6th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a broad hoop with three beaded fillets to the outer face, arcaded architectural model to the bezel with granule detailing, pyramidal roof, square cell with inset garnet cloison. Cf. Hadjadj, R. Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 393 (Grez-Doiceau"). 7.56 grams, 35mm overall, 20.42mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.99, Japan 23) (1 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
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2nd-4th century AD. A rare, beautiful, rectangular-shaped redware platter (lanx) with scalloped edges to the short sides; the centre concave to contain food, mostly likely a seafood such as oysters or mussels, judging from the shape; incised scroll and linear details to the flat top. See Grocock, C., Grainger S. Apicius: A Critical Edition with an Introduction and English Translation, Devon, 2006. 879 grams, 33cm (13"). From the private collection of John Lawton collection, Surrey, UK; formerly in a Cambridge collection since the 1990s; accompanied by a collection sheet. This item was made to be used at the table by an ordinary Roman household, and would have been ideal for laying out appetisers (the course called gustum) like cold meat or small fish around the rim, or to bring the famous fish sauce called garum, made, according to Pliny the Elder, from 'intestinis piscium ceterisque quae abicienda sint sale maceratis' ('from the innards of fish and the refuse that will be otherwise thrown away, mixed with salt', HN,31,93"). Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. An ellipsoid jasper gemstone with intaglio female portrait bust in profile, with tiered hairstyle and palla clasped below the throat, large dress pin with dangles; set in a later sympathetic gold finger ring with crenellated edge to the plaque and vertical ribbing, tiered central cell with raised flange to compensate for the chipped edge of the intaglio; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 211 for type. 24.55 grams, 27.34mm overall, 21.17mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Later 2nd-3rd century AD. A silver spoon comprising a shallow discoid bowl with stepped rim, scrolled neck and rectangular plate with chamfered upper face, square-section handle with three-pronged end and crescent finial. Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B. Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Forschungen in Augst 5, Augst, 1982, item 116 for type. 31.7 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. Of imposing size and presence while retaining Buddha's serenity, this carved larger than life-size schist head shows Gandharan sculpture's Graeco-Roman legacy; the naturalistic carving of the facial features from ridged eyebrows to rounded chin; the locks of hair flow in sinuous symmetrical waves from the widow's peak to the dome of his ushnisha; the ears are shown long with looped earrings drawing the lobes down towards the neck; the urna sits in low relief above the nasal ridge; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 70. Exhibited at ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; accompanied by a copy of the main Tibet House exhibition press release which shows an image of several of the most important items in the exhibition, including this piece which is first on the left. 32.3 kg, 60cm including stand (23 1/2"). Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$ 15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition entitled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this; accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost and Buddhist Art News. Accompanied by geologic report No. TL005265 by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'No definite source localities have been identified for the stones used by the Gandharan sculptors, but the predominant rock was an alumina-rich chloritoid-paragonite-muscovite-quartz schist, probably from Swat.' Very fine condition, chipped.
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A composition scarab with cartouche of Tuthmosis III to the underside, set into a later hollow-formed gold finger ring with swivel-mounted bezel. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 34 for type. 7.55 grams, 29.29mm overall, 20.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1 1/4"). Previously in a private UK collection. Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A finger from a life-size Roman bronze statue, possibly from an Imperial statue at Verulamium (St Albans, Hertfordshire"). Cf. Toynbee, J.M.C. Art in Britain Under the Romans, Oxford, 1964, pl.IV for the bronze head of Claudius recovered from the River Alne, Suffolk, its deposition popularly associated with the Boudican Revolt of AD 61; see also Beutler, F. et al. Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 26. Reported to FLO Matthew Fittock, PAS: BH-089D64. 125 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; found St Albans (near the road to the south of the amphitheatre), UK, in the late 1970s; accompanied by Chris Rudd collector's notes and ticket for item RB2, and various communications with the British and St. Albans Museums, and offprints pursuing the possibility that this finger could be from the same statue of Claudius as the famous head found in the River Alde, Suffolk, in 1907 and now in Colchester Museum; and a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number BH-0B9D64. Fine condition. An extremely rare British find.
Early 6th century AD. A large silver ritual or baptismal spoon with deep piriform bowl, chamfered rim and incised expanding-arm cross, flange to the underside and disc joint to a twisted bar handle with baluster finial. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 909 for type. 80 grams, 26cm (101/4"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A small bronze swing handled situla with lathe turned designs on the body, arched handle with nicely shaped lugs, bronze loops to the sides; possibly used for medical purposes. See a similar item in the Varna Archaeological Museum, preserved inside the grave of a physician, dated to the first or second century AD. 302 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980. Roman situlae, used for medical, religious or alimentary purposes, favoured a simple shape curving from the base, becoming vertical at the top, with a wide mouth and no shoulder, but sometimes a projecting rim. These included another variety of uses, including for washing and bathing. Any decoration was often concentrated on the upper part of the sides, and often, in the simpler situlae, a lathe decoration as with this specimen. Very fine condition.
4th century AD. An aqua green glass vessel with iridescent surface, domed body with pontil base and twisted fluting, slender neck with applied trail, flared mouth with applied rim, strap handle. Cf. Lightfoot, C.S. Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 310 for type. 164 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972. Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A matched pair of silver bowls, each with a broad flat base and low mesomphalos, carinated bowl and flange rim. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 326 for lobed variant of the type. 401 grams total, 16-16.3cm (6 1/4"). From a private collection, Lancashire, UK; acquired on the UK art market; previously in an early 1990s London collection. [2] Fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A long sword with double-edged iron lentoid-section blade, bronze hilt with scooped lower guard, three beaded collars, crescentic pommel with lobe finials and raised knop to the upper face; traces of mineralised wooden scabbard present, especially near tip of blade. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 19. 1.1 kg, 77cm (30 1/4"). Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. Fine condition; blade conserved. A rare type.
1st century AD. A gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, beaded wire collar and cornucopia in granulation. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 190. 4.44 grams, 19.44mm overall, 15.45x12.48mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3) (3/4"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. Finely modelled in schist, the Buddha appears before his following with a serene and compassionate facial expression; his benign and simple nature is expressed in the naturalistic treatment of his heavy monastic garment hanging loosely from the collar in thick layers and forming crescent folds on his torso, arms legs with a sense of fluidity and gravity; his facial features are youthful and perfectly smooth, his straight nose and his softly undulating wavy hair radiating from the centre of the hairline to the ushnisha above; the left hand holds a fold of cloth while the right is raised to display a mudra, probably the outward-facing palm of reassurance; the plain base supports his bare feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 62. Exhibited at ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; accompanied by a copy of the main Tibet House exhibition press release which shows an image of several of the most important items in the exhibition, including this piece which is fourth from the right. 102 kg, 113cm including stand (44 1/2"). Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$ 15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition entitled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this; accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost and Buddhist Art News. Accompanied by geologic report No. TL005264 by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'No definite source localities have been identified for the stones used by the Gandharan sculptors, but the predominant rock was an alumina-rich chloritoid-paragonite-muscovite-quartz schist, probably from Swat.' Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze figurine of a nude male standing with hands folded to the midriff, the face with exaggerated nose and eyes, crescent mouth and triangular beard. Cf. Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 39 for similar stance. 157 grams, 94cm (3 1/4"). From a private collection, Lancashire, UK; acquired on the UK art market; previously in an early 1990s London collection. The use of figurines in a similar stance, standing straight with the hands folded together on the chest, is usually associated with acts of prayer and worship. Aruz (2003) offers many examples of the type in ceramic, bronze and limestone. Some apparently formed part of the foundation deposit for impressive and important buildings; when re-building was necessary, the original figures were re-buried with subsequent re-dedication figures offering a visual summary of the site's construction history. Fine condition.
Mid 12th-8th century BC. A British triple-banded gold 'ring money' from the late Bronze Age, a composite Collar-Type ring comprising three conjoined bands. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, pl.30h (which was found at Granta Fen, Ely, Cambs) and 34d and 34e. 2.89 grams, 14mm (1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; previously in an Isle of Man collection; formerly in the Shamrock collection; found near Foxton, Cambridgeshire, UK, 28 October 1992; accompanied by Chris Rudd collector's notes and ticket for item BA27, and an offprint on Bronze Age goldwork of the British Isles by Joan J. Taylor. Chris Rudd says: 'Though primarily made as a piece of jewellery – almost certainly a tress-ring in this instance – such rings probably had a secondary purpose too, as a convenient method of portable wealth storage. In that sense one might justifiably regard these items as a form of primitive pre-coinage money, though today’s archaeologists are keen that we refer to them as ‘penannular rings’ rather than ‘ring money’.' Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
3rd-2nd century BC. A silver finger ring with flared discoid plaque, intaglio profile female bust with braided hair drawn back from the face in a chignon, ribbed hem to the garment. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 97. 12.5 grams, 22.96mm overall, 19.56mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (3/4"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition, hoop slightly distorted.
5th-7th century AD. A banded carnelian or banded agate gemstone featuring a cross potent within a wreath, set into a later gold finger ring with octagonal facetted hoop, hexafoil with granules supporting a disc bezel. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 483. 9.31 grams, 31.02mm overall, 19.96mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1 1/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A discoid bronze seal with facing portrait of a figure with tall headdress, cloak tied to the chest, both arms raised holding objects, enclosed within a plain border; strap handle to the reverse, accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Bronze Disc with Loop on Back, 56 x 56.5 x 12mm. The face of this disc has a figure depicted on it in low relief within an outer band. It shows a figure from the waist up with headdress marked by a spike at the front. In one hand he holds an arrow or other such item, and the other hand is gripping a different item. The body is marked by curving side strokes and a circle and short cross strokes within the side strokes. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 100 B.C-200 A.D. It is a rare item and in fair condition.' 47 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number U-680, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
6th century AD. A suite of silver belt mounts and fittings comprising: eight quatrefoil plaques each with pierced trefoil ornament and five hollow lobes; two mounts with double-scroll above and below the central cell, suspension ring below, cell with beaded collar and inset cabochon garnet; plaque with four double-scrolls and central gilt cell with inset banded agate; eleven interstitial disc mounts; buckle plate with loops, three hollow lobes and cell with beaded collar and inset garnet; mounted on a custom-made display board. Cf. Spier, J. Treasures of the Ferrell Collection, Wiesbaden, 2010, item 137. 1.3 kg total, 1.05m (39 1/2"). From a private collection since 2007; previously in a private British collection since 1970; formerly with Archéologie, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 30th November 2012, lot 614 (€8,000-10,000"). Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), her hair elaborately dressed with ringlets to the shoulders, with bun and long braids falling over them, naked from hips up, her left covering the breast and the right hand the pubis holding a loosely draped cloak (chlamys) around her hips exposing buttocks and pudendum, standing upon a circular pedestal, decorated with concentric circles. See for similar typology Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 76. 310 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980. Venus was one of the most popular deities to be represented in small scale sculpture for centuries across the Mediterranean world, and one of the most common to be found in household shrines. The goddess was not only associated with love, but also with fertility in both humans and nature, and was regarded as a protector of the crops under her Etruscan name of Turan. At the beginning she was even associated with the war and very often represented with a spear in hand. She was also considered to be a mother goddess who protected her devotees under the name of Venus Genetrix. According the Greco-Roman mythology she was the mother of Aeneas, the Trojan hero from whom Julius Caesar claimed descent, and was thus the progenitor of the whole Julio-Claudian dynasty. Very fine condition.
8th-5th century BC. A very large bronze brooch comprising a square-section bow with two coils attached to a round-section arm with spiral ribbing to the head, bulbous collar, s-curved catch and discoid plaque to the foot. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 197. 172 grams, 25.5cm (10"). Formerly in the Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E1; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition, repaired.
2nd-3rd century AD. The serenity and quiet authority of the Buddha is captured perfectly in this carved life-size schist head, which contrasts the sharpness of the facial features with the soft undulating bands of hair sweeping towards the domed ushnisha; the ears are carved with looped earrings drawing the lobes down towards the neck; the urna sits in low relief above the nasal ridge; fragment of the original frieze background to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 71. Exhibited at ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; accompanied by a copy of the main Tibet House exhibition press release. 23.9 kg, 47cm including stand (18 1/2"). Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition entitled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this; accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost and Buddhist Art News. Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A glass bottle with dimple base, rounded profile, tapering neck and flared mouth with chamfered rim. Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 705 for type. 450 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Fine condition.
21st-22nd Dynasty, 1069-730 BC. A cartonnage funerary mask with gilded face and painted detailing; eyes depicted wide open with black pupils and outlines, arched black brows; the brow with circular red-painted ribbon, an ankh to the rear; above the brow a gold disc surmounted by a winged scarab; over the head a painted vulture with outstretched wings, each supporting a feather of the goddess Ma'at, and holding a baton in each of its outstretched claws; the face flanked by lateral pairs of winged ba (soul) birds with raised hands, behind each ba bird a pair of winged goddesses flanking a squatting figure wearing Atef crown, each flanked by the sign nb for gold; below, four panels of a recumbent Anubis surmount panels each with a winged falcon, themselves above a robed figure (the deceased) standing in adoration before a seated Osiris, God of the Dead, the other side with a similar figure worshipping the seated god Ra with sun-disc on his head; panels of roundels, geometric designs, wedjat eyes and other motifs; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Taylor, J.H. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, item 30 for type. 3.4 kg total, 46cm not including stand (18").Formerly in the private collection of Ambassador Bréjon de Lavergnée; acquired in Cairo between 1966-1968 when he was working there for the French embassy; accompanied by old photos of the mask taken in his house in Paris in the 1970s; also accompanied by French cultural passport number 206374.Fine condition.
Star Wars - This lot is part of the private collection of a former Hasbro UK employee that worked on the design and marketing of Star Wars toys, collectables and point of sale items - Large Naboo Starfighter model made as point of sale item for large retailers of the Hasbro Star Wars toy line, over 6 foot in length
Star Wars - This lot is part of the private collection of a former Hasbro UK employee that worked on the design and marketing of Star Wars toys, collectables and point of sale items - Large Naboo Starfighter model made as point of sale item for large retailers of the Hasbro Star Wars toy line, over 6 foot in length
Star Wars - This lot is part of the private collection of a former Hasbro UK employee that worked on the design and marketing of Star Wars toys, collectables and point of sale items - Large Naboo Starfighter model made as point of sale item for large retailers of the Hasbro Star Wars toy line, over 6 foot in length
An incredible original WWI First World War era Tank Corp driver's ' splatter ' mask. Steel and leather construction, with metal eye shields, and chain mail chin cover. Padded leather to the inside, and canvas head straps present. A rare and interesting piece of First World War history. These masks were introduced in early 1917 to protect the crew from splinters caused by steel particles which flew around the inside of the tank as it was hit by projectiles.Note - due to the nature of this item, buyers are reminded for the need to satisfy themselves as to authenticity, accuracy and condition of items prior to bidding, irrespective of description.
A rare believed WWII Second World War era large handmade banner in the form of a Third Reich German Nazi ' SS ' skull and crossbones motif. White painted on black fabric, the banner being double sided. Appears hand made (likely out of something else). Well painted. By repute discovered in Russia, after the war. Unusual item. Measures approx; 108cm x 120cm.
A rare WWII Second World War era ' Special Operations ' believed British made telescopic truncheon / club. Very similar to the German Security Poilce ' SIPO ' of the time, but with some differences. The top pulls out to a full length sprung baton. Rare and unusual item. Measures approx 40cm total length when out.
A rare original WWII Second World War Welsh Guards uniform set belonging to a James 'Jimmy' A. W. Dent. Tank commander - who was most famously in the first British tank to enter Brussels at the end of the war. The collection comprising of three of Dent's Welsh Guards tunics / blouses. The first being a jacket - lacking insignia but retains his medal ribbon bar to front and is named to the collar badge ' JAW Dent ' (faint), the second item being Dent's 1944 Battledress blouse (1940 pattern) complete with all insignia - medal ribbon, cloth shoulder titles etc, and the third being a similar battledress blouse also with full insignia. All medal ribbons carry the Oak Leaf for a mention in dispatches. The full story can be read here: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-driver-tank-liberated-brussels-7712095FURTHER EFFECTS CAN BE FOUND IN LOT 39

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