5th century AD.A bronze oil lamp with bulbous body extending to a wide nozzle with deeply dished wick hole; hole to the top of lamp with hinged lid in the form of a bearded male head; lug to the back for attachment of separate handle; pedestal foot with wide base. 328 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Fair condition, handle absent.Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
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1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figure of Cupid (Eros) standing nude with quiver on his back between spread wings, left hand extended holding a bow, right hand reaching to the quiver to draw an arrow. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 items 112 116. 19 grams, 47mm (1 3/4").Fine condition; bow absent.Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s.
1st -2nd century AD.A bronze figure of Priapus, bearded and with robe open to the front, supporting grapes on his erect phallus. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 136. 24 grams, 50mm (2"). Very fine condition.Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Priapus standing and wearing long robes pulled open at the waist to reveal a large phallus supporting fruit and other agricultural produce. 31 grams, 61mm (2 1/4 "). Fine condition.Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector; acquired from Alan Cherry of Bournemouth, UK; between 2003-2005; accompanied by the original sales card.
1st-2nd century AD.A bronze dagger guard with round socket with vertical lines; to either side an arching rod, one ending in a phallus, the other in a hand making the mano fica gesture. 12 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector; acquired from Alan Cherry of Bournemouth, UK; between 2003-2005; accompanied by the original sales card.
9th-11th century AD. A bronze firesteel in the form of a standing horse with plume to the head, spouted ewer to the back, iron strike to the bottom; a flint blade with bronze band wrapped round with trellis pattern. 18 grams total, 23-42mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. [2]
7th-9th century AD. A group of seven bronze medical instruments consisting of: a spoon with long handle and round bowl; a spoon with long handle and shovel shaped bowl; a scalpel with long handle and leaf-shaped blade with projecting barbs; a scalpel with long handle and angled blade; a scalpel with balustered long handle with rectangular blade; a scalpel with long balustered handle and javelin shaped blade; a scalpel with long balustered handle, rectangular blade with barbs to the end. 90 grams total, 12-16cm (4 3/4 - 6 1/4"). Fine condition.Ex Silk collection, London, UK; formed in the 1950s. [7 No Reserve]
12th-13th century AD. A bronze pendant with rounded top, two suspension rings to the side, one to the base and top; to one side a human-headed bird in a panel with side panels of scrolling vegetation; to the reverse a standing bird with outspread wings in a central panel with side panels of scrolling vegetation. 12 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery.
12th-14th century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with flared shoulders and elliptical plaque; starburst motifs to the shoulders, bezel with beaded border and octofoil with pellets. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 583 for type. 5.56 grams, 21mm overall, 19.70mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 9 3/4 Europe 21.89 Japan 21) (3/4"). ery fine condition.From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. [No Reserve]
6th-7th century AD.A cusped D-section bronze hoop with scaphoid pad to the underside, tall scaphoid bezel with herringbone detailing, three stars motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 492 for type. 18 grams, 30mm overall, 19.83mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 9 3/4 Europe 22.0 Japan 21) (1 1/4"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
9th-11th century AD.A group of five bronze bells consisting of elongated domed body, suspension ring to the top, four with clapper, one with iron ring through suspension loop. 220 grams total, 45-80mm (1 3/4 - 3 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market 1990s. [5 No Reserve]
6th-7th century AD.A bronze belt buckle with openwork D-shaped belt plate with central fleur-de-lys, hinged to D-shaped loop with recessed panel to the middle with ribs to the side, arching pin with central boss with incised M motif; three attachment lugs to back of plate. 23 grams, 57mm (2 1/4 "). Very fine condition.Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve]
15th century AD.A flat-section bronze hoop with pelta-shaped shoulders, discoid bezel; incised geometric detail to the shoulders, ribbing to the upper shank, reserved lozenge to the bezel. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 595 for type. 4.08 grams, 22mm overall, 19.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 USA 9 1/4 Europe 20.73 Japan 20) (1"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. [No Reserve]
7th-10th century AD. A bronze rectangular flat-section weight with low-relief motif of a standing two-headed figure. 5.17 grams, 20mm (3/4").Property of a London collector; acquired before 1980. Fine condition.This is probably a folk amulet depicting a schematic representation of two saints. Images of paired saints at this period are limited to a known few which would suggest that the figures could be Saints Sergios and Bacchos, two very popular Byzantine saints who were associated with doctors and healing.
7th-9th century AD. A mixed group of bronze coin weights comprising: one barrel-shaped, ring-and-dot decoration; one flat-section, square with the Greek letters Gamma and Lambda and pellets in the field; one flat-section, square with the Greek letters Eta and Alpha in a wreath with cross above, annulets in field. 104 grams total, 20-24mm (3/4 - 1"). Fine condition.Property of a North American collector; acquired in the 1970s. [3]
13th-15th century AD. A bronze D-section keeled hoop with teardrop plaques to the shoulders, discoid bezel with reserved cross on a hatched field. 14 grams, 25mm overall, 18.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4 Europe 19.0 Japan 18) (1"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
15th century AD. A mixed group of padlocks comprising: one bronze with sliding escutcheon, single key releasing two separate mechanisms; four ferrous each with a screw-thread key. 369 grams total, 38-84mm (1 1/2 - 3 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. [5 No Reserve]
10th-3rd century BC.A group of bronze arrowheads comprising: one triangular in section with flanges, socketted; three leaf-shaped, flat-section tanged; six barbed and tanged; three barbed and socketted; seven leaf-shaped, socketted with lateral spur. 98 grams total, 21-81mm (3/4 - 3 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection. [20]
5th-3rd century BC.A mixed group of bronze arrowheads comprising: four barbed and tanged; ten leaf-shaped, tanged; three square-section; three triangular-section, socketted, no shaft; eight triangular-section, socketted; two triangular section, barbed, socketted. 140 grams total, 24-52mm (1-2"). Fine condition.From a Russian art collector, London, UK, before 1995. [30 No Reserve]
5th-3rd century BC.A group of bronze arrowheads comprising: two square-section, tanged; three barbed and tanged; eight leaf-shaped, tanged; eighteen triangular-section, socketted. 128 grams total, 23-64mm (1 - 2 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a lady; acquired from a London fine art gallery in the late 1990s. [30 No Reserve]
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of bronze arrowheads comprising: two triangular-section barbed and socketted; nine triangular-section, socketted; four triangular-section socketted without shank; seven leaf-shaped, tanged; two barbed and tanged; three barbed and socketted; three square-section, tanged. 114 grams total, 20-46mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). Fine condition.From a private collection formed in the 1990s. [30 No Reserve]
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of bronze arrowheads comprising: two triangular-section, socketted; one leaf-shaped, tanged; six leaf-shaped, socketted; thirteen leaf-shaped, socketted with lateral spur. 123 grams total, 27-44mm (1 - 1 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery. [22]
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A sheet bronze shield boss with circular flange, low sidewall and conical centre; pierced in three places for attachment; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. James, S. Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937. VII The Arms, Armour and Other Military Equipment, London, 2004 fig.94(589"). 803 grams, 21.5cm including stand (8 1/2"). Fine condition; part of flange absent. Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to 1994.
2nd century BC-1st century AD.A bronze pommel formed as a tapering D-shaped block with square-section spike to the underside. See Stead, I. British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards, London, 2006 for discussion. 81 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition.Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. [No Reserve]
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of bronze arrowheads comprising: one barbed and socketted; two leaf-shaped, socketted; fourteen triangular-section, socketted; one similar with lateral spur to the socket. 51 grams total, 18-44mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. [18 No Reserve]
2nd millennium BC. A slender bronze leaf-shaped blade with median raised panel of ridges, rounded shoulders, short square-section tang. See Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metroplitan Museum of Art. 430 grams, 45.5cm (17 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990. Fine condition.The function of the ridges is principally to reduce suction and thus allow the blade to be withdrawn speedily.
2nd millennium BC. A narrow leaf-shaped blade with midrib and lateral channels, rounded shoulders, short tang with attachment hole. See Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 356 grams, 45.5cm (17 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.The function of the ridges is principally to reduce suction and thus allow the blade to be withdrawn speedily.
7th-5th century BC. An iron short sword (Greek akinakes) with narrow triangular lentoid-section blade, rounded shoulder, parallel-sided grip, lobed pommel; eight (of nine) bronze rivets for attachment of organic hilt-plates. See Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 pp.72-75 for discussion. 227 grams, 45cm (17 3/4"). Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK market before 1992.
3rd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with triangular blade, rounded midrib, short hilt with integral quillons and bulb finial, textured grip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 p.375 Cat.1 2 inventory no.668. 183 grams, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990. Fine condition, edges nicked.
2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze leaf-shaped spearhead with median rib, flared neck, square-section tang and button finial. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 item 273. 299 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.
Mid 1st millennium BC. A slender iron triangular sword blade, thick midrib extending to a narrow lower guard, fragment of tapering tang. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 item 27. 315 grams, 43.5cm (17 1/4"). Fair condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.
14th-16th century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with slightly scooped triangular extension, incised foliage detailing; ancient repair to hoop. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 items 546-8 for type. 9.75 grams, 31mm overall, 23.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+3 USA 14 Europe 31 Japan 14) (1 1/4"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
14th-15th century AD. A bronze archer's ring with a pointed and angled bezel; the band D-shaped in cross-section; the front of the bezel decorated with a scrolling foliate design around a central leaf within a zigzag border. 9.69 grams, 27.06mm overall, 22.51mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British Z+1 1/2 USA 13 1/4 Europe 30.69 Japan 29) (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market 1990s. [No Reserve]
13th-15th century AD.A group of three bronze archer's rings with a pointed and angled bezel; the band D-shaped in cross-section; the front of the bezel decorated with a scrolling foliate design around a central leaf within a zigzag border. 22 grams total, 30-36mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [3 No Reserve]
Late 15th-16th century AD. A bronze hollow-formed dagger pommel with white and lilac-blue enamel detailing on a hatched field. See discussion in Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 p.30-1. 19 grams, 22mm (1"). Fine condition.Property of a Leeds, UK collector; acquired by inheritance. [No Reserve]
2nd millennium BC.A bronze macehead or sceptre fitting in the form of an elongated dome with series of striations to the surface, collar to the base with plain band below, pierced, and with flattened rim to the base. 164 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition.Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. [No Reserve]
15th-17th century AD.A group of bronze scallop shells of St James, one with suspension ring to the back, the other with two curling projections to the sides, pierced for attachment. 13 grams total, 21-30mm (3/4 - 1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [2 No Reserve]
10th-11th century AD. A bronze cross with a standing Corpus Christi dressed in a long robe, cross above head, suspension ring to the top. 2.37 grams, 36mm (1 1/4"). Extremely fine condition.From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
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