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Lot 853

5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of ceramic vessels comprising: a miniature amphora with crimson rings to the upper body; a blackware skyphos with pedestal foot and two strap handles; a vessel with ovoid body, flared rim, concentric black lines to the shoulder and body. 345 grams, 12.5-18cm (5 - 7"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; formerly from an old private collection formed in the early 1980s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition, one repaired, one chipped.

Lot 885

4th-3rd century BC. A hollow-formed ceramic Tanagra-type figurine of a standing robed female among flowers, right arm raised, left arm supporting a torch(?"). 262 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. Very fine condition.

Lot 887

6th-4th century BC. A hollow-formed ceramic figurine of a nude female standing with bobbed hair, earrings, necklace, bracelets and anklets, left hand supporting the breast and right hand placed flat on the hip. 200 grams, 22.5cm (9"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. Fine condition.

Lot 891

5th-3rd century BC. A ceramic blackware guttos with domed discoid body and central knop to the upper face, broad strap handle, trumpet-shaped spout. 560 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s. Fine condition.

Lot 897

5th-3rd century BC. A ceramic blackware lekythos with segmented body and basal ring, trumpet-shaped spout with loop handle to the rear. 283 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s. Fine condition, repaired.

Lot 901

9th-7th century BC. A ceramic vase with bulbous body and rounded underside, trumpet-shaped mouth, concentric painted bands. 323 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. Fine condition.

Lot 97

7th-5th century BC. A ceramic jar or krater with broad bulbous body, flared rim and high strap handle, geometric painted ornament in red and black. 855 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed 1970s-1990s.[No Reserve]Fine condition.

Lot 2964

5th-10th century AD. A burnished ceramic plaque fragment with monkey-head modelled in the round including D-shaped tab ears and exposed teeth; pierced laterally for attachment. 75.2 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of Galerie D&V, Brussels, Belgium; previously in the Furt. W. collection, acquired in 1986; inventory number 20. Fine condition.

Lot 2966

100 BC-200 AD. A ceramic figure of a bird(?) with arched comb, applied eyes above the beak and broad collar, splayed legs and wedge-shaped tail to the rear; mounting hole to the underside. See Winning, H. Pre Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America, Abrams, New York, 1968, for examples of early Colima clay sculpture. 52.4 grams, 75mm (3"). Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. Fine condition.

Lot 361

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A ceramic standing animal toy in the form of a spouted vessel with collared aperture on back and nose as spout, applied eyes, mane, ear and chest ornaments, and incised chest decoration, representing reins; integral pierced lobe at chest for a pulling cord; pierced legs to receive wheel bars; four biconical wheels with modern wood axles for display. 643 grams total, 5-16cm (2 - 6 1/4"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.Fine condition.

Lot 366

Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A dynamic pair of ceramic polo-player figures, each a galloping horse with legs extended and mane flying, painted harness and bridle detailing, bearing a female rider; one in green robe with left arm straightened before the body and right hand trailing, the other in pale blue floral robe with right arm bent above the body; each with custom-made stand. 10 kg total, 49-52cm (19 1/4 - 21 1/2"). Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed in the 1980s; each with a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, nos. 09PX291019 and 10PX291019.[2]Finely modelled.

Lot 368

Northern Qi Dynasty, 549-577 AD. A ceramic figure of a horse in advancing pose with scarlet and maroon painted detailing, plume to the chamfron. 2.9 kg, 39.5cm (15 1/2"). From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C119d21 issued by Oxford Authentication.Finely modelled. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. 

Lot 369

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A substantial hollow-formed ceramic guardian figure of a terrier dog standing with splayed claws, collar and harness with dorsal loop for a lead; coral-pink and green pigment detailing. 11.2 kg, 55cm (21 1/2"). From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C119f86 issued by Oxford Authentication. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Finely modelled.

Lot 370

Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD. A ceramic figure of a camel on an irregular base, one foreleg kneeling and the other bent, head raised, the back laden with saddle and panniers. 3.8 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence test report by Laboratory Kotalla no.12PX291019. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Finely modelled.

Lot 371

Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A hollow-formed ceramic sancai-glazed model of a camel standing on a rectangular base with head raised, segmented band to the back and flanks. 6.9 kg, 59.5cm (23 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C299a83 issued by Oxford Authentication in 1999.Fine condition.

Lot 374

Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a lady in floor-length courtly dress with right hand exposed and left hand held within the sleeve; pink and green pigment, on an integral octagonal base. See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, pls.30 and 34, for similar examples.14 kg, 77cm (30 1/4"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report number C118c64 issued by Oxford Authentication.Finely modelled.

Lot 375

Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a courtly lady standing on an irregular base wearing a floor-length gown, one cloud slipper emerging from beneath the hem, hands folded in the voluminous sleeves, hair carefully dressed. 3.6 kg, 51cm (20"). Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed since the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence test report by Laboratory Kotalla no.11CM160919.Finely modelled.

Lot 379

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic model farmyard with walled enclosure, roofed shelter, raised steps, six animals including a guard dog. 6.1 kg, 36cm (14 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously in an important Cotswolds collection, acquired in Bath, UK, in the 1980s.Fine condition.

Lot 380

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A triangular ceramic tile featuring a fenghuang (phoenix) in flight with a bamboo reed at the base. 13.7 kg, 60cm (23 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in the M Davis collection, Northamptonshire, UK, since 2000.Fine condition.

Lot 381

Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD. A substantial pair of pale blue-green glazed ceramic granary jars, each with ovoid body with floral decoration, piecrust lip above with a row of twelve facing robed attendants, dynamic serpentine dragon above encircling the ribbed neck, biconvex bulb below the rim, conical lid with bird finial. 5.2 kg total, 50cm each (19 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously in an important Cotswolds collection; formerly stock from a ceramics dealer in Bath, UK.[2]Fine condition. A nice pair for display.

Lot 382

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic jar of waisted profile with bulbous body and flared base, domed lid. 2.5 kg, 37cm (14 1/2"). From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent.Fine condition.

Lot 433

26th-19th century BC. A group of ten rectangular stone and ceramic stamp seals with suspension loops comprising: six with a long-horned bull in profile before an altar or incense burner, all with decorated quilts or harnesses, inscription above; one with a bull facing back, inscription to the field; two with a profile image of a standing bull, head bent down towards a shallow vessel, inscription above; one with an advancing rhinoceros with erect head, inscription above. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1 and The British Museum, accession number 1947,0416.4, for similar.48 grams total, 13-24mm (1/2 - 1"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the 'Mahjarahu Collection' formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.[10]Very fine condition.

Lot 437

26th-19th century BC. A ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, underside with an image of a long-horned bull before an altar or incense burner, a decorative quilt on its back, inscription above. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1, for similar.25.5 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the 'Mahjarahu Collection' formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Very fine condition.

Lot 439

26th-19th century BC. A square ceramic stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop to the reverse; engraved with long-horned bull in profile, standing before an altar or incense burner, a quilt on its back and harness around the neck, inscription along the top edge. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1, for a similar example.18.7 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the 'Mahjarahu Collection' formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Very fine condition.

Lot 440

26th-19th century BC. A large ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, the underside with an image of three-headed creature in profile, the beast with the body and head of a bull, two antelope heads protruding from its back, inscription with two human figures to the top corner. 41.8 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the 'Mahjarahu Collection' formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Very fine condition.

Lot 446

14th-16th century AD. A small ceramic ewer with body glazed in blue and green vertical panels incorporating three calligraphic panels, two on white ground, third on blue; the spout projecting up from the short neck and with applied handle; with old labels and inked numbers to base. 278 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a private collector; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an old Sotheby's lot ticket.Very fine condition.

Lot 447

12th century AD. A glazed ceramic jug with narrow stripes in metallic blue on a cream-white ground; the slightly scooped neck forming a later silver addition, flat everted rim with dentilled detailing, ribbed strap handle. Cf. Soustiel, J., La Céramique Islamique. Le Guide du Connaisseur, Fribourg, 1985, item 107, for type.690 grams, 20cm (8"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s.Fair condition.

Lot 448

9th-10th century AD. A turquoise glazed ceramic cup with blue trails, bulbous body and short neck, strap handle to the side; some iridescence. 124 grams, 93mm (3 1/2"). Property of a private collector; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.Fair condition.

Lot 51

4th century BC. A ceramic beer or wine straining jug with tall everted spout, loop handle, strainer and pouring channel; painted linear ornament. 833 grams, 22cm (8 3/4"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000.[No Reserve]Fine condition.

Lot 513

Early 3rd millennium BC. A substantial squat ceramic jar with bulbous body decorated with incised panels of linear decoration, U-shaped panels with central raised boss and concentric circles, between each panel a Y-shaped motif of impressed concentric circles; hatched borders to the rim. See Briard, J. The Bronze Age in Barbarian Europe, London, 1979, for discussion.1.1 kg, 20cm wide (8"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s.Fine condition, repaired.

Lot 521

3rd-2nd century BC. A ceramic vessel with biconical body, strap handle and trumpet rim; body decorated with red painted scene of two mounted huntsmen each throwing a spear at deer, scrolling pattern between figures and bands of (Celtiberian?) script to the top and bottom of the scene; below a red painted border with triangles and semi-circular loops; flaring rim and small flat base; applied handle decorated with horizontal bands of red paint. 977 grams, 21.3cm (8 1/2"). Property of a Scandinavian private collector; previously in an old German collection; acquired before 1990.Fine condition, fire damaged and repaired.

Lot 100

Late 2nd millennium BC-1st century BC. Two ceramic items: one goddess figure seated on a throne wearing draped garments and a headdress, facial details surviving; one biconvex stirrup pot with broad shoulder, flared neck (sealed) flanked by two strap handles, small basal ring, flared spout, decorated with a series of painted bands of varying widths; both items on custom-made stands within a custom-made case. 1.3 kg total with box, 22 x 16.5cm (8 3/4 x 6"). Property of a North London gentleman; deaccessioned from Wakefield Museum, West Yorkshire, UK, in the mid 1990s.Fine condition, some repair.

Lot 1010

1st century BC-1st century AD. A large rectangular ceramic tile with impressed manufacturer's stamp 'L V A[.]' for Legio V Alaudae, the 5th Legion [with] crested [helmets]. 8.2 kg, 42cm (16 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 2007; previously in an old German collection. The 5th Legion was raised in Gaul in 52 BC by Julius Caesar to fight the Gaulish armies under Vercingetorix. Its short career ended in 86 AD when it was wiped out at the Battle of Tapae in Domitian's Dacian War. Fair condition.

Lot 1053

Mainly later 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of ceramic tokens with designs including portrait bust, seated figure with dog, Master of Animals and other types. 14.7 grams total, 17-20mm (3/4"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1123

6th century BC-5th century AD. A group of eight ceramic items comprising: front of two-part mould of the head of a young male; a fragment of a seated Etruscan woman wearing a headpiece and nursing a child at her breast; a recumbent female figure in the nude cupping breasts modelled in relief, on an integral sub-rectangular base; upper torso and head of a male figure with worn facial features; handle fragment decorated with a stylised head of a bearded man; low-relief figure of a standing male holding an object in both hands surrounded by a single border of incised dots, on an integral arch-shaped base; head of an animal with large circular eyes and pointed mouth; a grey terminal with short neck and discoid head decorated with shallow incised lines and patterns on both faces; a sub-conical shaped spindle whorl with central circular piercing, chamfered inner aperture, incised and inlaid on the rim with four clusters of two concentric chevrons reaching from the edge of the rim to the edge of the aperture, each group separated by a shallow circular piercing; a hollow terracotta standing male figure on an integral semi-circular base carrying an amphora on his proper left shoulder, right hand on hip, surviving pigmentation and fingerprint impressions. 606 grams total, 3-14.5cm (1 - 5 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; formerly from an old private collection formed in the early 1980s. [10] Fair condition.

Lot 1300

1st-3rd century AD. A broad ceramic patera with flange rim. 1.7 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1375

4th-5th century AD. A ceramic ewer with bulbous body, columnar neck with everted rim, strap handle with thumb-pad, curved spout, incised concentric rings to the shoulder. 1.7 kg, 22.5cm (9"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fine condition, rim chipped.

Lot 1382

1st-2nd century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with short nozzle, volute scroll to each side, the discus with Cupid riding a dolphin within a border, shallow basal ring. 57 grams, 10.3cm (4"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1470

1st-3rd century AD. A substantial squat ceramic storage jar with rolled rim, carinated profile. 3.9 kg, 29cm (11 1/2"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1475

9th-11th century AD. A ceramic piriform vessel with conical base and domed top, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade; decorative band of strokes and circumferential lines to the shoulder, band of impressed pellets above, short neck with narrow aperture. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 483 grams, 12.5cm (53"). Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, date 15 July 2019 and titled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. Fine condition.

Lot 1544

9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic piriform missile with conical top and thick rim enclosing the narrow mouth, concentric circle decoration to the neck, vertical ribs flanked by lines of impressed points; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I.,Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 823 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. Fine condition. A scarce type.

Lot 1593

1st millennium AD. A group of two ceramic bowls, each with three stub feet and chamfered rim. 667 grams total, 12-15cm (4 3/4 - 6"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition, one repaired.

Lot 1657

12th-7th century BC. A ceramic figurine with applied lappet headdress and triple necklace, hands raised below the necklace, pinched face with large applied eyes; rectangular socket to the rear. 175 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously with Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, in the 1990s. Fine condition.

Lot 1688

2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A ceramic jar with slightly flared rim and loop handles to the shoulders, bands of geometric painted ornament in black and red on a cream field. 2.6 kg, 26.5cm (10 1/2"). Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.

Lot 1692

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A squat ceramic jar with rolled rim, loop handle, scooped U-section spout with spur to the rear. 721 grams, 29cm (11 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in an important Mayfair collection, formed 1980. Fine condition.

Lot 1757

Mid 2nd millennium BC. A rectangular ceramic plaque displaying a figure of the female goddess Astarte (Ishtar) standing nude in high relief; hair to the shoulders, hands clasped at the front of the torso, neck ornamentation. 230 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Astarte was a Babylonian goddess of love, fertility, war and sex. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

Lot 1841

2nd millennium BC. A ceramic figure with raised discoid body and rectangular legs decorated with impressed roundels, head tilted forwards with naive facial features and pinched nose, arms held across the chest with bracelets to the wrists and fetters(?) to the ankles. 2.1 kg, 40cm (15 3/4"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. Fine condition, repaired.

Lot 1845

2nd millennium BC. A ceramic jar with globular body, narrow base, trumpet-shaped mouth, traces of red pigment. 2.6 kg, 33cm (13"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1846

3rd millennium BC. An early Bronze Age red-on-white ceramic slip ware spouted vessel with two lateral lug handles, everted rim, red net design to the body. 315 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 2001. Fine condition. Very rare.

Lot 244

A collection of Lladro and Nao figures, comprising a Lladro 5813 'Having A Ball', 5027 'Flower Curtsey' and one of a girl feeding a duck, together with Nao models 1409 'A Joyful New Friend', 1139 'Sleepy-Head', 1136 'First Love', two of girls holding puppies and two seated girls, together with another ceramic figure (10)condition noteNao, the figures are all sound, no chips or cracks, some have sticker glue, needs taking offLladro clown in good general condition, flower curtsey petals ok, no other damage, girl with goose in good general condition

Lot 259

A West German or similar 20th Century pottery jardiniere, with raised foliate decoration, 21.5cm x 28cm, together with ceramic stand, height 52cm (2)

Lot 512

A 19th Century stripped pine chest of drawers, two short drawers over two long drawers, with white ceramic handles, raised on turned supports, 88cm x 49cm x 86cm

Lot 513

A 19th Century stripped pine chest of drawers, two short drawers over two long drawers, with white ceramic handles, raised on turned supports, 88cm x 49cm x 84cm

Lot 517

Two Victorian button-back chairs, one with beige floral upholstery, both raised on turned walnut supports, with ceramic castors (2)

Lot 75

A large collection of pig figurines and ephemera, in glass, pottery, ceramic, resin and metal and more, including a Royal Crown Derby model with silver stopper and others by Wade (80+)

Lot 80

A collection of antiques and jewellery, including a spelter figure of a gladiator, glazed ceramic pendants, pair of silver mounted mother of pearl earrings, an enamel pendant, Starlet travelling clock (in the original box), two silver topped bottles, silvber plated forks and more (parcel)

Lot 134

A Silver Plated Banded Biscuit Barrel with Swing Carrying Handle and Ceramic Liner, 15.5cms High

Lot 10

Ceramic job lot- Staffordshire flatback, x2 mailing & dog plate

Lot 15

3 Art deco ceramic figures, centre figure- firing crack to arm

Lot 80

Box of ceramic to include Royal Doulton

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