necklaces composed of various red jasper cylindrical beads, 23cm long, Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C.,Ê(6) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£350
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA Ptolemaic Period, circa 330-30 B.C. The body cast in shallow relief depicting five standingÊdeities in a central register, with a register above and below, with a suspension hoop on the rim, and the body tapering to a point on the base, 11.2cm high, Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £150-£200
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TWO EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION MUMMY BEAD NECKLACES New Kingdom to Late Period, circa 1550-332 B.C. The first composed of cylindrical blue glazed composition beads terminating in a small terracotta shabti, 40cm long including the shabti; the other composed of small blue glazed composition cylindrical beads with bone spacers, terminating in a modern glass bead, 41cm long, both restrung, (2) Provenance: Frederick Allan Downes (1898-1974) collection, UK, formed in the first half of the 20th Century; and thence by descent to Peter Allan Downes (1921-1984) and the present owner. Frederick Allan Downes was an airship officer in the first World War, who went on to work in India on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railways. During the second World war he served as Squadron leader Technical Branch, RAF. The collection was added to by his son, Peter Allan Downes, RN.
Estimate: £150-£200
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AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE Restrung with a modern clasp, composed of tubular glazed composition blueÊbeads, 70.5cm long, Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1980s
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE APIS BULLÊ Circa Late Period, 664 - 525 B.C. Depicted wearing a solar disc with a frontal uraeus, he strides forward on an integral rectangular base, the back of the bull incised with a cross hatched saddle and incised wings across the shoulders and the flanks, 6cm long,Ê Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above.
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO EGYPTIAN COARSE POTTERY JARS Late Period to Ptolemaic, circa 664-32 B.C. With elongated ovoid body and straight long rim, 28cm-30cm high (2) Provenance: English private collection, purchased at a Paris auction circa 1998.
Estimate: £150-£250
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE IBIS HEADÊ Circa 6th - 2nd century B.C. The distinctive downward curving beak with a raised mid-rib and incised with detail, is surmounted by a rounded head with circular eyes recessed for inlay, The sinuous neck has an attachment tang at its base, 6.2cm high, Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between 1960s & 1970s
Estimate: £500-£700
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSELÊ An Egyptian vessel of dark alabaster with two pierced lug handles, a tapered body and an everted rim, 15.1cm high, Provenace: UK private collection
Estimate: £300-£400
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A HEMISPHERICAL NEAR EASTERN BRONZE VESSEL A deep bowl with a dark lustrous patina, 6.3cm high, 13.4cm diameter,Ê Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £250-£350
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE VESSEL 5.9cm high, 11.2cm diameter,Ê Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008, lot 16 (part).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE VESSEL A small shallow circular dish with smoothly rounded sides, 3.2cm high, 10.1cm diameter,Ê Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £250-£350
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE VESSEL A shallow carinated vessel with a slightly everted rim, 4.8cm high, 11.9cm diameter,Ê Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £250-£350
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A STRAIGHT SIDED NEAR EASTERN BRONZE VESSEL 7cm high, 15.2cm diameter,Ê Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008, lot 16 (part).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A BRONZE TRIPODÊ 5.6cm high, 12.2cm diameter, Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008, lot 16 (part).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE FOOTED VESSEL Foliate designs surround the cylindrical flared foot surmounted by a shallow cup with an everted rim and small lip also adorned with a foliate pattern, lettering inscribed on the body of the cup and a stylised plant is inscribed inside the foot, 13.4cm high, Provenance:Ê Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D (part).
Estimate: £250-£350
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE PERFORATED LADLE Circa 1st millennium B.C., With a long curved handle terminating in a stylised animal head, the rounded body stands on a slightly raised circular integral foot, 24.1cm high, Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE PHIALE MESOMPHALOS Circa 6th - 4th century B.C. Surrounded by 8 broad petals the central omphalos of this libation vessel is both decorative and functional, allowing it to be held in the hand easily without need for handles, 14.5cm diameter, 4.2cm high, Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN ACHAEMENID BEAKER WITH LION HEAD ATTACHMENTS Circa 5th century B.C. Of waisted cylindrical form, the beaker stands on a raised circular foot, two separately made lion heads are attached to the rim of the vessel, 7.1cm high, Provenance: From a princely collection, Ex Christie's 30 April 2008
Estimate: £400-£600
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AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE PIN WITH AN IBEX FINIAL OF STEATITE The pointed pin of tapering form is decorated with incised geometric pattern at the top and is surmounted by a finial in the form of an ibex, the features of its head and front legs are finely depicted with incised detail possibly belonging, 18.7cm longÊ Provenance: Acquired in Iran 1967; UK collection 1985
Estimate: £700-£900
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LURISTAN SPOUTED VESSEL 1st Millennium B.C. Of squat rounded form, the long channelled spout surmounts a rounded pouch surrounded by domed attachments, 8.4cm high, 20.2 wide including spout, Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN AMLASH BRONZE OPENWORK FERTILITY IDOL 2nd - 1st millennium B.C. The stylised figure of a mother, wearing a short dress with openwork design, clutches an infant to her chest, with hoops at the shoulders holding two small pendants, with a suspension loop attached to the back of her head, 8.1cm high, Provenance: Acquired Iran 1967
Estimate: £600-£800
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A BACTRIAN BANDED ALABASTER RITUAL OBJECT Circa late 3rd - early 2nd Millennium B.C. Of typical waisted cylindrical shape, with a groove on each flat face, the natural banding of the stone forming abstract patterns in shades of pink, yellow and white, 22cm high Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece and Egypt, thence by descent through the sister, Assimina Paschalis, in Melbourne, Australia in 1965. Mr Paschalis was the grandson of George Paschalis, the founder of the Paschalion Archaeophylakeion Museum in Samos, Greece in 1912. He spent time in Alexandria, Egypt with the British Army during and after the Second World War.
Estimate: £1,500-£2,000
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A LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF THE ANIMALS FINIAL 1st Millennium B.C. With two janiform heads, the upper figure holds two predatory animals at arm's length, Two cocks' heads emerge below surmounting a stylised human body, 18.8cm high Provenance: Acquired in Iran 1967
Estimate: £600-£800
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FOUR ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN BRONZE STAMP SEALS Iran, circa 2nd - early 1st Millennium B.C. Including two Bactrian examples with ring at the back, one partially openwork, 3.8cm-4.2cm diam; and two Luristan seals with cross motifs, 4.2cm-5.1cm diam (4) Provenance: English private collection, acquired in London in the 1970s.
Estimate: £150-£200
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A SASANIAN BRONZE DISH With a slightly everted rim, this shallow vessel is decorated with slender fluting emanating from two concentric circles, The centre of the tondo depicts an incised image of a simurgh, a mythical winged creature with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion originating in Persia, possibly later, 17.2cm diameter, 3.7cm high, Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £250-£350
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A SASANIAN BRONZE VASE 5th century A.D. With a bulbous body and long neck that flares into a flat everted rim, 13cm high Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s
Estimate: £600-£800
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SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER STELE FRAGMENT WITH A BULL HEAD Carved in high relief protruding from a rectangular plaque with the lower section missing, the details of the bull's head including the eyes, brows and muzzle are incised, the small ears are carved in lower relief behind the horns one of which is missing, 16.4cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th century, Aden, Literature: For a very similar example see the alabaster stela in the British Museum (museum number: 141540)
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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SOUTH ARABIAN HEAD Circa 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D. With schematic features, the long straight nose is surmounted by straight heavy brows, with a small incised mouth and slightly rounded cheeks, 23.6cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th century, Aden
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A CANAANITE BRONZE IDOL Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Wearing a conical hat, stepping forward on one leg, with tangs on the feet, 9.2cm high Provenance: Frederick Allan Downes (1898-1974) collection, UK, formed in the first half of the 20th Century; and thence by descent to Peter Allan Downes (1921-1984) and the present owner. Frederick Allan Downes was an airship officer in the first World War, who went on to work in India on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railways. During the second World war he served as Squadron leader Technical Branch, RAF. The collection was added to by his son, Peter Allan Downes, RN.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A BYZANTINE CLAY VESSEL In the form of a simple bowl with deposits of encrustation, this vessel may have had both a practical domestic use and a ritual function, 15.3cm diameter, Provenance: UK private collection
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN BABYLONIAN AGATE NECKLACE Circa 1st millennium B.C. Restrung, several lentoid polished agate beads form this necklace with distinctive banding, Provenance: Ex UK private collection
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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TWELVE SASANIAN HARDSTONE BEADS AND SEALSÊ Iran, circa 4th-6th century A.D. Including four dome seals with linear incised designs, seven oval beads and a red discoid bead, 1.2cm-2.6cm wide, (12) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A GROUP OF NEOLITHIC STONE AXES Most with rounded cutting edge and tapering butt, with examples in grey, black and green stone, some polished, 2.7cm-12cm long; a rectangular stone weight with pointed top, pierced for suspension, 3.5cm high; and another, Not Ancient, (13)Ê Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £150-£200
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ANATOLIAN VESSEL Circa 2nd millennium B.C. In the form of a squat jug with a single handle, the body of this black ware vessel has four unusual protrusions, two of which opposite the handle and one on each side of the body, 9.3cm high,Ê Provenance: Ex UK private collection
Estimate: £100-£200
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A LARGE TRANSJORDANIAN POTTERY VESSEL Early Bronze Age, circa 3100-2800 B.C. 43.5cm high, Provenance: English private collection, Mr & Mrs Balfour-Paul, acquired whilst working in the Middle East between the 1960s and the early 1970s.
Estimate: £100-£150
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AN ANATOLIAN 'MINYAN WARE' TERRACOTTA JUG Circa mid-2nd millennium B.C. With flat base, globular body, flaring mouth and one handle, 15.5cm high Provenance: Bonhams, 1 May 2008, lot 361 (part). West Country private collection, UK.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A LARGE GROUP OF FLINT ARROWHEADS AND ARROWPOINTS Some stemmed, including two examples with ink inscribed 'Cooper Co MO' (Cooper County, Missouri), and other worked flints, mainly Native American types, 1.5cm-14cm long, (a lot) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £150-£200
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A GROUP OF BRONZE PINS, IMPLEMENTS AND ARROW HEADS Circa 10th century BC to Roman Period Including a PersianÊgilt bronze cosmetic implement and container, a Roman bronze writing implement, with a pointed end for a writing and a flat end for erasing,Êfive LuristanÊbronzeÊgarment pins, three of tapering form with incised bands and pierced horizontally, one with a spherical terminal, and another with an openwork spherical terminal, 11.5cm-21.5cm, two Luristan bronze arrowheads, 8cm-16cm long, and others, (a lot) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £150-£200
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A GROUP OF BRONZE BLADES AND HANDLES Circa 10th century B.C. to Roman Period and later Including seven Luristan bronze daggers and blades, 9.4cm-27cm long; two iron nails, 8-9cm long; five Roman bronze handles, including two with leaf-shaped plates to attach to the body of a vessel, with the top of the handle curving backwards, with a spherical terminal, 13.5cm-22cm long; and two others, (16) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£350
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A GROUP OF BRONZE MIRRORS Circa 10th century B.C.-3rd century A.D. Including one Luristan example,Êwith broad handle with punched decoration, double terminal, and a cut out circle, 26cm high, circa 10th-7th century B.C., and seven Roman bronze mirrors and mirror covers, and two Roman bronze cymbals, with a raised central dome,Ê8cm-16.7cm wide, (10) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £150-£250
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TWO BRONZE BLADES AND OTHER METAL IMPLEMENTSÊ Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Including a Luristan blade with a flanged hilt and penannular guard, 37.1cm long; a narrow tapering blade with a tang for attachment of a hilt, now missing, 26.3cm long; and five other objects, some not ancient, (7) Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £100-£150
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A TEPE SIALK PERSIAN BRIDGE-SPOUTED POTTERY Circa 1st Millennium B.C. The globular body with long horizontal bridge-spout and strap handle, decorated in reddish-brown, each side with an animal with long curving splayed horns, dotted chequerboard lozenge on one side and below handle, the other side with chequered lozenge, concentric bands of geometric decorations around spout base, cross-hatched lozenges and rays on the spout, neck with dots and chevrons, 20.2cm high, 28.4cm wide including spout, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. This lot was featured in the short film 'Japan and Persia', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano. Estimate: £600 - £800
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN AMLASH GREY BURNISHED POTTERY BEAK-SPOUTED VESSEL North West Iran, circa 1st Millennium B.C The ovoid body with a long open spout that swells where it joins the body suggesting the breast of a bird, 17.8cm high, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. For the type see Ezat O. Negahban, Preliminary Report on Marlik Excavation, Gohar Rud Expedition, Rudbar 1961-1962, Joint Publication of the Iranian Archeological Service and The Institute of Archaeology, University of Tehran (Tehran 1964), fig 25 for a vessel identified as that of the shape of a crane where the body is more slender and pl. II, ill.108 for a vessel with similar neck in silver with gold inlay. Estimate: £300 - £500
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN IRANIAN GLOBULAR BUFF POTTERY VESSEL Circa 1st Millemmium B.C. With short flared neck and two small notched looped handles at the shoulder Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner, 21.2cm high, Estimate: £200 - £300
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN AMLASH BUFF-COLOURED POTTERY North West Iran, circa 1st Millennium B.C. With hemispherical bowl and high loop-handle Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner, 13.5cm, This lot was featured in the short film 'Brancusi Amlash', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano. Estimate: £200 - £300
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN AMLASH GREY BURNISHED ZOOMORPHIC POTTERY BOWL North West Iran,Ê circa 1st Millennium B.C. Set on a bad base, a ram's head protruding at right angles from the rim with a tail protruding horizontally from the opposite side, 6.1cm high, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. Estimate: £300 - £500
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN AMLASH GREY BURNISHED POTTERY GOURD North West Iran, circa 1st Millennium B.C With funnel neck, side loop handle and three swollen compartments forming the vessel, 17.2cm high, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. This lot was featured in the short film 'Subiner and Amlash', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano. Estimate: £300 - £500
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN AMLASH POTTERY VESSEL SET ON A RING Circa 1st Millennium B.C. The broad body drawn in at the four corners each tip curled inwards, a bell-shaped vessel with cylindrical neck and flaring rim set centrally, a small looped handle attaching the neck to the body, 21.4cm high, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. This lot was featured in the short film 'Italy and Iran', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano. Estimate: £400 - £600
Estimate: £400-£600
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SEVEN IRANIAN POTTERY VESSELS Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Including:A grey burnished ovoid jug with globular body with funnel neck and side loop handle; a red burnished beak spouted vessel with bag-shaped body and wide rim, with zoomorphic handle; a red ware vessel with globular body and short cylindrical neck and flaring rim; a small pear-shaped grey burnised vessel with funnel neck; a small grey burnished jug with ovoid body cylindrical neck and side handle; two buff coloured twin-handled vessels with carinated bodies, one both handles fashioned as horned animals looking into the rim, the other with looped handles with rotelles where they meet the rim, 5.1 - 24cm high, Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. Estimate: £300 - £500
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT ITEMS Including two Egyptian green glazed composition vessel fragments, each with zig-zag decorations in black slip in the style of a lotus flower, 5.2cm high, Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd Dynasty, circa 1070-712 B.C.; a Roman bone cosmetic vessel, with incised bands, 8.7cm, circa 1st-3rd century A.D.; a Roman limestone loom weight, pierced for suspension, with geometric design on the obverse, 7cm high, circa 1st-3rd century A.D.; and a Roman limestone circular mirror, pierced at the top for suspension, with traces of glass remaining, 9cm diam, circa 1st-3rd century A.D. a steatite scarab mounted into a spoon, 11.5cm long; and an ancient fragmentary terracotta bird whistle, still functional, 6.5cm; (7) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s. Literature: For an example of what the complete Egyptian faience vessel is likely to have looked like, see the chalice which was sold at Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 9 June 2011, lot 47.
Estimate: £100-£150
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TWO CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA FIGURES Circa 7th-6th century B.C. Including a charioteer and base, the figure standing in the square wagon of a chariot, wearing a pointed helmet, a looped back pillar on the chariot, 15.5cm high; and a bust,Êwearing a diadem, the strands of which fall down the back of the head, with the hair falling on the shoulders, holding a tambourine to the chest, 10.3cm high, (2) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£350
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THREE CYPRIOT VESSELS Iron Age, circa 950-750 B.C. All white painted ware, including a jug with a trefoil mouth, the globular body decorated with encircling bands and geometric pattern, 14.5cm high; a stemmed bowl with lug handles, decorated on both the inside and the outside with encircling bands, 14.9cm high; and a chalice on a foot base with lug handles and a thumb rest, the globular body decorated with encircling bands and undulating lines, the rim decorated inside and out, 13.6cm high (3) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£350
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TWO BUFF COLOURED POTTERTY CLASSICAL VESSELS South Italy, circa 4th century B.C. One a bell krater, decorated in umber slip with banding around the body, rim and base and a frieze of linked lotus flowers below the rim, 20.6cm high; and a lidded stamnos, the umber decoration of banding around the body and lid with a series of strokes decorating the shoulder, 19cm high,Ê Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £700-£900
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A TWIN-HANDLED POTTERY VESSEL With black slip remaining, the bulbous body tapering to a cylindrical neck, with the feet and tails of a monkey on the shoulder, 39cm high Provenance: Acquired from Charles Vernon-Hunt Books, London, 28 February 1998. Accompanied by a copy of the receipt.
Estimate: £100-£150
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THREE GREEK BRONZE CLOAK PINS Geometric Period, circa 7th century B.C. Comprising one with beaded shaft and flat disc terminal decorated with alternate plain and beaded concentric circles, another with similar beaded shaft and plain disc terminal, and another with large button terminal, 14-17cm long, (3) Provenance: Property from The Edward James Foundation. Almost certainly acquired by either William James (1854-1912) or his brother Frank James (1851-1890), who both travelled extensively in Egypt and the rest of Africa, and by descent to Edward James (1907-1984) in London and later at Monkton House; subsequently moved to West Dean House circa 1986 (recorded there in 1987).
Estimate: £250-£350
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TWO ANCIENT GREEK BRONZE HORSES Archaic period, circa 900 - 700 B.C.Ê Both highly stylised, the first stands four-square on tall leg with its tail almost touching the ground, its tubular body joins the thick neck surmounted by erect ears and a long snout with a single linear incision to indicate the mouth 5.5cm long; the other with squat slightly tapering legs and a flat body which leads to the neck turning to the left, the mane portrayed with a serrated edge along it, with erect ears and a broad muzzle, 7.2cm long, Provenance: Ex private collection
Estimate: £700-£900
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TWO MINOAN DOUBLE-HEADED BRONZE AXES One with a circular shaft hole, the other with an elliptical one, both with broad bodies that taper to slightly curved cutting edges, 6.8cm and 7.0cm long,ÊProvenance: Ex private UK collection
Estimate: £700-£900
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A GROUP OF TERRACOTTA ANIMALSÊ Circa 6th - 4th century B.C.Ê Including a large figure of a dove 31.2cm, long a bull figure 15.5cm long, a boar figure with the characteristic ridged back 9.2cm long, a figure of a cockerel 8.8cm long, and two figures of burdened horses, one carrying two chickens and one with two long saddle bags with traces of pigment, 11.5cm high & 12.5cm high, (6) Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS Including an Egyptian terracotta Bes beaker, 6.8cm high, Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.; a HellenisticÊMegarian hemispherical bowl, with a floral decoration surrounded by radiating teardropsÊon the underside,10.2cm diam,Êcirca 2nd Century B.C.;Êa Hellenistic terracotta pomegranate, hollow, with an aperture in theÊtop,Ê8cm high,ÊcircaÊ4th-5th Century A.D.; aÊByzantine terracotta ampulla, with aÊglobular body, joined to the rim by two small handles, withÊtwo small feet on theÊbase, 13cm high, circa 10th Century A.D.; and two others, 9.7cm-13.2cm high; and a Roman marble fragment of a piece of drapery, 12cm wide, circa 1st-3rd Century A.D., (7) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s. Literature: There is a similar terracotta pomegranate in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accessionÊnumber 24.97.110).
Estimate: £250-£350
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SEVEN ANCIENT POTTERY FRAGMENTS A group of various pottery fragments ranging from the 7th century BC to Roman period, includingÊa Corinthian fragment with sphinx detail; two black figure Attic fragments with figurative detail, and a fragment of terra sigillata moulded with a running hound above a lion, 4.5cm-10.9cm long; (7)
Estimate: £150-£250
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THREEÊGREEKÊTERRACOTTA FIGURES Circa 5th century B.C. and later Including a fragment of a figural plaque, with a nude female figure depicted in relief holding a quadrupedÊin her arms, 13.5cm high; another terracotta plaque of aÊfemale figure in relief, wearing a polos, and holding either and animal or baby in her arms, 10.5cm high; and another terracotta figure depicted squatting, 7.5cm high, (3) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £80-£120
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FOUR MINIATURE TERRACOTTA VESSELS Circa 1st - 4th century A.D. Including a miniature skyphos with remnants of painted design with dash decoration to the rim, and three other vessels; a red ware vessel with banding and concentric circle design, and a handled vessel, boht possibly not ancient, 3.2cm - 6.1cm high, Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT TERRACOTTA FRAGMENTS Including a Romano-Egyptian terracotta head, with white slip remaining, 5cm high, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.; a Greek terracotta head of a woman wearing a polos, 6cm high, circa 6th-5th Century B.C.; a Roman terracotta fragment of the legs of Aphrodite, 8.5cm high, and a Roman terracotta sea urchin, 5cm high, circa 1st-4th Century A.D.; three Cypriot terracotta figural fragments, 5.5cm-9cm high, circa 7th-5th Century B.C., and various other fragments, and spindle whorls, including a steatite head of a woman, Not Ancient, 6cm high; and a Pre-Columbian terracotta head, with high headdress and large circular earrings, 5cm high (a lot)Ê Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF ANCIENT-STYLE ÊFIGURINES Various Syro-Hittite-style figures, including a chariot and rider, 13.5cm long, an ox and cart, 9cm long, and a bull and rider, 10cm long; a Roman-style terracotta of a nude Aphrodite, 16cm high, Daedalic-style plaques, 12cm high; a stone quadruped vessel, 16cm high, and various other figures, (a lot) Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £80-£120
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FOUR POTTERY VESSELS Circa 4th - 1st century B.C. Including a pelike with umber decoration 16.5cm high, a white slip trefoil oinochoe 21cm high, a white slip lekythos with worn net pattern in umber slip, 20.8cm high; aun unglazed jug with a bulbous body, 15cm high; and anÊamphora, not ancient, 18cm high (5) Provenance:ÊEx collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF POTTERY VESSELS Circa 8th century B.C. - Roman period Including two Gnathia ware skyphoi with foliate designs added in white, yellow and crimson slip, one with a simple border of vine leaves and the other with a more elaborate design of tendrils on one side; a black glazed kylix; a black glazed jug; a miniature black glazed nestoris with a meander design in red slip; a South Italian jug with bulbous body wide funnel neck and arched handle; a Roman oil lamp; and a miniature shallow dish, 4 - 13.1cm high, (8)Ê Provenance: Ex UK private collection
Estimate: £250-£450
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SEVEN CLASSICAL POTTERY VESSELS Circa 4th century B.C. - Roman period Including a shallow black glazed pottery dish, 15.1cm diameter; two miniature trefoil lipped oinochoe; four undecorated vessels and a fragmentary Roman oil lamp, 4.2 - 7.3cm high, (7)Ê Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
Estimate: £200-£300
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FIVE CLASSICAL POTTERY VESSELSÊ Including a glazed kantharos, 10.3cm high; a spindle unguentarium, 22.3cm high; a trefoil lipped oinochoe with a long neck, 16cm high; a terracotta juglet, 13.4cm high; and a black slip juglet with a tall arching handle, 11.9cm high, (5) Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £250-£450
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THREE BLACK-GLAZEDÊCAMPANIAN VESSELS Late 4thÊCentury B.C. Including an animal skin shaped askos, a cylindrical neck with an out-turned flattened rim, set on a raised ring base, with the back of the vessel drawn into to form a point, and a short strap handle links the point to the rim, base rim, 11.2cm high; a two-handled cup, with a ring base and two high looped handles, 9.3 cm high; and a handled vessel, the globular body has a handle linking the body to the out-turned rim, a concave base, 8cm high, (3) Provenance: The askos and the two-handled vessel come from the collection of Mrs Elias-Vaes (1908-2002), The Netherlands, acquired 1960s or early 1970s; the handled vessel come from the Collection of Mrs Elias-Vaes (1908-2002), The Netherlands, acquired 1960s or early 1970s; Literature: For another askos of similar form with a reserved base ring and stepped rim from Taranto cf. Raffaella Cassano, Principi imperatori vescovi (Bari, 1992), p.356, no. 24.
Estimate: £200-£300
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THREE CLASSICAL POTTERY VESSEL South Italy, circa 4th century B.C. Three Classical pottery vessels, each with globular body, flaring neck and looped handle, the two larger examples of buff pottery with banded decoration, one with an undulating band around the neck; the smaller vessel in biscuit coloured pottery partially fired black, 12.4 - 18.5cm high, (3) Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
Estimate: £700-£900
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A STANDING FEMALE TERRACOTTA FIGURE Circa 4th - 1st century B.C. An unusual figure with her hands raised inside the folds of her himation, with long wavy hair and a polos crown, 30.1cm high Provenance:ÊEx collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £400-£600
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A STANDING TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE Circa 1st - 4th century B.C. A large figure standing contraposto with her weight on her left leg, wearing a peplos and a polos crown, on a tall integral rectangular base, 34.2cm high Provenance:ÊEx collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £500-£700
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A STANDING TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGUREÊ Circa 5th - 4th century B.C. Wearing a peplos holding a libation vessel, on an integral rectangular base, 27.2cm high, Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO TERRACOTTA MALE FIGURES Circa 4th - 1st century B.C. Including a figure holding his gathered himation at his waist exposing his torso, on an integral rectangular base, 20.9cm high; and a standing male nude figure, 22.9cm high, (2) Provenance:ÊEx collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £100-£200
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FOUR CLASSICAL TERRACOTTAS Circa 5th century B.C. Including a Boeotian terracotta votary wearing the peplos with overfall and a polos headdress, standing on an integral raised plinth; another smaller votary shown standing wearing the peplos and polos; a goddess Êseated on a block throne, her hands resting on her lap, wearing the peplos and a polos and a terracotta female protome, her hair dressed in curls beneath a stephane; andÊan ithyphallic figure of a bearded satyr squatting on his hunches, with traces of the original colour remaining, possibly not ancient, 8.2 - 18.1cm high, (5) Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £300-£500
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FIVE TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURES Including two standing figures wearing long himatia, one of which hold a small bird, likely a dove, close to her body; a protome of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle, wearing a beaded necklace and a diadem, with traces of paint remaining; a nude reclining figure with her hair pulled back into a chignon, not ancient; and an enthroned figure, probably of a goddess, 12.1 - 19.7cm high, (5) Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £300-£500
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FIVE ANCIENT TERRACOTTA HEADS Circa 5th - 4th century B.C. Including a tanagra female head with centrally parted wavy hair; a female head in pale clay wearing a polos; and three further tanagra style heads, 5.1 - 9.6cm high, (5) Provenance:ÊEnglish private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £300-£500
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A DAUNIAN POTTERY OLLA South Italy, mid 4th Century B.C. The buff pottery body decorated in umber with encircling bands of varying widths, and friezes of lotus flowers between the handles alternatively looped and formed into hands, the 'fingers' delineated with lines and groups of dots, the interior of the broad sloping rim decorated with loops, 25.9cm high, 30cm wide,Ê Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years. Estimate: £500 - £700
Estimate: £500-£700
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A BRONZE UNGUENTARIUM Standing on a small circular foot, the body with rounded sides flares to the shoulder which is surmounted by the long narrow neck with an everted rim, 21.5cm high, Provenance: Ex UK private collection
Estimate: £400-£600
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TWO ANCIENT STYLE FIGURES After the antique bronze Aphrodite, 23.8cm; and terracotta bull, 14.3cm, Provenance: Ex private collection
Estimate: £100-£150
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A TERRACOTTA RAMÊ Circa 1st millennium B.C. With large curling horns, the ram has a broad muzzle and a solid open base which suggests it served as an attachment on a larger object, 12.2cm high,Ê Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £100-£200
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A PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGSÊ Composed of elliptical shaped ring with filigree decoration, with a square pyramidal section below with filigree and granule decoration, to which three gold leaf spheres attach all with clusters of granules applied, with modern hoop attachments, each 3.5cm long (2) Provenance: Acquired Ancient Art, catalogued as Parthian, Ex UK private collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £500-£700
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THREE GOLD SHEET ELEMENTS Hellenistic period, circa 4th - 1st century B.C.Ê Including an elliptical plaque, 9cm long; a rectangular element with a repouss depiction of an urn, 4.7cm high; and a small square element with an image of a face with wavy hair also in repouss 1.9cm high,Ê Provenance: Ex private collection, London, acquired prior to 1990.
Estimate: £600-£800
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THREE GOLD SHEET VINE LEAVES Hellenistic circa 4th -Ê1st century B.C. All with three lobes, the veins are defined in repouss, possibly elements that formed part of a wreath, 2.5cm - 2.8cm long, Provenance: Ex private collection, London, acquired prior to 1990.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A SQUARE RELIEF WITH INSCRIPTIONÊ With a crude schematic figure holding a curved implement, possibly a bow, a Greek inscription reads across the top of the fragment, 14.6cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th century, Aden
Estimate: £600-£800
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A ROMAN MARBLE MASK OF A WOMAN Circa 2nd century A.D.Ê With heavy lidded eyes and drilled irises, her gaze is turned slightly upwards, wavy sections of her hair survive at both temples, her protruding bottom lip suggests her mouth had originally been in a pout, the face hollowed out at the back, 13.2 high, Provenance: German private collection acquired prior to 1990
Estimate: £2,000-£2,500
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. Bent at the wrist, the delicate index and middle fingers extend to hold a curved object with the thumb resting on above, 12cm long, Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980
Estimate: £400-£600
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. Forming a fist, the hand is holding a cylindrical object possibly a handle or the hilt of a weapon, a cuff or bangle remains on the wrist, 9.6cm long, Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980
Estimate: £400-£600
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. Finely carved, the hand holding the fold of a garment, a small section of a cuff or bangle visible around the wrist, 9.3cm,Ê Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980
Estimate: £400-£600
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SMALL ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF PAN 1st century A.D. Head turned slightly to the left, Pan's features are finely modeled from his furrowed brow and open mouth, to the tresses of his hair and long beard, His characteristic horns protrude from his forehead, one of which has been broken at the base, 4.5cm high, Provenance: English private collection acquired 1992
Estimate: £1,500-£2,000
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A ROMAN BRONZE MOUSE Circa 2nd - 3rd century A.D. With large pointed ears, the small mouse holds a round bun with a rosette design to its mouth, the smooth curved back leads to an upturned tail, 5.2cm long, Provenance: Ex private collection
Estimate: £200-£300
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FIVE BRONZE FIGURAL FRAGMENTS Circa 2nd - 4th century A.D. Including a figure of Lar with a typical billowing skirt and right arm raised; a headless nude figure; a cista foot modelled on a nude figures holding a thyrsus; a fragmentary bronze head; and a schematic dancing figure, 2.8 - 7.9cm, (5) Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £400-£600
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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA OF HARPOCRATES Circa 1st Century B.C./A.D Figurine of Harpocrates in his signature pose holding his finger to his mouth, wearing a long kilt and a pointed cap, the back unmodelled, 21.5cm high Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£350
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FOUR TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS Four Roman pottery oil lamps including a lamp withÊ discus decorated with a bird on a branch; a twin-wicked lamp with acanthus leaf thumb rest; a lamp with the upper body noulded as a frog and an undecorated lamp, 8.3cm - 10.4cm long, (4) Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 - 1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above
Estimate: £100-£150
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FOUR BRONZE OBJECTS Circa 1st millennium B.C. - Roman period Including a Luristan spiked macehead; a Roman bronze bucranium; a gilt bronze snake ring; a bronze bird; and a lead amphora; and two bronze quadrupeds, not ancient,Ê2.5 - 7.3cm long, (7) Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £300-£500
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A ROMAN BRONZE APHRODITE Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. "..there is nothing among the blessed gods or among mortal men that has escaped Aphrodite. Even the heart of Zeus, who delights in thunder, is led astray by her.."Ê (Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, 34 - 35, as translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, 1914) With her weight on her left leg, she stands with her right arm raised holding a tress of her hair, another tress falling on her left shoulder, the rest tied in a knot on the top of her head, her left arm in front of her holding a now missing object, possibly a mirror, wrapped in a himation which hangs loosely from her waist exposing her torso and highlighting the pert curvature of her buttocks, This style of Aphrodite is part of the tradition of Roman versions of the Hellenistic marble figure, the Aphrodite of Melos, better known as the Venus de Milo, which became a repeated trope for the depiction of Aphrodite throughout the Hellenistic and Roman worlds, Artists in the Roman world often varied the form and material of these figures making them more than just simple copies of the original, in this case both her diminutive size and the material of bronze make her more tactile, thus changing the interaction between the figure and the viewer from one of more distant admiration, as with life size figures, to a more personal encounter, 20cm high, Provenance: Ex Christie's 6 October 2011, lot 196, Ex private collection, London. Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Estimate: £7,000-£9,000
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A ROMAN GREEN GLASS BEAKER Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D. Of flared cylindrical form with three horizontal wheel-cut bands, 9cm high Provenance: London private collection, acquired from Jeanette Hayhurst in 1985.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS JUG Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D. With a trefoil rim and broad ribbed strap handle folded to form a large thumb-spur at the rim, the ovoid body set on a folded foot with a shallow kick-in base, 20cm high Provenance: London private collection, acquired from Howard Phillips in 1971.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A GROUP OF BONHAMS CATALOGUESÊ The Reference Library of Robin Symes, 29 October 2007 (2); Antiquities, 6 October 2010; Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue, 13 April 2011; Antiquities, 5 October 2011; Antiquities, 23 May 2012; Antiquities, 23 October 2012; Antiquities, 24 October 2012; Antquities, 8 May 2013; Antiquities, 23 October 2013; Antiquities, 1 April 2014; Antiquities, 30 September 2015; And a Woolley and Wallis catalogue, Antiquities, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art, 2 September 2015,
Estimate: £50-£70
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A GROUP OF CHRISTIE'S CATALOGUES Fine Antiquities, 11 June 1980; Tribal Art and Antiquities, 22 and 23 July 1980; Fine Antiquities Including the Mrs Albert D. Lasker Collection, 12 December 1990; Antiquities and Souvenirs from the Grand Tour, 28 April 1993; Fine Antiquities, 6 July 1994; The Lansdowne Sculptures The Property of the Earl of Shelburne, 5 July 1995; Fine Antiquities, 11 June 1997; Fine Antiquities, 25 November 1997; Antiquities, 8 April 1998; Antiquities, 23 September 1998; Antiquities, 12 December 2002; Ancient Jewelry, 13 December 2002; Fine Antiquities, 27 October 2004; Important Antiquities from Capessthorne Hall, Cheshire, 18 October 2005; Ancient Jewelry, 8 December 2005; Antiquities, 9 December 2005; Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust Collection, 9 December 2005; The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006 (2); Antiquities, 26 April 2006; Antiquities, 27 October 2009; Antiquities, 14 April 2011; Antiquities, 24 October 2013; Antiquities, 5 June 2014; Antiquities, 11 December 2014; Ancient Jewelry, 11 December 2014; Antiquities, 1 October 2015; Antiquities, 12 April 2016; Ancient Glass from the Shlomo Moussaieff Collection,
Estimate: £100-£150
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A GROUP OF SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUESÊ Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 21 and 22 November 1985; Antiquities, 11 July 1998; The Nelson Bunker Hunt and The William Herbert Hunt Collection, 19 June 1990; Antiquities, 31 May 1990; The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities and Ancient Glass, 20 June 1990; Antiquities, 10 July 1990; Antiquities, 13 and 14 December 1990; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 18 June 1991; Antiquities, 8 July 1991; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 25 June 1992; Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals and Antiquities from the Erlenymeyer Collection (Part I), 9 July 1992; Antiquities, 9 and 10 July 1992; Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, 16 December 1992; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 12 June 1993; Antiquities, 8 July 1993; Greek Vases from the Hirschmann Collection, 9 December 1993; Antiquities, 7 and 8 July 1994; Antiquities, 8 December 1994; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 8 December 1995; Antiquities, 14 December 1995; Antiquities, 2 July 1996; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 17 December 1998; The Sadler Collection, 31 October 2003; Antiquities, 6 December 2006; Antiquities, 10 December 2009,
Estimate: £100-£150
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FOUR ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. All of pale blue glass, two with slender bodies and two with bulbous bodies tapering to narrow necks with slightly everted rims, 7.5 - 12.9cm high,Ê Provenace: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
Estimate: £400-£600
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AN IRIDESCENT ROMAN GLASS BOWLÊ Circa 4th - 6th century A.D. A pale yellow glass bowl with an everted mouth and a tubular base-ring, with extensive iridescence remaining, 5.3cm high, 13.7cm diameter,ÊÊ Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £600-£800
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GIRL 1st century A.D. Facing straight ahead, with short wavy hair parted in the centre and partially covering her ears which are drilled probably for earring attachments, with heavy eyelids and her slightly worn mouth depicted in a faint smile, 17cm high, Provenance: London art market 1963
Estimate: £700-£900
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE MALE PORTRAIT HEAD Circa 2nd Century A.D. Possibly from a large relief, the back flat and unworked, depicting a man with full beard, pronounced cheekbones and curly hair falling over the forehead, 23cm high Provenance:ÊJohn Marriott (1921-2007) Collection, London, formed prior to 1980. John Marriott and Count R. L. Sangorski expanded the family collection originally formed by his grandparents Otto and Addie Kahn and his parents Sir John & Lady Marriott throughout the first half of the 20th Century. Accompanied by an invoice from Asprey London for mounting the head on the green calf leather plinth, dated 13 June 1975, and by a photograph of the head displayed in John Marriott's house dated 1 September 1991.
Estimate: £700-£900
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ROMAN BRONZE VOTIVE RIGHT HANDÊ Circa 2nd - 3rd century A.D. Naturistically modelled with palm and fingers outstretched, nails articulated, delineated palm lines and creases across waist and fingers, dedication in Greek across palm reading; 'NABOYSAME EUZAMENOS AN[E]THEKEN', translating as as 'Nabousame, having made a vow, dedicated [this]', flared rim at base, 12cm high, Provenance: Private Collection, England, 1960s
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF DIONYSUSÊ Circa 1st - 2nd century A.D. Dionysus stands at the centre holding a thyrsos in his left hand and a libation vessel in his right, he is surrounded by vines and bunches of grapes, at his feet lies a goat and to his left stands a diminutive figure of Pan with cloven hoofs and horns, the whole scene is contained within an architectural structure with flanking ionic columns, The style of carving and the stone suggests that this was made in the eastern provinces, 27.8cm high, 21.5cm wide, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th century, Aden.
Estimate: £1,500-£2,000
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ROMAN RELIEF WITH TWO FIGURESÊ Circa 2nd - 4th century A.D. Possibly from a sarcophagus panel, depicting two figures both wearing short tunics the drapery of which is naturalistically carved to emphasise their movement, particularly in the case of the figure on the right who appears to be lunging to his left, both figures with short drilled hair, The gestures and position of the figures suggest that this is possibly a scene portraying a mythological battle, often a trope of sarcophagus decoration, 32.7cm high, 19.9cm wide, Provenance:ÊEnglish private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years
Estimate: £500-£700
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MANÊ 1st century A.D. Facing straight ahead, his wavy hair brushed forward over his slightly furrowed brow, with almond shaped eyes, the naturalistic lines below the eyes coupled with the full chin and broad neck suggests this is a man entering middle age, his expressionless mouth with thin lips creates an overall austere demeanour, 27cm high, Provenance: The Earl of Donoughmore, Knocklofty House, Ireland, 1790 - 1985; Irish private collection acquired from Knocklofty House in 1985; UK private collection acquired from the above in 1995
Estimate: £8,000-£12,000
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE POLYKANDILON Circa 5th - 7th century A.D. With intricate openwork design on the wide rim with two bands of circular holes, possibly for holding glass lamps, a hemispherical bowl sits in the centre with cut out teardrop and diamond motifs also designed to hold a glass vessel, it stands on a hollow flared base, three suspension loops on the rim for attachment of chains for hanging, 8cm high, 39cm diameter, Provenance: Ex UK private collection
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE INGOT-SHAPED ENEMELLED ATTACHMENTÊ 1st century A.D. With a raised blue enamelled millefiori circular centre, the ingot is surrounded by a thin raised border, 5.9cm long, 3.7cm high, Provenance: Bonham's 8 December 1992, lot 284
Estimate: £500-£700
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A MEDIEVAL SILVER RING Circa 12th Century A.D. The hoop with incised decoration, three ridges on each shoulder, scrolling designs on the shanks of the high bezel, which is octagonal with a gildedÊfleur de lys, ring sizeÊR 1/2 Provenance: Private collection of Christopher Jones, acquired in circa 1979. Found in South Switzerland.
Estimate: £300-£500
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FOUR EUROPEAN BRONZE FIBULAE Circa 1st-5th Century A.D. Including a Romano-British bronze fibula, withÊcentral ribÊwith leavesÊdesign on the arch, 6cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the shape of a phallus, with traces of enamel remaining, 3.2cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the form of a cicada, 2.7cm long; a European bronze disc fibula with enamel, 3.3cm diam, (4)Ê Provenance: The Romano-British fibula, found in Piercebridge, County Durham; the fibula in the shape of a phallus from a UK private collection; the cicada fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1991; the bronze disc fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1988,
Estimate: £400-£600
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TWO HELLENISTIC STYLE HAIR RINGS Spiral silver hair rings with hammered gold leopard head terminals, 1.8 and 2.6cm long,Ê Provenance: Ex private collection, Australia
Estimate: £300-£500
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS HOLDER Circa 6th-8th Century A.D. 15cm high Provenance: Ian Roper Collection, London, circa 1985.
Estimate: £50-£100
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A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY STAR TILE Persia, 12th-13th CenturyÊ In the shape of an eight-pointed star, decorated with a feline on a floral background, the border with a band of script, 20.5cm wide; together with a small Persian juglet decorated with birds, 7cm high (2) Provenance: English private collection, Mr & Mrs Balfour-Paul, acquired whilst working in the Middle East between the 1960s and the early 1970s.
Estimate: £700-£900
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AN ISLAMIC BRONZE CANDLESTICK With a slightly flared cylindrical body, the shaft is topped with an inverted bell shaped attachment, 25.9cm high,Ê Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D
Estimate: £250-£350
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TWO CYPRIOT POTTERY BLACK BURNISHED VESSELS Bronze Age, circa 2nd millennium B.C. A hemispherical spouted vessel with an incised geometric design and a small attachment opposite the spout, 30cm diameter including spout, 13.5cm high; and a large jug with a raised rope like decoration on the shoulder, 26.5cm high, (2)Ê Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £400-£600
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THREE HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA VESSELS Circa 5th - 3rd century B.C. Including a black glazed trefoil lipped oinochoe with a ribbed body, a small jug with black paint with a globular body narrow neck and everted rim, and a red ware jug with ovoid body tapering to a flared neck, 14.5 - 21cm high, (3) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF ROMAN BRONZE IMPLEMENTS Circa 4th century B.C. - 3rd century A.D. Including a mirror with incised concentric circles and ridges; pins, two pairs of tweezers, the scoop of a small strgil; and other bronze implements; a spiral ring; and an inscribed bronze fragment from the rim of vessel with an inscription, with a mottled green patina, 1.7 - 17.5cm long, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £300-£500
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THREE CYPRIOT NEOLITHIC AXEHEADS Two with curved cutting edges and one straight, all with tapering butts in varying shades of mottled grey stone, 6.8 - 10.3cm long, (3) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £300-£500
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FOUR NEAR EASTERN BRONZE BLADES Circa 3rd - 2nd Millennium B.C.Ê All leaf-shaped blades with short attachment tangs,Êtwo with pronounced raised ribs, 30.5 - 47.3cm long, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A LARGE GROUP OF FRAGMENTARY CYPRIOT FIGURES Circa 8th - 4th century B.C. Including several heads, broken from full figures; the fragment of a cylindrical object with notches, possibly a club of Hercules; a spindle whorl; and two fragments of faces from larger figures with finely moulded features, 2.8 - 9.4cm long,Ê Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £200-£400
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A YOUTH Circa 3rd century B.C. Of hollow form, wearing a long himation that crosses his body, he holds a small bird up to his chest in his left hand and his right hand, resting on his hip, is enveloped in the folds of his drapery, the youth wears a wreath above his short curly hair parted in the middle, 13cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A CYPRIOT GOLD PENDANT Circa 5th - 4th century B.C. A hollow fruit pendant terminating in a granule is surmounted by a cylindrical attachment and a ribbed suspension loop, 2.2cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A MYCENAEAN POTTERY PIRIFORM JAR Circa 1350 - 1200 B.C.Ê The shoulder with three looped handles, and a design of several spirals in umber, with banding decoration above and below, 11.1cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £300-£500
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FOUR CYPRIOT POTTERY SHALLOW BOWLS Iron Age, circa 950 - 750 B.C. Including a large bichrome dish, the underside with a cruciform design on the centre surrounded by a geometric pattern, two bands on the interior and wishbone handles, 31.6cm diameter, a bichrome bowl with a concentric circle design on the interior and one loop handle, 16.8cm diameter, a white ware bowl with concentric circle design on the interior and a single band on the exterior and one loop handle, 16.1cm diamter, and a red ware dish with concentric circle designs on the interior and the exterior, with one handle, 18.4cm, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A GROUP OF ROMAN GLASS VESSELS Circa 2nd - 4th century B.C. Including eight candlestick unguentaria of pale blue and green glass, with tall slender cylindrical necks, and globular bodies, and a small beaker of pale green glass, all with varying quantities of remaining iridescence, 7.2 - 18.2cm high, (9)Ê Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £500-£700
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AN ALABASTER ALABASTRONÊ Of pale alabaster the tapering rounded body stands on a small flat foot and is surmounted by a broad disc rim, with a ridged vertical lug, 10.6cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £150-£250
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A FRAGMENTARY ROMAN MARBLE FOOT Circa 2nd century A.D. Naturalistically carved, elongated toes emerge from the strap of a sandal with pronounced joints and defined nails, on an integral marble base, 8.7cm long, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A GREEK BLACK GLAZED KYLIX Circa 5th - 4th century B.C. Of typical form, with a shallow bowl on a stemmed foot with slightly upturned handles, 8cm high, 20cm diameter, Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £150-£200
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TWO CYPRIOT POTTERY FRAGMENTS Circa 950 - 750 B.C. A fragment of a large bichrome vessel with umber and crimson bands, two stylised trees and geometric ornament of vertical lines and zig-zag design, 13.7cm wide 13.5cm high, and a red ware fragment with a naturalistic bull depicted with the head bowed as if grazing, 11.1cm wide (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF POTTERY OIL LAMPS Circa 4th century A.D. - Roman Period Including two 'cocked hat' type lamps, circa 1st Millennium B.C.; Roman, early Christian and byzantine lamps and some later, 7.2 - 12.2cm long, (11) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £200-£300
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SIX CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA FIGURES Including the fragment of a naturalistic face; a nude female idol figure, wearing an elaborate polychrome coloured headdress with defined genitalia; two charioteer figures standing on a chariot with decoration in black slip, possibly a protome from a large ritual vessel; a miniature standing female figure, her hands on her breasts; and two further fragmentary figures, 6 - 14cm high, (6) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £400-£600
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FIVE CYPRIOT VESSELS Including a miniature vessel with a long spout; an Iron Age mini kantharos; an Iron Age black-on-red spherical vessel; a Hellenistic skyphos; and a Roman barbotine ware straight-sided bowl, 3.5 - 8.7cm high, (5) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
Estimate: £300-£500
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FIVE BYZANTINE GLAZED BOWLS Circa 9th - 12th centuryÊ All decorated with ochre and green slip on cream ground and all but one with sgraffito design, including a large bowl with a flat everted rim with rosettes in the tondo and a darker green glaze around the outer lip of the rim, a broken bowl with a figure of a bird missing its head, another withÊa formal geometric design on the rim, and two smaller bowls, 13.1 - 20cm diameter, (5) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969. Literarture: For a discussion of bird iconography on glazed Byzantine bowls seeÊVon Wartburg, Marie-Louise. Bowls and Birds: Some Middle Byzantine Glazed Bowls from Swiss Private Collections."ÊBritish School at Athens Studies
Estimate: £600-£800
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A GROUP OF PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURINESÊ Including several votive anthropomorphic figures, bird whistles some with incised decoration, and other animal figures, 3.5 - 15.4cm high, (26)
Estimate: £200-£300
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A PRECOLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FROG VESSEL In an erotic pose two frogs form the body of the vessel with a conical neck protruding upwards from the back of the smaller frog, Probably a Peruvian effigy vessel, 15cm long, 11cm high
Estimate: £80-£120
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TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN WHITE METAL OBJECTS Including a small male figure, with his hands across his chest, 5.7cm high; and a textile pin with a flanged terminal, 13.8cm long,
Estimate: £100-£150
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THREE CARVED YERBA MATE GOURDS, ARGENTINA OR BRAZIL Finely carved with geometric and floral motifs, one with applied metal plaque over the rim, with flowers in repouss, and terminal on the thumb-rest in the shape of a perching bird, with Victorian collection label on the bottom, the straws now missing, 6.5cm-8cm high; together with a Pre-Colombian terracotta model of a head mounted on a wooden base, 98.5cm high excluding base, and a 19th Century North American beadwork purse (5) Provenance: The gourds from an English private collection. Collected circa 1882 by surgeon - Captain J. Dunlop, Royal Navy (1845-1905). The head from an ex-Spanish private collection, Madrid.
Estimate: £120-£180
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A GROUP OF PRE-COLUMBIAN AND ITEMS, PERU, AND TWO BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS Including two framed polychrome textile fragments, one predominantly red, ochre and brown, with bands of stylised birds, 19cm wide, and another predominantly light and dark brown with a light pink border, 16cm wide; a terracotta bull, 11cm wide, and another terracotta figure, 10.5cm high; the lamps circa 6th-8th Century A.D. Each with a single handle and moulded decoration on the shoulder and nozzle, 9cm-10cm long (6) Provenance: The pre-Columbian items: acquired while the owner's family lived in Mexico between 1953 and 1960. The oil lamps: acquired by the owner's family prior to 1956.
Estimate: £100-£150
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TWO WOODEN KOSH One with a bulbous terminal and a long, narrow handle, the other with a domed terminal and broad body, with notches around the edges, 59cm-73cm long, (2)
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN ABORIGINAL CEREMONIAL SPEAR TIP, TIWI ISLANDS, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA Of barbed form with pyrographed decoration, 53cm long
Estimate: £50-£80
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A POLE CLUB, FIJI ISLANDS Of hardwood, the long club is decorated with a finely incised design at the base and has a pierced hole through which a length of fiber is threaded, 51.2cm long.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUB With an oval shaped paddle terminal, decorated with an incised mask, with a long narrow handle, 107.5cm long, Provenance: Acquired in 1989 from the London Art Market,
Estimate: £200-£300
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A SOUTH AMERICAN WOODEN CLUB With a bulbous terminal, tapering end and textile hand grip, 51.5cm long
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTING Attributed to Malwalan Marika (circa 1908-1967), of abstract-style, with four stylised goannas, unsigned, 107.5cm x 44.5cm Literature: For a similar treatment of goannas and abstract design, seeÊDjan'kawu creation story from theÊDjan'kawu story seriesÊby Malwalan Marika, in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, (accession numberÊIA65.1959).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A MENDI WAR SHIELD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Oval in shape, with red, white and brown paint, decorated with an abstract anthropomorphic figure, with a string handle on the reverse, 117cm high Provenance: UK private collection, acquired before 1983 from Papua New Guinea and stored in the UK since. Fumigated prior to departure from Papua New Guinea. Literature: This type of shield, oval in shape, is known as a worrumbi. There is a similar Mendi war shield with anthropomorphic design in the National Gallery of Victoria (accession numberÊ2010.64)
Estimate: £300-£400
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TWO MAPRIK RIVER FIGURES Enlivened with yellow, red, white and black paint, carved schematically, 81cm-100cm high, (2) Provenance: Ex collection of Mrs Douglas Carnegie, Acquired Christie's South Kensington, Tribal Art, 7 March 1972
Estimate: £400-£600
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THREE SEPIK RIVER BAMBOO LIME CONTAINERS Two incised with flowing geometric designs, another with a zig zag design, and two bunches of cassowary feathers, 16.7 - 29.9cm high, (5) Provenance: Ex collection of Mrs Douglas Carnegie, Acquired Christie's South Kensington, Tribal Art, 7 March 1972
Estimate: £700-£900
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FOUR CENTRAL TIMOR HORN SPOONSÊ Circa 19th - 20th centuryÊ All with finely incised decoration, one with an attractive design of duck like birds (20.9cm long), another with a particlarly long face which bends with the natural curve of the horn (24.4cm long), two more with waterfowl design, 23.3cm & 26.6cm long, (4) This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £700-£900
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A MAORI KOTIATEÊ Made of polished hard wood, the kotiate has two carved notches on either side and a stylised bird-like head on the base of the handle with inlaid shell eyes, The kotiate was a traditional hand weapon of the Maori peoples, 32.1cm long; and an North West Coast wood spoon with a bird head terminal, 30cm long, (2)
Estimate: £250-£450
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A MAORI POUNAMU MERE Probably nephrite, with a the broad leaf shaped face that narrows to terminate in a butt incised with five grooves on each side with a small hole through which a fiber loop would have been threaded for attachment, Known as a mere or a patu this was a traditional weapon of the Maori in New Zealand, was used in close combat and as a symbol of chieftainship, 26cm long
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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MAORI ANTHROPOMORPHIC PENDANTÊ Delicately carved in hardstone, probably nephrite, this hei tiki has the head turning to the right and arms resting on the hips, the wide eyes, open mouth, fingers and naval are all finely depicted, it is pierced through the top of the head for suspension, 5.9cm long
Estimate: £600-£800
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TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN JADEITE PENDANTS Circa 500 B.C. - 900 A.D. Including an anthropomorphic celt axe god pendant,Êfrom Costa Rica, In the form of a miniature celt with incised decoration depicting a stylised figure, 7.1cm long; and a pendant in the form of a head with a stylised face, 3.8cm high; together with two chinese jadeite beads,
Estimate: £300-£500
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FOUR INDIAN CLAY FIGURES Including two male figures and two female figures, 21.6 - 23.5cm high, (4)
Estimate: £150-£250
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THREE FLINT POUCHES, TIBET Circa late 19th Century Each made of leather and decorated with metal work, 9-14cm wide, (3)
Estimate: £100-£200
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THREE TIBETAN NECKLACES Including a 'Tibetan silver' necklace, a coral necklace with 7 bone pendants and a necklace with metal and bone attachments, 48 - 89cm long
Estimate: £100-£150
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FOUR AFGHAN KUCHI PENDANTS All of rectangular hollow form, two with coloured glass or ceramic within bezels, one of which with hollow spherical pendants, 4.9 - 6.8cm wide,
Estimate: £400-£600
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THREE LAHU HILL TRIBE SILVER NECK RINGS, THAILAND Solid-cast, two examples with flattened back-turned terminals with incised decoration, another example with square cross-section and punched decoration, 13cm-17cm wide (3) Provenance: English private collection, Mr & Mrs Balfour-Paul, acquired in the 1970s. Literature: for a similar example of neck rings with back-turned ends used as barter items, cf. C.J. Opitz, An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, Ocala, 2000, p.284.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A PAIR OF INUIT SNOW GOGGLES Of walrus ivory, with two narrow slits to prevent snow blindness while out in blizzard conditions, with incised decoration around the slits and outlining the figure of eight shape, pierced at the sides for attachment, 13.3cm long,Ê This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A POLYCHROME INUIT WOOD MASK AND A PAIR OF BOOTS One mask painted white, with painted red eyebrows and black hair, with an open mouth studded with marine ivory or bone teeth, 20.7cm high; the pair of boots made of animal hide, probably caribou, with wool details around the top of each boot, 26cm high,
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN INUIT MASK With a broad smiling expression and raised eyebrows, 22.6cm high
Estimate: £200-£300
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A FINE ALEUT WALRUS IVORY SEA OTTER CHARM OR AMULET, ALASKA Circa 19th Century With bead eyes, the front paws raised to the chin, with striated ribs flanking a row of beads, the reverse with a raised ridge pierced twice for attachment and terminating in the tail, 8.5cm long Literature: The Aleutian Islanders were great hunters who caught whales, seals and sea otters from their kayaks. The sea otter was particularly important in Aleut mythology as it was believed to offer protection to the hunter. In oral tradition sea otters are transformed humans, descendants of an incestuous brother and sister. The engraved designs on the charm indicate the animal's ribs, home to its soul.ÊThese charms were often carried by a hunter or tied to the inside of the kayak to improve his fortune. ÊA so-called kayak ornament from circa 1842 incorporating two very similar sea otter charms, together with small whales and other sea animals, is in the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland. Similar sea otter charms can also be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.Ê1979.206.890, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, accession no. E035905, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, accession no. 69-30-10/2028. Another was sold at Christie's, New York, 20 October 1994, lot 28.Ê This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £3,000-£4,000
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AN INUIT IVORY KAYAK Circa late 19th to early 20th Century Tapering at each end, with a flattened base and an opening for the seat, 25.5cm long This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £100-£150
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AN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC CROSS Late 19th century - early 20th centuryÊ Silver plate with an engraved reticulated design, Handcrosses such as this were owned by priests and were used as part of blessings, 24.7cm long,
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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AN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC CROSS Late 19th century - early 20th centuryÊ Silver plate with an engraved reticulated design, Handcrosses such as this were owned by priests and were used as part of blessings, 26.9cm long
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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AN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC CROSS Late 19th century - early 20th centuryÊ A fine example of a silver plate hand cross with an engraved reticulated design and an unusual stylised anthropomorphic figure in the central section, Handcrosses such as this were owned by priests and were used as part of blessings, 32.6cm long
Estimate: £2,000-£2,500
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF COPTIC CROSSES Late 19th century - early 20th centuryÊ All attached to a modern torc, a large collection of crosses of various designs many with engraved design,
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A GROUP OF MANILLA CURRENCY, NIGERIA Each of penannular form, with flattenedÊterminals, 5.9 - 6.6cm wide,
Estimate: £200-£250
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TWO AFRICAN ITEMS Including a bronze Baule mask, Ivory Coast, 18cm high, and a Luba wooden headrest, the Democratic Republic of Congo, with two figures, carved face to face and holding each other, 16cm high, (2)
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN WOODEN IJAW MASK, NIGERIA, AND TWO WOODEN MASKS, IVORY COAST The Ijaw mask square in form with spiral horns on the forehead, 41cm high; one of the Ivory Coast masks with curved horns on the head, almond eyes, pursed lips, and radiating spikes surrounding the face, 41.5cm; the other Ivory Coast mask with a long pointed nose and small slit eyes, 28cm high, (3)
Estimate: £60-£80
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AN AFRICANÊBEADED APRON Of geometric design, made of red, blue, white, green and purple beads, with leather ties, 38cm wide
Estimate: £50-£80
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A KENYAN LONG MILK GOURD The long gourd, traditionally used for making the fermented milk Mursik, has an attached leather strap and lid decorated with colourful beadwork, 64cm long
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO BENIN BRONZE TUSKS Large curved bronze tusks with openwork patterned design topped with figures wearing headdresses, terminating in human heads representing the Oba, 56.9cm high each, (2)
Estimate: £400-£600
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A RHINOCEROS HORN KNOBKERRIE Late 19th century An ovoid head surmounts a tapered wood handle with a polished patina, 52.6cm long This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A GROUP OF TRIBAL ITEMS Including an Indian woodenÊfigure, enlivened with gold paint, the figure wearing a kilt and a hooded cloak, 22cm high; a wood and iron axe, the wood handle pierced at the bottom for an iron ring and at the top for attachment of the blade, the blade slightly curved and flaring out to the cutting edge, 23cm high; a wood mirror with an angular handle carved with foliate design, the back carved with a floral design surrounded by zig-zags, glass still remaining, 21.5cm high; a stone carving of a bird, possibly Inuit, 15.5cm long; and another wooden carved figure, 21.2cm high, and two wooden spoons, 20-24cm long, (7)Ê Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A LARGE WOOD PESTLE AND MORTAR With a deep mortar standing on a circular foot and an elongated pestle, both in dark wood, Provenance: Acquired from Gordon Reece Gallery in the 1980s
Estimate: £400-£600
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A PIECE OF AFRICAN CURRENCYÊ Resembling a bird, on a ebonised square wooden stand, 42.4cm high
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE SENUFO K'PELE MASK, IVORY COAST The stylised face is flanked by symmetrical side projections, and wearing a headdress with serrated design, 26.4cm
Estimate: £200-£300
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A NAMJI DOLL AND AN ANIMAL FORM ROOT The namji doll is of stylised anthropomorphic form with carved face hands and feet and is adorned with leather attachments and beads, 28cm; the natural shape of the wood root has been exploited with the addition of carving making a hedgehog-like form, (2)
Estimate: £150-£250
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A SEATED BENIN FIGURE Possibly a depiction of a Benin ruler, the figure sits on a throne with an openwork back, wearing a headdress and a traditional rolled collar around the neck, he plays a long pipe-like tribal instrument, 34.7cm high
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN AFRICAN BLADE WITH A HILT OF WITH COPPER BINDING Circa 19th Century 46.2cm long
Estimate: £80-£120
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TWO BRONZE FINIALS Two short shafts with carved decoration are topped with bearded male heads wearing pointed headdresses, With an animal skin object, 23cm long, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £150-£250
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TWO BRONZE FINIALS Of tapering form with integral pin terminals for insertion into a staff or another ceremonial implement, both are topped with small heads in typical Benin style, Suspended on a specifically designed mount, 22.5cm long, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £80-£120
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A PIECE OF AFRICAN METAL CURRENCY With a stylised bird finial, 24.3cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £60-£80
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TWO BENIN BRONZE FIGURESÊ The first wearing a tall headdress, separate hoop earrings, and holding a staff in one hand and a dagger in the other, 17.5cm high; the second holds a large bell and wears a circular hat, 16cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A WOOD MASKÊ Atop a handle with a globular terminal, the large mask has a broad nose with slit eyes, and a diamond shaped element on the forehead, a headdress surmounts the forehead extending down to surround the face, 46cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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THREE IVORY TRIBAL OBJECTS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Including a Pende Ikhoko pendant with typical almond shaped closed eyes, surmounted by a hairstyle in three points, and two pins with decorative carving, 6.5 - 19.3cm long, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972 This item may require Export or Cites licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BENIN BRONZE DOUBLE FIGURE STAFF FINIALÊ Formed of two kneeling male figures, this may surmounted a ceremonial staff used by an Oba, 37 cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A CLAY MOTHER AND CHILD FIGURE, CAMEROON A squat female figure stands holding her infant with one hand who's head is positioned between her breasts, both mother and child have distinctive rounded cheeks and almost beak-like mouths, 21.9cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN OLD MAN, CAMEROONÊ Of hunched posture, he has exaggerated facial features, and wears a hollow netted headdress, 18cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £150-£250
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A BENIN BRONZE LEOPARD Of typical style, the leopard's spots are in the form of concentric circles, with a long curved tail and large paws, 11.2cm high,Ê Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972 Literature: Leopards are closely associated with the Oba in Benin culture and were used in royal art to display his power and military might, for a similar example on a larger scale see the leopard figure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number: 1978.412.321)
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO YORUBA BRONZE RATTLES, NIGERIA Two square form anklet rattles with rounded edges, decorated with foliate motifs; A piece of Manilla currency, and further piece of currency, 6.5 - 15.7cm, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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A BRONZE BENIN HEAD OF AN OBA The large hollow head has a lattice design coiffure, and a slightly damaged hole in the centre of the scalp into which a tusk would have been inserted, with a high coral necklace, 22.5cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972 Literature: Commemorative heads such as this were commonly made for the Oba with little variation in form an style, for a similar example see the head in the British Museum (museum number: Af1897,1217.2)
Estimate: £600-£800
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A WOOD MASKÊ With a very large bulbous forehead, the stylised face is flanked by small ears, 31.3cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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A WOOD SENUFO K'PELE MASK, IVORY COAST The stylised face has a band of serrated design which crosses it and extends onto the two side projections, The forehead is surmounted by a bird whose long beak extends downwards, 46cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A WOOD MASK WITH FABRIC COLLAR Possibly of the Ekoi tribe of Nigeria, the mask is surrounded by a large braided collar of brightly coloured fabric, and has a large headdress with a human figure flanked by two leopard-like animals, 60cm high,Ê Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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A SONGYE MALE FIGURE Of highly stylised form, with disproportionately long arms and a prominent phallus, various geometric-design carvings cover the surface of the figure, 37.8cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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A FEMALE WOOD FIGUREÊ Wearing a belt of shells with matching shell earrings and necklace, the figure has a protruding naval and pendulous breasts and is covered in incised geometric design, 50cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO WOOD MASKSÊ The first of rounded shape with large hollow eyes and an off-centre mouth with bared teeth, 23.4cm high; the second with pointed chin, open mouth and almond shaped eyes and unusual metal loops that form stylised hair, 26.3cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO WOOD DAN MASKS, IVORY COAST Including one with inlaid silver eyes, 22.5cm high; and one with a fabric and shell headdress and three metal bells below the face, 27cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO WOOD GURO MASKS, IVORY COAST Both of similar stylised form, with elongated faces, slit eyes and bared teeth, wearing tall headdresses, 32 and 38cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £250-£450
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A MUMUYE FIGURE From the Mumuye tribe which inhabits the hills of north-eastern Nigeria, this figure is typical in its form, with elongated angular limbs the body and neck are wrapped in strips of organic material, with a small crested head and carved face, 89.5cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN IFE COMMEMORATIVE MALE HEAD, NIGERIA A large earthenware male head with an open mouth, broad nose and pierced eyes with linear ridged eyebrows, 22cm high,Ê Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£400
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AN IFE COMMEMORATIVE FEMALE HEAD, NIGERIA An earthenware female head with smooth modelled facial features and an elaborate hairstyle set back from the forehead made up of several loops, 26cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £200-£300
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A SONGYE KEFWEBE WOOD MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOÊ From the Songye people masks such as this are particularly distinctive for their slit eyes and protruding square mouths and the striated linear design that cover the whole surface of the mask with remains of red pigment, 26.5cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE GOBLETÊ The large goblet stands on a circular base with four lion feet, the bowl is decorated with raised designs, the central section with heads of horned animals and two bands of swirls above and below; And a bronze cylinder, 20.2cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE BENIN FIGURE OF AN OBA Standing on an integral square base the figure of the Oba, the ruler of the Benin kingdom, wears elaborate ceremonial dress and a headdress with protruding attachments, He holds a staff topped with bird of prophecy attachment, 42cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £700-£900
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A PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, NIGERIA Of Ibeji wood, with blue pigment on the coiffures and blue beaded necklaces and bracelets, 22.8 and 22.9cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972, Literature: There are many examples of Ibeji wood dolls in E. A. Dagan, African Dolls for Play and Magic, 1990, pp. 86 - 87.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A LIDDED CALABASH A stylised wood female figure forms the lid of a calabash gourd, with simple carved designs on her abdomen and framing her face, 23.5cm high, Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972
Estimate: £100-£200
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