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Click here to subscribe3rd-4th century AD.A mixed ceramic group comprising: a plain bulbous bottle with thick neck, flared rim; a leaf-shaped lamp with raised concentric ribs to the upper face, lug handle; each with old dealer's listing document. 256 grams total, 9.5-12.5cm (3 3/4 -5"). Fine condition, bottle cracked.Property of a Somerset lady; acquired from Barry Clayden of Coincraft, Great Russell Street, London, UK; in 1988. [2 No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD.A hollow ceramic vessel with domed top and conical base intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; rows of impressed squares to the shoulder and domed rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 732 grams, 15cm (6"). Fine condition.English private collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with domed top and conical base intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; median gusset and band of chevrons, domed rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 269 grams, 10cm (4"). Fine condition.English private collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD.A hollow ceramic vessel, ovoid in shape; the shoulder decorated with an impressed concentric ring designs, the neck with a wide circular rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 544 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Fine condition, repaired.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.
Neolithic, 5th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose and hair, stub arms extended, incised detail to face and body; arms and crest pierced. 114 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
Neolithic, 5th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic vessel with large head to one side of the rim with pinched nose, lentoid eyes and incised lines from the forehead to the cheeks, prominent ears to the side pierced in the middle; short feet to the base forming a pedestal foot. 213 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Fair condition.Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
14th century AD.A large tall glazed ceramic storage jar with flat bottom, high shoulder and everted rolled rim; brown glaze to the rim and interior. 1.8 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). Very fine condition.Property of an English collector; formerly in the Walter Steinberg collection; acquired 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve]
Italian, 17th century AD.A ceramic jug with white slip and blue painted decoration to the front in the form of a stylised plant; rolled rim with pinched spout; handle with collar and lines of blue pigment; pedestal base. 360 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Fair condition.Property of a Sussex gentleman; acquired before 1990.
12th-6th century BC.A flat-backed ceramic figurine with two heads; the eyes and breasts formed as appliqué panels with central recesses, the headdresses and necklaces separately applied, formed with vertical strokes; the legs combined extending to a domed base. 85 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the T Eva collection; acquired from Pars Antiques, London, W1 between 1980 and 1990.
18th-19th century AD.A ceramic vessel with flat base, D-shaped body with folded arms, raised collar, head with low hat, sharp facial features, ears with drop earrings, strap handle to the rear; painted polychrome geometric designs to the body, facial features. 1.3 kg, 31.5cm (12 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s.
Late 1st millennium BC.A mixed group of ceramic heads comprising: one of Ishtar in conical cap with large lentoid eyes; one with pinched features, annular eyes, conical extension to rear, mounted on a custom-made base. 57 grams total, 40-57 mm including base (1 1/2 - 2 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of an English collector; formerly in the Walter Steinberg collection; acquired 1960s-1980s. Ishtar is the Mesopotamian East Semitic goddess of fertility, love, war, sex, and power. [2 No Reserve]
4th millennium BC.A ceramic figurine of a female with legs folded, arms supporting the breasts, conical head with pinched facial features, pigment stripes to legs, chest and shoulders; old collector's label to the reverse. Cf. Caubet, A. & Bernus-Taylor, M. The Louvre: Near Eastern Antiquities, London, 1991 p.15. 79 grams, 91mm (3 3/4").Fine condition.From an important collection of a Mayfair gentleman; acquired from a Mayfair gallery before 1999; collection number 2532.
4th-3rd century BC.A large trapezoid-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 315 grams, 18.4cm (7 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
4th-3rd century BC.A large trapezoid-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 385 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
4th-3rd century BC.A large rectangular-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 244 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
4th-3rd century BC.A large trapezoid-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 410 grams, 22.5cm (8 3/4").Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
4th-3rd century BC.A rectangular-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 295 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2").Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
4th-3rd century BC.A small triangular-shaped slightly curved ceramic mask with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B. The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B. Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28 no. 1. 79 grams, 13.2cm (5 1/4").Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired on the Asian art market.
12th-16th century AD.A green-glazed ceramic figurine of a nude seated female suckling a baby in her arms; hollow to the underside. See Rooney, D.F. A Field Guide to Glazed Thai Ceramics in Asian Perspectives, Vol.28 No.2. 114 grams, 97mm (4").Fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.
14th-15th century AD.A ceramic lidded jar with dark grey pigment, radiating lines to lid and body. 112 grams total, 65mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition.Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Annamese Hoi An pottery was made in what is now modern day Vietnam, in the kilns at Chu Dou, being the largest and most important kilns in the fourteenth to fifteenth century in kingdom of Annam. [2]
Southern Song Dynasty, 1127-1279 AD.A conical ceramic bowl with basal ring, brown 'hare's fur' glaze. 187 grams, 12.5cm (5").Fine condition.Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. 'Hare's fur' glaze was developed in Fujian province, China where it is called Jian ware. The brown-black glaze of Jian ware was often marked with streaks or spots, called 'hare's fur', which are the crystalline markings of the iron oxide in the glaze precipitated during firing, where it collects into spots of pure metallic iron. [No Reserve]
Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century AD.A glazed ceramic figure of a headrest in the form of a baby lying in its back; tuft of hair to the front, red and green robes with floral decoration, one hand to chest, other to waist; legs bent at the knee; unglazed oval base. 570 grams, 21cm (8 1/4").Fine condition.Acquired on the London art market before 2000.
3rd millennium BC.A bulbous ceramic jar with two small loop handles, narrow base and everted rim; decorated to the upper surface with four painted hatched roundels and swags surrounding. 4.3 kg, 40cm (16").Fine condition, repaired, rim chipped.Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection; acquired before 1980.
3rd millennium BC.A bulbous ceramic jar with two small loop handles, narrow base and trumpet-shaped rim; decorated to the upper surface with two painted hatched roundels and geometric blocks surrounding. 3 kg, 31.5cm (12 1/2").Fine condition.Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection; acquired before 1980.
Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD.A cream-glazed ceramic granary jar with rosette appliqués and undulating dragon to the neck above a row of facing guardian figure appliqué with zodiac figures around, piecrust rim with loops beneath. 3.5 kg, 65cm (25 1/2").Fine condition, usage wear.Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection; acquired before 1980.
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD.A pair of ceramic soldiers wearing long robes to feet, one in red, the other green, cap to head, right arm across chest, hole to hand for separate weapon; details in paint to the faces. 1.06kg total, 23cm (9").Fair condition, one repaired.UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. [2]
2nd millennium BC.A ceramic figure of a reclining bull, large horns to top of head, hump to the back, one leg to the back; face with large eyes in black pigment, horns with bands of red and black; body painted with panels of buff and red triangles. 162 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the collection of David Gold, who formed his collection in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
4th-3rd millennium BC.A ceramic figure of a female with dome-shaped head, traces of headdress to the top, applied hair falling to the shoulders with roundels to the end; large impressed eyes, small pinched nose; bands of necklaces to the chest; arms hanging to the side, legs slightly apart. 34 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Fine condition.Ex David Gold collection; by repute from a group catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the 1980s.
4th-3rd millennium BC.A seated ceramic figure of a female, possibly a goddess, with applied bands to the top of the head for hair, large pinched nose with pierced holes for eyes, small applied mouth; broad collar necklace to the neck, breasts with applied nipples; arms outstretched, legs slightly bent with incised toes to the feet. 40 grams, 95mm (3 3/4").Fine condition.Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000.
4th-3rd millennium BC.A ceramic standing figure female wearing a large headdress, hooked nose, pierced holes for eyes, applied mouth; two roundels to the front possibly to represent breasts with pendant between; arms held to side; beaded belt with short skirt, legs slightly apart. 17 grams, 10cm (4"). Fine condition, one foot chipped.Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s.
4th-3rd millennium BC.A ceramic figure of a standing male, cap to top of head, large hooked nose with pierced holes for eyes, applied ears to the side and hair falling over the shoulders; applied necklace in the form of beads with central pendant; arms held to the side, exposed phallus and legs slightly open. 24 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition.Ex South London collection; acquired in the late 1990s.
19th-early 20th century AD.A black ceramic jar with bulbous body, basal ring, tubular head with applied eyes and facial features, two rings to the neck, funicular headdress, hatched panel to the stomach, for arms forming loop handles; Mangbetu workmanship. 2.7 kg, 32cm (12 1/2"). Fine condition, rim chipped.From an important London, W1 collection; acquired 1960-1980s.
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC.A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose and hair, stub arms extended, small breasts, incised detail to face and body; arms pierced. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015 fig.20 for type. 322 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
An inlaid Edwardian rosewood writing table/desk with scrolling acanthus urn and further trailing floral detail, the raised back incorporating four small drawers flanking a rectangular mirror plate with pierced brass gallery over an inverted T shaped leather surface, three frieze drawers and four square tapered legs with brass caps and ceramic castors.
A late 19th century Aesthetic movement ceramic oil lamp and decorated glass shade, the ovoid shaped fount and base are transfer decorated with bees and marigolds and marked with Rd No: 826. This is mounted on three brass mounts decorated with bats on a black ceramic foot. The burner is a Hink (A/F) Duplex No: 2 with bayonet fitting. The lamp comes complete with transfer etched amber shade decorated with palm leaves.
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