A SMALL EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SHALLOW BOWL Early Dynastic Period, 1st – 2nd Dynasty, Circa 2972 – 2647 B.C. Of slightly shouldered form with an incised lip and flat base, 7.7cm diameter, Provenance: Private collection Germany acquired prior to 1970, Literature: For a similar example see Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie, ‘The Funeral Furniture of Egypt. Stone and Metal Vases’ (reprinted Warminster, 1977) pl. XXIV, no. 421.
Estimate: £100-£200
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AN EGYPTIAN STONE VASE Predynastic Period, circa 5500 – 3100 B.C. Of grey-veined alabaster, the ovoid jar tapers to a flat base with two small lug handles on the shoulders, with an everted flat rim, with an old collection label on the base, 4.8cm high, Provenance: Mme Marcelle Desurmont-Prouvost (1892-1972) collection, Paris, acquired 1946; and thence by descent to M. H. François-Marsal, Nantes.
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR Middle Kingdom, circa 1900-1070 B.C. Of mottled alabaster, with a wide disc rim and a rounded body which tapers to an integral foot, 7.5 cm high, Provenance: Collection of John Ward F.S.A, (1832-1912)
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN EGYPTIAN BASALT COSMETIC VESSEL Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1980-1801 B.C. With polished concave sides, the narrow vessel flares from a flat base to a projecting rim, 5.5 cm high, Literature: For similarly shaped vessels of varying material see Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie, ‘The Funeral Furniture of Egypt. Stone and Metal Vases’, reprinted Warminster, 1977, Plate XII. For an example in a Swiss private collection see Madeleine Page-Gasser and Andre Weise, with Thomas Schneider and Sylvia Winterhalter, ‘Égypte, Moments d’éternité. Art égyptien dans les collections privées, Suisse’ (Mainz, 1998) no. 47. For a discussion on such vessels see Lise Manniche, ‘Sacred Luxuries – Fragrance, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt’ (New York, 1999) p. 109-110, Provenance: Private collection of Albert Davis, Arizona, USA, acquired between 1970 -1989.
Estimate: £250-£450
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT A small fragment depicting a hand holding an ankh, 18cm long, Provenance: UK private collection, Footnotes: The ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that represents life, deities are often depicted holding the ankh by its loop as in this case.
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN EGYPTIAN BASALT FIGURE OF KNEELING PRIEST Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, Circa 1700 B.C. Shown kneeling upright on an integral base, resting both arms on his legs and wearing a long kilt wrapped above the waist and folded right over left beneath his chest, an incised border running around the top edge of the kilt, a single column of hieroglyphs running down the centre of his torso and over his knees, 12cm high, Literature: A very similar statue of the royal sealer and high steward, Gebu, from the temple of Amun at Karnak is now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen (inv. no. ÆIN 0027). Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland, acquired mid 1960s, and thence by descent.
Estimate: £400-£600
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AN EGYPTIAN HAND FRAGMENT In dark stone, the fragment survives with a carved hand, possibly resting on a knee, with elongated slender fingers and defined nails, 5.5cm long Provenance: Acquired in a Sotheby’s sale in the 1970s.
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A STRIDING KING Ptolemaic Period, circa 3rd century B.C. The fragment depicts the torso and upper legs of a striding king, perhaps a sculptors’ model, with his arms held close to his body with his hands clenched at his thighs and his left leg advanced, wearing a royal shendyt kilt with pendant central panel and belt, the naked torso with raised nipples, the flat-topped dorsal column with a single incised grid line is uninscribed, as well as the royal shendyt kilt, the figure also demonstrates the tripartite modelling of the torso typical of royal sculpture from circa 700 BC onwards, whereby the chest, rib cage, and abdomen are made subtly distinct, 15.2 cm high, Literature: For a comparable but unfinished limestone model of a striding king, see Rhode Island School of Design Museum, inv. no. 2014.2; and for a granodiorite bust of Nectanebo I demonstrating tripartite modelling and also wearing the shendyt kilt, see British Museum, acc. no. EA1013. Provenance: Private collection (L.O.) USA, acquired late 1980s; Private collection London, acquired 2002, Footnotes: Numerous sculptors’ ‘models’ such as this are known from the Late and Ptolemaic periods. They are typically small in size and made from limestone, although a few are in wood, plaster, and hard stone; often they are left unfinished, often at various intermediate stages of being worked, sometimes with grid lines still visible. As well as providing templates for craftsmen to follow, it is possible that these ‘models’ may also represent practice pieces or demonstration models used to train new craftsmen, providing fascinating insight into workshop practice.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF A MAN Old Kingdom, 5th – 6th Dynasty, Circa 2454 – 2140 B.C. A fragment of bas-relief detailing the right profile of the head and upper chest of a man, the figure is depicted wearing a close-fitting wig and sash across his chest from left to right, implying he may be a priest, from an upper register of the scene, a coil hangs above the man’s head, possibly suggesting this is part of a hunting or rope making scene, 13.2 x 10cm, Provenance: Private collection (Mr. G) France, acquired in Egypt prior to 1940 and thence by descent.
Estimate: £1,000-£2,000
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TWO GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS Including a Late Dynastic pale green shabti holding a pick and an adze; a miniature green shabti; and another shabti, not ancient, 5.3 – 15.1cm long, (3) Provenance: UK private collection.
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI The small shabti was mould made and holds a pick and a seed bag depicted over its right shoulder, with hieroglyphs in dark pigment, possibly Late Period, 7.8cm high, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI New Kingdom – Late Period, circa 1550 – 30 B.C. Depicting in typical mummy form in green glazed faience, with a column of hieroglyphs on the front of the body reading ‘Osiris of the West’, 15cm high, Provenance: Ex Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980; thence by descent; Ex Bonham’s Knightsbridge, 8th May 2013, lot 129 (part).
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1295-1070 B.C. Of typical mummiform in pale green faience, with a column of hieroglyphs on the front of the body reading the ‘Chief door keeper’, with the name unclear, 12cm high. Provenance: Ex Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980; thence by descent; Ex Bonham’s Knightsbridge, 8th May 2013, lot 131 (part).
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED FAIENCE BEAD Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069 – 664 B.C. Of long ovoid form in pale faience, with a central incised cartouche, with two incised bands at each end, 4.1cm long, Literature: For similar examples see lot 183, Christie’s New York, 9th December 2015. Provenance: Private German collection acquired first half of 20th Century,
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS Including a blue udjat eye, surmounted by a suspension loop, 1.9cm long; a green-blue amulet of Bes, 1.3cm long; a scarab, 0.9cm long; a bright blue djed pillar amulet, 2.1cm long; and a pale blue amulet of a seated baboon, possibly not ancient, 1.5cm long, (5) Provenance: Acquired on the 1990s on the London art market by the present owner.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS Including a pale blue amulet of Taweret, 2.5cm long; an amulet of a kneeling Shu with arms raised, 1.8cm long; a pale blue jackal-headed Anubis, 4cm long; an amulet of Wadjet, 2.8cm long; and a small worn amulet of a standing figure, 2cm long (5) Provenance: Acquired in the 1990s on the London art market by the current owner.
Estimate: £100-£150
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FOUR EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS Including a white crown amulet, Saite Period; a papyrus amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C.; an altar amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C; and an amulet of a clenched fist, First Intermediate Period, circa 2181 – 2055 B.C., 1.7 – 2.9cm long, (4) Provenance: UK private collection.
Estimate: £100-£200
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF THOTH Late Period, 25th-31st Dynasty, Circa, 715 – 332 BC The god of wisdom and writing is portrayed in his ibis-headed manifestation. He stands on a thin integral rectangular base, the body and legs appearing from the back pillar which is pierced through for suspension. His left leg advances, his clenched hands held close to his hips, wearing a short pleated kilt and wig, the lappets falling over his shoulder, 5.5cm high, Literature: Similar though larger scale figures of Thoth can be seen in Florence Dunn. Friedman (Ed.) with Georgina Borromeo, ‘Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience’ (London, 1998) p. 231, fig 130 and as the frontispiece to Carol Andrews, ‘Amulets of Ancient Egypt’ (London, 1994), Provenance: Private collection, Normandy, France acquired 1960s.
Estimate: £300-£400
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AN EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC GLASS INLAY OF A KNEELING PHAROAH Ptolemaic Period, circa 305 – 30 B.C. Of dark blue glass, the fragment depicts the upright torso with the legs bent underneath the body, wearing a striated kilt, 3.2cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER HEAD OF A PRIEST Possibly a model for a mould to make a faience or glass inlay, the bald priest facing left the facial features are incised, with a large almond-shaped eye with a extended cosmetic line, 3.6cm, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired before 1980; Ex Gorny & Mosch 163, 2007, lot 755 (part).
Estimate: £80-£120
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A PTOLEMAIC SERPENTINE STELE Circa 332 – 30 B.C. With the central figure of the child Horus depicted standing on two opposing crocodiles, holding snakes and a scorpion in each hand, the stele is surmounted with a head of Bes, the reverse covered with hieroglyphs, with an old collection label surviving on the base, 10.7cm high, Provenance: Private German collection acquired first half of the 20th Century.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO PAINTED WOOD PANEL Ptolemaic Period, circa 305 – 30 B.C. Possibly the footboard from a coffin, the top of the fragment with several columns of hierglyphs, the front is decorated with two Anubis jackals facing each other, seated on altars which flank a column of unintelligible text, 27 x 16cm, Provenance: Private collection of an Austrian diplomat, acquired from 1976-1981; Ex Bonham’s Knightsbridge, 8th May 2013, lot 316.
Estimate: £700-£900
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AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD MUMMY MASK Roman Period 1st – 2nd Century A.D. Composed of restrung disc-shaped and tubular beads in shades of blue, turquoise, black, coral and yellow, the eyes and face outlined in black, with a small linear mouth and a striped beard, the lower half of the face is surrounded by an elaborate collar, 23.5 x 22.5cm, Provenance: Charles Gillet; Marion Schuster (inv. no. 332).
Estimate: £500-£700
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A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY JAR Circa 2nd Millennium B.C. Of cylindrical form, with two small lug handles on the rim, the body of the vessel is decorated with a zig-zag and dot pattern in yellow and turquoise glaze, 7.5cm high, Provenance: The collection of Heidi Vollmoeller, acquired in 1989; Ex Christie’s South Kensington, The Heidi Vollmoeller Collection, 29th October 2003, lot 369 (part).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BEAKER Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Of fine earthenware, the body of the vessel with straight sides tapering slightly to the flat base, the rim of the vessel decorated with a band of black slip, 6.8cm high, Provenance: Private collection, London.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA BIRD Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Of stylised hollow form, possibly a rattle, the bird is depicted with a plump rounded body and short tail feathers, its head raised, with circular incised eyes and two lines of incised circles running the length of the body, 13cm long, Provenance: Private collection, London.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A NEAR EASTERN STONE MOUFLON Circa 2nd – 1st Millennium B.C. Of pale stone, with a stylised oblong body surmounted by a carved head with large curved horns, small protruding ears and eyes and a linear incised mouth, 3.9cm long, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, before 1980; Ex Gorny & Mosch 163, 2007, lot 755 (part).
Estimate: £100-£200
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A NEAR EASTERN FROG AMULET Circa 3rd – 2nd Millennium B.C. Carved in brown and cream banded agate, the animal sits with its rear legs neatly bent and head raised, the eyes are worked as small raised ovals one each side of a groove that runs down the back from nose to tail, drilled lengthways for attachment, 2.1cm long, Provenance: Private European Collection.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A URATIAN BRONZE PIN WITH BIRD HEAD TERMINAL Circa 7th Century B.C. The long pointed shaft terminates in a decorative finial, with two narrow bands in raised relief surmounted by a rounded band with three vulture heads facing outwards, with incisions to depict feathers, circle and dot eyes and pointed beaks, 8.5cm high, Provenance: UK private collection.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BRONZE LURISTAN AXE HEAD Circa 1st Millennium B.C. With a slightly downward curving blade, with a raised rim surrounding the non-cutting edges, the hilt with four decorative linear bands which terminate in spike projections emanating from the hilt, 23cm long, Provenance: Private collection, France.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A BRONZE LURISTAN AXEHEAD Circa 1st Millennium B.C. With a cylindrical hollow shaft for attachment to a longer handle, the axehead has a flat rectangular blade, the blade is 12.6cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A SASSANIAN METAL JUG With a bulbous body with a slightly raised diamond design, and long ribbed neck that flares into a flat everted rim, 14cm high, Provenance: Ex Schuster Collection.
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a calcite couchant ox, vertically pierced through the centre of the body, with drilled dots on the reverse 3.2cm long; and a black limestone figure of a seated animal with long ears, drilled dot eyes and defined haunches, pierced horizontally, 4.6cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,200
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TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black limestone of a recumbant cow, with defined haunches and two opposing stylised quadrapeds on the reverse, 3.8cm long; and a couchant ox in brown limestone with a circular design on the reverse, 3.2cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,200
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TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black limestone recumbant animal, with a long muzzle and a drilled circular pattern on the reverse, 3.4cm long; and a seated animal in pale veined limestone, with a drilled circular pattern on the reverse, 3.9cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,200
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A GROUP OF NEAR EASTERN AMULETS AND SEALS Circa 1st Millennium B.C. – Islamic period, Including a red cylinder seal with an incised geometric pattern, 3.6cm long; a pale blue glazed composition amulet in the form of a lion, circa 600 B.C. 1.7cm long; small pottery fragment of a stylised head, 2.1cm long; a large cylindrical bead with a yellow linear design, ; and a hardstone Islamic intaglio incised with the form of a stylised bird surrounded by foliage, 1.8cm long, (5) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £500-£800
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FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd – 2nd Millennium B.C. Including a black stone seal depicting a hero in front of a God, 1.3cm long; a blue, possibly lapiz lazuli, seal with a worshipper, a king and a sun god, 1.1cm long; a serpentine cylinder seal with several figures in front of a seated goddess, 2.5cm long; and a white marble seal depicting a worshipper with a libation vessel in front of a god, 2.2cm long, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £800-£1,000
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FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd – 2nd Millennium B.C. Including a serpentine seal with a goddess and a worshipper and an inscription, 2.5cm long; a black stone seal, possibly haematite, depicting a sign of figures fighting animals, 2cm long; another black hardstone seal with a geometric pattern of circle and dot and linear motifs, 2.2cm long; and a large black stone Akkadian seal with a scene of figures and lions and an inscription, 3.2cm long, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £800-£1,000
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THREE MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd – 1st Millennium B.C. Including a pink hardstone seal depicting a worshipper arms raised in front of a seated deity, 1.7cm long; a pale blue hardstone seal with three royal figures, possibly Neo-Babylonian, circa 700 -500 B.C., 1.8cm long; and a large diorite seal depicting a procession of gods, 3cm long, (3) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £800-£1,000
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THREE MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black stone seal depicting a goddess leading a worshipper with an inscription, 3.2cm long; a pale stone seal depicting feline and quadrupeds fighting, 3.1cm long; and a Akkadian black stone seal depciting two men fighting lions and a water buffalo, 2.9cm long, (3) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £800-£1,000
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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: £100-£200
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A SOUTH ITALIAN DRINKING VESSEL Circa 4th Century B.C. The vessel of slightly carinated form with two small handles, with banded umber slip decoration on the exterior and interior of the vessel, 5.5cm high, 10.6cm diameter. Provenance: Ex collection of The Museum of History of Oenology of Messrs. Martini & Rossi at Pessione, Italy, the produces of Vermouth Martini, presented to the agent for Martini in Zimbabwe (as was Rhodesia) by Martini’s Export Manager in 1962, and thence by descent. Old paperwork detailing the Martini provenance accompanies the piece.
Estimate: £100-£200
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AN APULIAN TREFOIL OINOCHOE Circa 4th – 3rd Century B.C. With a loop handle joining the body of the vessel at the shoulder, the body of the vessel is decorated with a red figure of a woman with her hair gathered in a chignon at the back of her head, the vessel stands on a small ring foot, 7.8cm high, Provenance: Private collection, France.
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN APULIAN RED FIGURE FISH PLATE Circa 340-320 B.C. Attributed to the Group of Karlsruhe 66/140, of type IVA, with two banded bream moving to the left, both decorated with black dots and two broad black stripes, as well as applied white on the tail, fins, gills, and bellies, and a spotted torpedo fish with curling tail and broad, smiling mouth. A four-petalled flower in the field, and a rosette within a border of repeated waves at the centre. The sides of the bowl also decorated with waves, 25.4cm diam, 6.3cm high, This comes with a thermoluminescence test report from Oxford Authentication confirming its antiquity. Literature: Compare an almost identical plate in a private collection in Geneva; see I. McPhee and A. D. Trendall, Greek Red-figured Fish-plates, Basel, 1987, pl. 53c, no. IVA/126, and pp. 127-130 for discussion of the group. Provenance: Ex Frank Capra, Jr. collections acquired in the 1970s. Footnotes: The Group of Karlsruhe 66/140 is named after a fish-plate in the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe and refers to a group of anonymous painters whose consistent and shared style indicates a coherent workshop. Their plates are characterised by an extensive use of added white on the bodies of the fish, especially on the underbelly; the specific depiction of banded bream; and the depiction of a central rosette within a border of wave-pattern.
Estimate: £3,000-£5,000
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THREE ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS Including a small terracotta trefoil oinochoe, with a tall loop handle, 9.5cm high; a squat jug with a rounded base and a short neck surmounted by a wide flat everted rim, 11.7cm high; and a red slip juglet, 10.2cm high, (3) Provenance: The collection of Mr Eastman, Shrewsbury acquired prior to 2000; Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS Including a black ware vessel with a bulbous body with decorative bands of incised vertical lines; a large jug with an everted rim and a small loop handle; a Roman discus lamp with a moulded floral motif; a miniature vase; a bowl with a wide flat rim; and a second oil lamp, 8 – 15cm high, (6) Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GANDHARAN SCHIST PALETTE Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. Of dark green schist, the palette is divided into four rectangular depressions into which make-up would have been mixed, 8.2 x 6.3cm, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A TANAGRA TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE Circa 3rd Century B.C. Depicted seated wearing a heavy himation with finely moulded drapery, she holds a flat object in her right hand, possibly a mirror, her face angled down to the right, with her hair parted in the centre and pulled back into a chignon, traces of white slip survives on the surface of the figure, 15.1cm high, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A TANGRA TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE Circa 3rd Century B.C. Depicted seated, the figure wears a loose chiton draped over her right shoulder, leaving one breast exposed, the drapery falling in folds over her lap clinging to her legs one of which is raised forward, her right arm bent at the elbow in front of her, broken at the wrist, it is likely she would have originally been holding an object, the curls of her hair parted in the centre and pulled back into a chignon, 17.6cm high, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £600-£800
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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BUST Circa 1st Century B.C. – 1st Century A.D. Depicting a follower of Bacchus holding the wreath of vine leaves over his head, 14cm long, Provenance: J. A. Perichon-Bey Collection (1860-1929), France, acquired while working in Egypt directing the Khedive sugar factory. The majority of the collection was bequeathed to the Museum of Limoges.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A ROMAN TERRACOTTA BULL Circa 1st Century A.D. Naturalistically modelled, the body of the bull with defined musculature, the head with incised heavy lidded eyes and flared nostrils, 10.5cm long, Provenance: Charles Gillet (1879 – 1972); Marion Schuster (1902 – 1984) inv. no. 131
Estimate: £250-£450
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A GLAZED EARTHENWARE HEAD OF A YOUTH Circa 1st – 3rd Century A.D. Possibly a representation of Dionysus, the face framed by thick wavy hair with an ivy wreath surrounding the top of his head, the surface with a yellow-green glaze, 4.3cm high, Provenance: Said to be found near Metz, France; A mid 20th century collection; acquired in 2006 from H. Milles, Germany.
Estimate: £80-£120
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THREE GLAZED TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS Circa 3rd – 4th Century A.D. Each lamp with a pierced filler hole in bowl, with short circular nozzles and small stump handles, 8.7 – 10.5cm long, (3) Provenance: Acquired on the German art market in the 1990s by the current owner.
Estimate: £100-£200
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TWO ROMAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS Circa 2nd Century A.D. Including a drinking vessel damaged in the kiln during manufacture 13.5 cm high; and a single handled drinking vessel of grey pottery, with a small everted lip, 10cm high, (2) Provenance: UK private collection; the drinking vessel with an old collection label on the underside of the base reading, “Roman vessel from Andernach on the Rhine. Bt. Lawrence. Apr. 1897. P. 1483.”
Estimate: £80-£120
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A ROMAN TERRACOTTA WREATH LEAF MOULD Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. Of ovoid form, the large terracotta mould with depressed elongated leaf shapes on each side with incised dashing indicating veins, with traces of white glaze surviving, the long edge of the mould is decorated with seven incised circles, 13.1cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FACE FRAGMENT Circa 4th – 3rd Century B.C. With finely modeled features, the mouth with slightly parted lips and almond-shaped eyes, 12cm high, Provenance: Anonymous Sale; Sotheby’s, London, 17th December 1962, lot 188; Private Collection, London, acquired at the above sale.
Estimate: £1,500-£2,500
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AN AFTER THE ANTIQUE WOOD STATUETTE OF ZEUS Carved in pale light wood, depicting a seated Zeus wearing heavy drapery, 8.5cm, Provenance: Acquired in a Sotheby’s sale in the 1970s.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A COPTIC TEXTILE Circa 6th – 8th Century A.D. Mounted on a board, the cream textile woven with a simple red and green stylised foliate design, 55cm x 65cm, Provenance: UK collection.
Estimate: £300-£500
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THREE ROMAN BRONZE MIRRORS Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. All three spherical mirrors are slightly convex and one side would have been highly polished to create a mirrored surface, 6.5 – 7.5cm diameter, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A GALLO-ROMAN BRONZE FIBULA IN THE FORM OF A FLYING BIRD Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Depicted in flight with short outstretched wings, the long neck terminates in a spherical head with a pointed beak and incised eyes, the body and wings are covered in incised decoration, 4cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£200
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TWO BRONZE CICADA BROOCHES Circa 3rd – 5th Century A.D. Both of deltoid form with diagonal incisions on the bodies to indicate the wings, the impression of insect eyes also indicated by incised triangles, both 7.5cm long, (2) Provenance: From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A GALLO-ROMAN LONG PLATE BROOCH Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. The central hollow disc is decorated with a band of alternate black and white enamel surrounding an inner ring of bright blue. It is flanked by inlaid terminals of adorsed crescentic lunettes set with white enamel terminating in a small disc of red enamel with a bright blue area of enamel between, 4.9cm high, Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1992, Literature: Richard Hattatt, ‘Iron Age and Roman Brooches’ (Oxford, 1985) pp. 168-169, nos. 600-601 shows similar examples. A close parallel can be seen in ‘Antiken aus Rheinischem Privatbesitz’ (Bonn, 1973) tafel 191, Nr. 420/3, pp. 260-261.
Estimate: £100-£200
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FOUR EUROPEAN BRONZE FIBULAE AND A ROMAN BRONZE RING Circa 1st-5th Century A.D. Including a Romano-British bronze fibula, with central rib with leaves design 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, and a bronze ring with a circular bezel, (5) 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: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF BRONZE FIBULAE Circa 1st – 3rd Century A.D. Including a Romano-British umbonate brooch, 3.5cm diameter; a Romano-Celtic bronze wheel fibula with decorative enamelling, 3.2cm diamter; a Roman fibula with lettering reading MARS, 3.4cm high; a Gallo-Roman bronze crescent fibula with enamel inlays, 4.3cm long; a Gallo-Roman silver fibula of an urn, 2.7cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze lunular fibula with enamel inlays, 3.9cm long, (6) Provenance: The umbonate brooch, Ex private UK collection, acquired by current owner in 1990; the Roman MARS fibula, Private collection Austria acquired prior to 1997, Ex Dorotheum 22nd April 1997, lot 144; the other four fibulae all ex private UK collection.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A ROMAN BRONZE FOOT FRAGMENT Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Probably from a larger than life-size hollow cast statue, the fragment of the foot with three elongated toes and defined toe nails, 8.3cm long 9.2cm wide, Provenance: Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 254, 13th February 2008, lot 343.
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR Circa 5th – 3rd Century B.C. Possibly a depiction of Herakles, the figure stands nude in a typical combat pose, with his right arm raised originally holding a club, now missing, his left arm broken above the elbow, his muscular body naturalistically moulded, 8.9cm high, 11.2cm high inc. base, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired before 1980; Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 163, 2007, lot 755 (part).
Estimate: £200-£300
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A ROMAN BRONZE VENUS ANADYOMENE Circa 1st – 2nd Century A.D. Probably from the Eastern empire, Venus is depicted nude in bathing pose, with elongated limbs and a slender torso that surmounts her wide curvaceous buttocks, she stands with her weight on her left leg, her right leg bent at the knee, with one arm raised to her hair, wringing water from a tress of hair, the other held in front of her with an open palm, 11.9cm high, Provenance: Private German collection, acquired in 2000, Literature: A similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number: 96.9.408. 96.9.408 96.9.408 96.9.408 96.9.408
Estimate: £300-£500
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A ROMAN BRONZE CUPID PENDANT Circa 1st Century B.C. – 1st Century A.D Depicted as plump and youthful, Cupid sits nude with one arm raised above his head holding a curved object, he holds and skyphos to his chest in his right hand, with spread wings, one of which survives with incised feather detail, wearing a diadem, the top of his head is pierced for suspension, 5.7cm high, Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. The bowl of the lamp with a circular opening surrounded by a raised lip, with a pierces nozzle, the lamp stands on raised foot of concentric circles, with a modern chain, 10cm long, Provenance: Acquired, H.D. Rauch, Auction 27th January 2007, lot. 663.
Estimate: £150-£250
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TWO ROMAN BRONZE MIRRORS Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Both mirrors with pierced borders and incised concentric circle designs on the reverse, 8.9cm and 9cm diameter, (2) Provenance: Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 265, 2010, lot 684; Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A ROMAN BRONZE POMEGRANATE BUD Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. Hollow, the bud stands on an integral circular foot, with a bulbous body that tapers to a circular opening, the surface of which is decorated with an incised ribbed design, 8.1cm high, Provenance: The collection of Mr Eastman, Shrewsbury acquired prior to 2000; Private UK collection.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF MOSAIC BEADS Roman Period and later Including a dark blue ovoid bead with a repeated colourful face motif; a spherical blue and white bead with a red band running around the bead with faces within it; a multicoloured ovoid bead with decorative black and white rosettes; and nine further colourful beads, (Qty) Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A ROMAN GLASS PHIAL Circa 3rd – 4th Century A.D. Of pale blue glass, with a slender piriform body that tapers to a wide flaring mouth, 11cm long, Provenance: Private German Collection acquired in the 1970s.
Estimate: £150-£250
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A ROMAN INTAGLIO OF A LION Circa 1st – 4th Century A.D. Of brown stone, the figure of a maned lion facing left underneath a rayed sun, 1.2cm long, Provenance: H.D. Rauch, Auction 82. 2008, lot 1136
Estimate: £150-£250
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A THRACIAN SILVER GILT MOUNT OF TWO CONFRONTING EAGLES Circa 4th Century B.C. A silver gilt mount of two confronting eagles with hooked beaks, with the gilt providing accents and details to the two birds, the bodies and wings represented in a stylised manner with incised loop shapes, the gilt on silver decoration is very much typical of Thracian pieces, with three small functional holes sit around the edges of the eagles, 4.6cm high, Provenance: Collection of James Bishop, acquired prior to 1970, Literature: For examples of the Thracian practice of gilt silver accoutrements, see I. Marazov (ed.), ‘Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians’ (New York, 1998), particularly the phalera now in the Museum of History, Lovech (inv. no. 591), p. 137, no. 62.
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN IBERIAN BRONZE HEAD OF AN IDOL Circa 6th Century B.C. Broken at the neck below a raised ridge, perhaps a necklace or collar, the head is characterised by large round eyes with incised eyelashes flanking a prominent nose, and is crowned by a short pointed cap which flares slightly at the rim, 2.7cm high, Provenance: UK collection acquired 1970s – 1990s, Literature: See Lourdes Prados Torreira, ‘Exvotos Ibericos de Bronce del Museo Arqueologico Nacional’ (Madrid, 1992) p. 312, cat. 109 for a full figure with similar facial characteristics.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A GROUP OF BRONZE PIECES Including a Phrygian bronze brooch, circa 6th century B.C.; two bronze buckles and a hooked attachment, Dark Ages, 6th – 8th century A.D., 5.6 – 7.2cm long, Provenance: UK private collection.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A BYZANTINE ‘GREEK FIRE’ HAND GRENADE Circa 7th – 11th Century A.D. Of glazed terracotta, the mishapen spherical grenade has a indented band around the middle, with a short neck into which oil would have been poured, 11cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£150
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THREE OSTROGOTHIC FIBULAE IN THE FORM OF CICADAS Circa 5th – 6th Century A.D. Including an example with a triangular body decorated with a series of punched circles and flanked by a pair of pointed wings, terminating in a triangular head with protruding rounded eyes, 2.5cm long; an example with a sharply pointed head with large triangular eyes in relief and short thorax decorated with three raised ribs and triangular wings, 4.7cm long; and an example with a short triangular body, pointed wings decorated by short incised lines, terminating in a rectangular head marked with a series of diagonal incisions representing the eyes, 4.7cm long (3) Provenance: The first from a UK collection, acquired 1989, the latter two from private UK collections.
Estimate: £100-£200
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CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE SPIRAL HAIR RINGS Middle to Late Bronze Age, circa 800 B.C. Formed from thick bands of bronze coiled into cylindrical ring, decorated with a closely spaced parallel notches, 3cm high, (2) Provenance: Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A SUBSTANTIAL CELTIC TWISTED BRONZE TORC Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age, circa 800 – 600 B.C. The large circular ring with a fine green patina is decorated with tightly spiralled raised ribs with square terminals are finished with raised mushroom headed knobs bent to interlock, 20 cm diameter, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired 1980s – 1990s; Ex Hermann Historica 14th April 2008, lot 227, Literature: For a similar type, though with different shaped terminals, see Richard Hattatt, ‘Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts’ (Oxford, 1989) pp. 408-409, fig. 3 no. 9.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A VIKING BRONZE SPIRAL AMULET Circa 9th – 12th Century A.D. The armlet is formed of single piece of coiled bronze, with a slightly raised midrib, 6.3cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A NEOLITHIC IRISH STONE AXE HEAD Circa 3000 B.C. With a polished black surface, of elongated tear drop form tapering to a point, with a slightly curved cutting edge, 23.5cm long, Provenance: George Raphael (1850 – 1909)
Estimate: £300-£500
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A DANISH FLINT AXE HEAD Circa 4000 – 2500 B.C. Of trapezoidal form in pale grey flint, with a curved cutting edge and a squared-off butt, with old collection labels in black ink, 12.5cm long. Provenance: John William Wheway Collection, Hertfordshire, UK; 1897-1974; thence by family descent.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A LOWER PALEOLITHIC FLINT SPEAR Circa 4000 – 2000 B.C. In a mottled brown and green stone, tapering to a sharp point with an uneven surface, 15cm long, Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, acquired mid-20th Century.
Estimate: £80-£120
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THREE NEOLITHIC TRAPEZOIDAL FLINT AXES With curved cutting edge and squared-off butt, one of pale grey flint with smoother surface, another of flecked caramel coloured flint and an old label, and another of grey-caramel flint, 15.2cm – 23.5cm long, (3) Provenance: Private UK collection.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A GROUP OF THREE NEOLITHIC FLINT TOOLS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a finely knapped dagger with sharply pointed, leaf-shaped blade, 18.2cm long; a thick butted hand axe of attractive grey marbled flint, 14.5cm long; and a small, complete arrow head, 4.5cm long,(3) Literature: For similar examples see ‘Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green’ (Oxford, 1987), p.76-77. Provenance: Found in Aamsven, The Netherlands in October 1958 by David Bakker; Private collection of David Bakker and thence by descent to his great grandson Ben Edelenbos; Private collection, The Netherlands acquired from Mr Edelenbos in 2012. Footnotes: Though found in Aamsveen in the east of the Netherlands close to the border with Germany, their origins are more likely to have been in Denmark from where many of the finest ancient stone tools hailed. The spread of such finds reveals an active trade in such objects during the Neolithic period.
Estimate: £300-£500
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AN EGYPTIAN NECKLACE OF HEART AMULETS Late Dynastic Period, 26th – 30th Dynasty, circa 664 – 343 B.C. Restrung with a modern clasp, comprising 5 small heart-shaped ‘ib’ amulets carved from lapis lazuli, each in the form of an ovoid vessel with flat-topped rim surmounted by a ribbed suspension loop and with two lug-like projections. Strung with fine blue glass hoop spacer beads interspersed with groups of three similar yellow beads. Literature: See Carol Andrews, ‘Amulets of Ancient Egypt’ (London, 1994) pp. 72-73, for a discussion on heart amulets. Provenance: Private collection Belgium, acquired 1970s.
Estimate: £600-£800
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A WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE Restrung with a modern clasp, composed of forty-six faceted and polished spherical beads, the central bead larger than the others, 71.5cm long, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired 1960s – 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£450
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A GLASS BEAD NECKLACE WITH A BRONZE ISLAMIC PENDANT Restrung, formed of many various multicoloured mosaic beads, including spherical, biconical and disc beads, the large ovoid pendant with incised Islamic script surrounded by a patterned border, 70cm long approx, Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the London art market in 1980s.
Estimate: £250-£450
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A ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH A JASPER INTAGLIO Circa 2nd – 4th Century A.D. With a broad shank which tapers to a narrower band, the intaglio incised with crossed hands, ring size G 1/2, Provenance: Private collection, Munich, acquired before 2000.
Estimate: £150-£250
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FOUR MEDIEVAL BRONZE BANGLES Circa 9th – 13th Century A.D. Including three composed of twisting strands terminating in loops; and an example of a single piece of bronze with incised circular designs, 5.9 – 7.7cm wide, (4) Provenance: Acquired in the 1990s on the German Art market by the current owner.
Estimate: £400-£600
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TWO ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. One earring composed of an oval open work disc with a central cameo of a woman, three attachment pendants are suspended below, possibly added later, 3.2cm long; the other earring in the form of a hoop with applied decorative granules and strands, 2cm diameter; and a cameo, possibly not ancient, (3) Provenance: Earring with pendants, Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger., Auction 265, 9th February .2010, lot 1066; Gold earring, acquired 2000; Cameo, Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25th September 2007, lot 1537.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Both composed of two openwork convex rosettes with a central green glass bead, 1.5cm diameter each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A GROUP OF GOLD EARRINGS Including a pair of Western Asiatic small penannular earrings, circa 2nd century B.C.; two similar Roman earrings both with a circular disc with granular border decoration, one with a central knop surrounded by granular decoration, the discs surmount clusters of hollow spheres in both examples, circa 2nd – 4th century A.D.; a pair of penannular earrings with twisted wire decoration; and a single penannular earring, 1.3 – 5cm long, (7) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A SASSANIAN GOLD RING WITH ISLAMIC INTAGLIO Persian, circa 9th-10th century A.D. A Sassanian gold ring, consisting of a solid-cast hoop, with hammered ends soldered to the underside of the bezel, the bezel decorated with a border of gold dots and a larger gold ball at one end, with a slightly later oval carnelian with Kufic engraving, which reads as an inscription for ‘Ali bin al-Husayn’, ring size: P. Literature: For a similar, though less attractive example of an Islamic ring complete with Kufic inscription, see one now housed in the Ashmolean Museum (Acc. no. EAX.3100), Provenance: Private collection UK, acquired between 1960 and 1980.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GREEK SOLID SILVER RING Circa 4th- 3rd Century B.C. The stirrup-shaped ring with thick hoop semi-circular in section and flat oval bezel carved in intaglio with a profile bust of Athena wearing a helmet and chiton, ring size: N, Literature: A silver ring of similar shape in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is decorated with an image of Eros playing the double flute (acc. no. 01.8184), while a gold ring in the State Hermitage Museums in St. Petersburg shows a seated Athena Nikephoros (inv. no. ?.1899-9). Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956, and thence by descent.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A BYZANTINE GLASS BRACELET Probably made for a child, this small bracelet is formed of dark glass with pale yellow green mottling, 6cm diam, Provenance: Mr and Mrs S. Broukal Collection, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956, and thence by descent.
Estimate: £80-£120
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A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Formed of two ridged concentric circles surrounding a green stone with a curved cross bar surmounted another green stone, 1.9cm long each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Formed of two openwork slightly convex rosettes, with a central green glass bead, with three green glass beads suspended below, 3.1cm long each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A DARK AGE GOLD RING WITH GARNET INLAYS Dark Age, circa 6th Century A.D. The flat shank widening slightly towards the bezel. The shoulders with circular cloisonné garnets, the cells ringed with fine twisted wire, two triangular clusters composed of six granules below and small clusters above. The bezel raised on six columns each composed of a pile of three granules, framed top and bottom by circles of twisted wire, set with a cabochon garnet, ring size Q. Literature: A similar example with a single garnet in Noel Adams & Chris Entwistle ‘Intelligible Beauty’. Provenance: Private collection Germany, acquired circa 1980.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE Preclassic, 1400 – 500 B.C. With a smooth surface, the figure has an elongated torso with incisions to indicate the forearms, with characteristic short stumpy legs, the head with a shallow V-shaped depression representing the brow and eyes and a recessed mouth, 18cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired at auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966.
Estimate: £4,000-£6,000
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A MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE Early 20th Century With thick neck rings surmounted by a small face with a large smooth forehead, depicted with raised eyebrows, slit eyes and linear scarification marks on the cheeks, with a headdress covered in incised decoration indicating gathered braids, and two curved horns, 35cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired between the 1960s and 1980s, Footnotes: This mask would have been worn by young female initiates into the ‘Bundu’ society.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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AN ASHANTI DOLL, GHANA Late 19th – early 20th Century Depicted with the characteristic large circular head with stylised facial features, the figure stands on two legs slightly bent at the knee in a crouching position, the torso with protruding breasts and naval surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a neck ring, 32cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired between the 1960s and 1980s.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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AN ESKIMO STONE FIGURE Mid 20th Century From Provungkatuck, Baffin Island, carved in grey soapstone, the squat figure is depicted seated on a rock wearing thick clothing, his mittened hands rest on his lap, 11cm high, Provenance: Deaccessioned from the American Indian Art Gallery, Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired in 1963.
Estimate: £300-£400
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AN ESKIMO STONE FIGURE Mid 20th Century Formed of grey soapstone, the figure from Provungkatuck, Baffin Island, is depicted standing on a rock wrapped in several layers of thick clothing holding a large fish, with stylised facial features, 18cm high, Provenance: Deaccessioned from the American Indian Art Gallery, Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired in 1963.
Estimate: £300-£400
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A FANTI DOLL, GHANA Early – mid 20th Century With a tall cylindrical body surmounting an integral base, with projecting breasts and a crosshatched square on the lower torso, the flat trapezoidal head with stylised facial features, 39cm high. Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr William Charleson, acquired between between the 1960s and 1980s.
Estimate: £700-£900
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A COSTA RICAN STONE HEAD Circa 1400 – 1500 A.D. Carved in volcanic rock, the large bald head is depicted with slit eyes, slightly raised eyebrows, a long nose with flared nostrils and a linear mouth with lips in shallow raised relief, 14cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr William Charleson acquired between the 1960s and 1980s.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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A COSTA RICAN ANCESTOR FIGURE Circa 900 – 100 A.D. From the Diquis region in the Lowlands of Costa Rica, the limestone figure is of highly stylised form with broad squared shoulders and thick limbs with defined figures and toes, with a narrow torso terminating in an inverted triangular pelvis, the face of the figure with a heavy brow, large nose and wide linear mouth, 21cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr William Charleson, acquired in 1965.
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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AN EXCEPTIONAL BAGA D’MBA FEMALE BUST HEADDRESS Of elegant proportions, with an elongated face and protruding eyes, with deep carved decoration, the face, neck, and feet embellished with intricate metal sheets which are seamlessly integrated, with remnants of red pigment, particularly on the eyes, 81cm high. Provenance: Property from the collection of Major Ian Kelsey. Kelsey retired from the army in 1898 to become an explorer, collecting in African tribal art between 1898 and 1920; thence by descent; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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A LARGE SENUFO DEBLE RHYTHM POUNDER, IVORY COAST With slender elongated torso and arms, the figure stands on short legs with large rounded buttocks, with large pendulous breasts with linear scarification marks, with a stylised face with slit eyes, a long linear nose and a small crest headdress, 114cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Major Ian Kelsey. Kelsey retired from the army in 1898 to become an explorer, collecting in African tribal art between 1898 and 1920; thence by descent; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £4,000-£6,000
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A HEMBA KABEJA JANIFORM MALE AND FEMALE FIGURE, DRC Of unusual small scale form, the two figures stand with their shoulders adjoined but with a hollow space between the backs and legs, the figures wear a tall conical headdress with incised linear decoration, on metal base, 23.5cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Major Ian Kelsey. Kelsey retired from the army in 1898 to become an explorer, collecting in African tribal art between 1898 and 1920; thence by descent; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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A KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON Of typical form, with an oval face, crescent-shaped eyes and mouth, curved coiffure and lateral flanges, covered in decorative metal sheets,52cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descent to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £600-£800
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A SANGO RELIQUARY GUARDIAN FIGURE, GABON The tall cylindrical shaft terminates in the highly stylised janiform head, with protruding eyes, open mouth and loop ears, with original leather wrapping and bones, 36cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descent to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £800-£1,200
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A FINELY CARVED YAURE MASK, IVORY COAST The mask with slender features, wears a curved headdress surmounted by a figure of a bird with a long pointed beak, with two old collection labels, 38cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descent to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A POLYCHROME IBO MASK, NIGERIA With large protruding circular eyes, raised eyebrows and an open mouth with individually defined teeth, the mask wears a headdress covered in black coloured pigment, with three protrusions decorated with linear incisions, the 38cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descen to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A KWELE EKUK MASK, GABON With a heart-shaped face covered in white pigment, with raised eyebrows and slit eyes both highlighted in black, the mask has two large downward curving horns also highlighted in black, 42cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descent to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE KURUMBA ADONE HEADDRESS, BURKINA FASO Of highly sculptural form, with elongated stylised horns and ears, with geometric designs covering the surface in red, white, yellow, and black pigments, with an old collection label, 177cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt, Footnotes: Such headdresses are worn in ritual contexts, particularly in funerary ceremonies.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A POLYCHROME BEMBE JANIFORM HELMET MASK, DRC From the Alunga society, decorated with red, white and yellow pigments, 44cm high. Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A LARGE LOBI MALE BATEBA TI PUO FIGURE, BURKINA FASO With surviving feather decoration, 104cm high, 114cm high inc. base, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £1,000-£1,500
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A LARGE LOBI MALE BATEBA THILKOTINA ANCESTRAL FIGURE, BURKINA FASO From the school of Kartinhe Kambire, mounted on a wood base, 97cm high, 110cm high inc. base, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £4,000-£6,000
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A HEMBA MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE, DRC The stylised figure stands on an integral base with a distended stomach and prominent phallus, the figure wears a headdress on the back of the head with an incised cruciform design, 110cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A HEMBA MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, DRC Of slender proportions with a rounded stomach, depicted with shoulders slightly raised, the face of the figure with a long nose with flared nostrils and raised almond-shaped eyes, with a decorated cruciform headdress, 83cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A FINE SENUFO CEREMONIAL DRUM, IVORY COAST The large drum is decorated with repeated motifs of Senufo masks and mythical animals in two registers, 8cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A BAMILEKE CEREMONIAL DRUM, CAMEROON Of an impressive size, the drum has two registers of decoration with dancing human figures and lizards, 95cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £600-£800
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AN EXCEPTIONAL SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC This large figure is highly decorated, with a copperplate mask, animal horn and teeth, with a tuft of feathers on his head and several necklaces, 104cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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AN EXCEPTIONAL SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC This rare figuure is decorated with copperplate and original bishimba and paraphernalia, including animal horn, hair, snake skin, goat skin, necklaces, seeds, and a small wooden human figure, mounted on wooden base, 97cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
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A SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC Mounted on a wood base the figure is decorated with a metal nails and original bishimba and paraphernalia, including animal horns, teeth, and a large piece of fur in front of his body, with pheasant feathers emerging from the head, 126cm high, 138cm high inc. base. Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
Estimate: £3,000-£5,000
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AN UNUSUAL MEXICAN CLAY HEAD OF A DUCK Modelled with inverted janiform duck heads, one of which is more naturalistic with curved incisions to indicate feathers, the second head with an upturned beak and large eyes, with a read ink collection label which reads: “Lot 131 Sotheby Ju 93 Bateman Cl”, 7cm long, Literature: Published in Pitt Rivers Catalogue, ‘Second’ Collection – Volume 3 p.933, Provenance: Bateman collection; Sold Sotheby’s, London, 14 June 1893, lot 131; Lt-Gen. Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827-1900); thence by descent.
Estimate: £250-£450
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A GROUP OF SOUTH AMERICAN CLOTHS Including a ochre coloured cloth with a stylised zoomorphic figure with a red outline and a wave pattern border; a square fragment of cloth with dark brown embroidery with anthropomorphic figures and a fringe; and several other cloths with ochre, red and brown embroidery, (Qty)
Estimate: £80-£120
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A CENTRAL AMERICAN WHITE METAL ZOOMORPHIC FIGURE A highly unusual heavy white metal figure, depicting a kneeling bear-like figure with a smaller figure seated on its knees, 10cm high.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A NEW IRELAND ‘KULAP’ CARVED FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Carved in chalk in a highly stylised manner, with an anthropomorphic face and elaborate carved ‘headdress’ decorated with incised swirling and linear patters, 26cm high, Footnotes: Chalk figures such as this were made by the peoples in the south part of New Ireland and are thought to represent ancestor figures, they were often kept in shrines and served apotropaic purposes.
Estimate: £500-£700
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AN ASMAT SHIELD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA A large oblong ochre shield, with a geometric motif highlighted in white pigment, 170cm high, Footnotes: Such shields are used as practical weapons in fighting but are also thought to embody the spirit and strength of ancestors who would bestow their power onto the warrior.
Estimate: £400-£600
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TWO SEPIK RIVER WOOD FIGURES Both the male and the female figure with elongated limbs decorated with bands of red pigment, the highly stylised faces highlighted in yellow and red pigment with cowrie shell eyes, both figures with tall headdresses with serrated edges, both 46.5cm high.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A SARAWAK STAFF, BORNEO A long wood staff composed of two pieces that insert into one another, decorated with several stylised figures, one atop the other, terminating in a tuft of black fibre, 173.5cm high not inc. tuft.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A MAORI WHALE TOOTH AMULET The curved tooth tapers to a point, with three pierced holes for suspension, with scrimshaw design in the form of two stylised eyes inlaid with shell, 15cm long.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A WALRUS IVORY SCRIMSHAW CRIBBAGE BOARD In the form of a fish, with finely depicted animal decoration including seals and fish amongst ice flows, 35.2cm long.
Estimate: £200-£300
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AN IGBO IKENGA SHRINE FIGURE, NIGERIA Circa 1940s The stylised wood figure sits on an integral stool with bent legs and short arms held out in front of the abdomen below the pendulous breasts, with a highly stylised face, the mouth in an almost grimace, wearing a headdress with ovoid protruding attachments and a necklaces with notches, the figure has surviving rust coloured pigment all over, 86cm high.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A TERRACOTTA IGALA HEAD, NIGERIA Of elegant form, with simply carved facial features creating a serene expression, linear scarification marks surround the face, with a slender neck, 15cm high, 19cm high inc. stand.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF AFRICAN MASKS Including a Bambara monkey mask from Mali, 29cm high; an Ibibio Janus helmet mask from Nigeria, 37cm high; a Yoruba headpiece from Nigeria, with a tall coiffure highlighted in blue pigments, 28cm high; a large mask with a bulbous forehead, 31.3cm high; a mask with a round face and bared teeth, 23.4cm high; a mask with stylised hair in the form of metal loops, 26.3cm high; and an earthenware Ife commemorative female head from Nigeria, 26cm high, (7) Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972.
Estimate: £200-£300
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A GROUP OF BENIN-STYLE BRONZE PIECES Including two bronze finials with bearded male head terminals, 23cm long each; two bronze finial pins with terminals in the form of stylised heads, 22.5cm long each; a large Oba head of typical form with a lattice design coiffure and a high coral necklace, 22cm high; and a decorative goblet, 20.2cm high, (6) Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972.
Estimate: £200-£300
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TWO TRIBAL FIGURAL CARVINGS Including a Luba chief’s stool from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the form of a kneeling female caryatid with raised arm and elongated fingers, with a characteristic stylised face, 36cm high; and an unusual carved wood object with a face, 22.5cm high, (2)
Estimate: £200-£300
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A LOMBA MOTHER AND CHILD FIGURE Carved in dark wood in a highly stylised manner, the larger figure, with scarification marks on the cheeks and forehead, kneels with hands on the shoulders of the smaller figure in front, the figures stand on an integral base mounted in turn on another piece of wood, 36cm high.
Estimate: £100-£200
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AN EKOI HEADDRESS, NIGERIA A rare large example, formed of a wood frame covered in stretched skin with a fearful facial expression, the open mouth with bared teeth, traces of hair survive on the back of the head, the headdress is mounted on a woven raffia base, 25.5cm high. Provenance: Ex collection of Pascal Alcan Legrand, Paris / London acquired from Gallery Jean Yves Coué. Footnotes: These headdresses are worn by members of the tribe’s associations at significant ritual moments including funerals and initiations.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A WESTERN PENDE WOOD MASK A finely made mask with a heart shaped face, slit eyes, an oblong nose and linear scarification marks on the cheeks, with two curved horns, the face highlighted in reddish pigment, the tips of the horns with white pigment, 31cm high, Provenance: Private collection, Maryland, USA; deaccessioned from the South Carolina Museum; Ex Arte Primitivo, 25th February 2013.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A WOOD FIGURE With slightly bent knees, the figure stands with hands in front of the body, the face with raised eyebrows, slit eyes and bared teeth, with a tall rectangular headdress, covered in two-tone white and red pigment, 45cm high.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A GROUP OF WOOD MASKS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Including a Pende wood mask, with a red-painted heart shape face, protruding circular eyes, triangular nose and oblong mouth depicted in white, with several peep holes, 24cm high; a Chokwe wood mask, with characteristic horizontal slit eyes, pointed nose and wide grimace, 24cm high; a Songye Kefwebe mask, with sloping crescent shaped eyes, a pierced oblong mouth and its surface covered in linear markings highlighted in white pigment, 37cm high, (3) Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972.
Estimate: £100-£200
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A BAMBARA IRON STAFF, MALI A long iron staff, topped with a decorative finial formed of three stylised kneeling figures with elongated limbs and their hands raised, each figure surmounts a small bell, 89cm high not inc. base.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A GROUP OF DOGON RINGS, MALI Each ring composed of a thick band surmounted by various figural decorations, five of which include a horse and rider, (6)
Estimate: £100-£200
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THREE AFRICAN BRONZES Including an depiction of a male and a female figure sitting back to back, with stylised exaggerated facial feature 7.5cm long; a kneeling figure with elongated limbs 9cm high; and a Y-shaped object decorated with writhing serpents in raised relief, 11cm high, (3)
Estimate: £80-£120
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A BURKINO FASO BRONZE VANDAL WARRIOR An unusual bronze figure of a warrior, with elongated limbs and holding a spear in one hand and a curved panga in the other, with a half gourd cup on his back, with a highly stylised face with beard and moustache, the figure has an imposing stature, 44cm high.
Estimate: £500-£700
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A BRONZE TRIBAL MASK Possibly a Baule mask from the Ivory Coast, the mask has highly stylised facial feature with heavy lidded eyes and scarification marks on the cheeks, forehead and corners of the mouth, with a large curved headdress with a cruciform design in the centre, 19cm high.
Estimate: £100-£150
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A ZULU SHIELD A large leaf shaped shield, composed of animal hide stretched over a wood frame, with geometric patterns in red, green and ochre pigments, 109cm high.
Estimate: £300-£500
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A BEADED WALL HANGING The decorative rectangular hanging is covered in brightly coloured bead work forming geometric patterns with depictions of snakes and stylised faces, with a cowrie shell borders, 133cm long.
Estimate: £80-£120
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AN AFRICAN POTTERY COOKING BOWL A burnished earthenware bowl with a lid fitting inside lip, from Uganda, 24cm diameter.
Estimate: £150-£250
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TWO TRIBAL VESSELS Two burnished pottery jugs, one with a bulbous body covered with incised geometric decoration, with a wide neck flaring to slightly everted rim, with a loop handle 19.4cm high; the second with a globular body with incised geometric decoration, with a narrow cylindrical flaring neck, 18cm high, (2)
Estimate: £100-£200
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A WOOD FANG FIGURE, GABON Early to mid 20th Century A ritual figure of light wood, depicted standing with one arm bent at the elbow and raised to the base of the neck, wearing a choker necklace, the face of the figure with slit eyes surmounted by high arched brows, an oblong nose and a small linear mouth, 33cm high. Provenance: Ex collection of Pascal Alcan Legrand, Paris / London.
Estimate: £400-£600
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A WOOD KNOBKERRIE With a long narrow handle terminated in a bulbous finial, flattened on the underside with a circular concave depression on the top, decorated with a circular metal appliques, some in the form of rosettes, 48cm long.
Estimate: £80-£120
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