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Click here to subscribe16th-17th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands with scooped cuffs. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 728 for type. 6.46 grams, 23mm overall, 19.32mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 USA 9 1/4 Europe 20.63 Japan 19) (1"). Extremely fine condition.Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.
16th-17th century AD. A substantial parcel-gilt silver D-section hoop and discoid bezel; the hoop with chip-carved saltires, niello-filled lozenge to the underside; the bezel flared with band of niello roundels, plaque with pointillé border, incised concentric rings, central cross with legend 'ΠΑΤΡΙΚΙΩC ΣΤΑΒΡΑΚΟC' (Patrikios Stavrakos"). Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 643. 33 grams, 29mm overall, 18.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4 Europe 19.0 Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. Ex Helios Ancient Art, London, UK; 1989. [No Reserve]
17th century AD.A triangular-section silver hoop with hatched triangles and leaves to the flat faces, ribbed shoulders flanking a skull bezel. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 722 for type. 6.12 grams, 29mm overall, 18.73mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2 Europe 18.75 Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s.
An exceptionally large 'Desert Rose' (baryte) specimen with very fine structure showing a series of compound rosettes of crystals.See Bonewitz, Dr Ronald Louis, Rocks and Minerals, 2005 p.210 for information; see also O'Donoghue, Michael, The Encyclopedia of Minerals & Gemstones, 1976 p.71. 16.5 kg, 46cm (18"). Very fine condition.From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898").This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. Dr Bonewitz has examined and comments: 'this is an exceptional and particularly fine specimen'. [No Reserve]
Circa 1930. A plaster model Pteraspis fossil fish with painted surface in brown and blue; with monochrome photograph of the finished item, three preparatory sketches including modification notes; pamphlet A Catalogue of Plaster Cast Models of Extinct Animals featuring the model on page 4. 356 grams total, model: 29cm (11 1/2"). Fine condition, dorsal spine repaired.From the historic collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd; acquired by Percy Bottley of Gregory, Bottley & Co. in the 1930s; formerly from a historic natural history art collection, the artistic work of palaeontologist, Commander Vernon Edwards. See Swinton, Dr William Elgin, Monsters of Primeval Days, London, 1931; see also, same author, The Dinosaurs - A Short History of a Great Group of Extinct Reptiles, London, 1934 wherein many of the drawings, models and dioramas created by Edwards are published, described and illustrated (the author at the Natural History Museum, London, 1924-1961 later Director of Life Sciences, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, died 1994").Vernon Edwards is credited as being one of the most talented and influential dinosaur model makers of the 20th century. His work has appeared in museums and galleries around the world; it was a major influence on movie producers and early special effects creators, particularly when films such as The Lost World and King Kong began to showcase dinosaurs as part of the increasingly popular ‘monster movies’ of the 1920's and 30's. Edwards was born in 1891 into a naval family and attended Weymouth College. In 1914 he joined the navy and served throughout World War One; after the war he found it difficult to adjust to civilian life and, among other professions, tried his hand at farming. His greatest passion was model making, being self taught in art and anatomy, and it was whilst staying with family in Sussex in the early 1920's that he met Dr F.A. Bather, Keeper of Geology at the British Museum. Dr. Bather was impressed by the detailed and accurate models that Edwards was producing and asked him to produce a series of prehistoric models for the British Museum (Natural History), now known as the Natural History Museum. Vernon Edwards was given access to the museum's collections and scientific monographs, so the models he produced were up to date reconstructions which were then authenticated by Dr. Bather and later by Dr. W.E. Swinton for scientific accuracy. His major work for the Museum was a series of dioramas which graced the 'Fossil Fish' gallery until the late 1970's.The models proved to be very popular and many museums around the world would order them to highlight their growing and increasingly popular collections of paleontological specimens; the largest collections in the UK can now be found in Bolton Museum and the Horniman Museum, London. At this time Edward’s work would also go on to be used for cigarette cards, as well as appearing in many popular magazines, such as The Illustrated London News and The Listener, but it was the publication of The Dinosaurs: A Short History of a Great Group of Extinct Reptiles, by W.E. Swinton, the first serious dinosaur book ever produced, that would place his work at the forefront of academic and popular imagination.Commercial production of the models was time-consuming, which made the models expensive, so very few were produced other than for museums. Being of plaster they were also fragile, so very few outside well-conserved museum collections survive undamaged. The items in this collection are a selection of original sketches and paintings by Vernon Edwards, master models from which moulds were taken, and stock models produced for sale by Gregory Bottley & Co.M.E. Howgate M.Sc. FLS (Authority on Vernon Edwards) [7 No Reserve]
Late 3rd millennium BC.A black limestone cylinder seal with frieze of standing heroes grappling with rearing beasts with bearded human faces. See Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005 item 95 for type. 3.76 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
2nd millennium BC.A haematite cylinder seal with frieze of a king with a mace facing the suppliant goddess Lama, between them are a monkey above, and a 'bow-legged dwarf' below; behind the goddess is a nude goddess. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005 item 202 for type. 5.27 grams, 25mm (1"). Very fine condition.Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
Late 3rd millennium BC.A haematite cylinder seal with intaglio frieze of a seated figure in flounced robe holding a sceptre confronted by a similarly dressed standing figure with two others behind the seat and cuneiform text in the field. See Collon, D. Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990 item 6 for type. 8.74 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
9th-8th century BC. A chalcedony cylinder seal with frieze of a standing winged and robed figure gripping the fore-paws of two rearing winged sphinxes. See Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005 item 349 for type. 5.93 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition, one edge chipped.Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990.
5th century BC. A silver lotus bowl with low wall and everted rim, the exterior decorated with repoussé lotus leaves and buds, a raised central omphalos to the interior. Cf. Sotheby's Antiquities, New York, June 15 1988 Lot 61; cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N. Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005 item 103. 482 grams, 23cm (9"). Fine condition, exterior brushed. Property of a German gentleman; acquired 1980-1990. The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent included the territories of Mesopotamia, parts of Central Asia and Asia Minor, Thrace and Macedonia, the Black Sea coast, Arabia, the Levant and Egypt. Shallow bowls of this form, used for drinking wine, were made from various materials, including metal, glass, and ceramic.
1st millennium BC. A substantial silver penannular bracelet, round in section with wire coils to the shank, two groups of three granules to the underside, applied beaded wire and granules forming opposed beast-head finials. Cf. Peltenburg, E. The Burrell Collection of Western Asiatic Antiquities, Edinburgh, 1991 p. 103 item 77 for a similar example. 116 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). Property of an Austrian collector; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Late 2nd millennium BC.A sceptre composed of two tubular bronze elements comprising: a lower section with stepped base, waisted grip, slender shaft with beaded collar and flange finial; an upper section with 'Master of Animals' figure with openwork legs, opposed beast-heads emerging from the shoulders, face with beaked nose, baluster above; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934 plate III, item 8. 495 grams, 39.5cm (15 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery; acquired in the 1980s.
17th-19th century AD.A carnelian intaglio with calligraphic text لا اله الا الله ممهدرسولال اله (There is no God but Allah and Mohamed is his messenger), set into a later flat-section gold hoop with scroll detailing and applied filigree, flared shoulders supporting the rectangular plaque with incised guilloche border. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 536 for type. 9.11 grams, 24mm overall, 22.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2 USA 12 3/4 Europe 29.49 Japan 28) (1"). 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.
12th-13th century AD.A garnet cloison intaglio with calligraphic text, possibly the personal name of the owner, set into a later flat-section gold hoop with scroll detailing and applied filigree; flared shoulders supporting a rectangular plaque with incised guilloche border. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 536 for type. 7.99 grams, 27mm overall, 20.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10 Europe 22.83 Japan 22) (1"). 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.
15th-19th century AD. A lapis lazuli intaglio calligraphic text Allah, set into a later flat-section gold hoop with scroll detailing and applied filigree, flared shoulders supporting a rectangular plaque with incised guilloche border. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 536. 7.14 grams, 26mm overall, 20.72mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11 Europe 25.0 Japan 24) (1"). 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.
13th-15th century AD. A jasper intaglio with calligraphic text and tendrils, set into a later flat-section gold hoop with scroll detailing and applied filigree, flared shoulders supporting a rectangular plaque with incised guilloche border and inscription Ali. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 536. 11 grams, 27mm overall, 21.60mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12 Europe 27.51 Japan 26) (1"). 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.
17th-18th century AD. A hollow D-section gold hoop supporting a rectangular bezel with granulation to the borders, cell with facetted dark green emerald insert. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 541 for type. 2.97 grams, 22mm overall, 16.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 USA 5 1/2 Europe 11.0 Japan 10) (1"). Fine condition. Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair Gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. This may well have been a stone from the earliest deposits at Chivor, Columbia.
19th century AD. A hollow-formed bronze incense burner, rectangular in plan with faceted openwork column to each corner surmounted by a beast-head and supported by a scooped foot; round void to the upper face with lip; square-section handle with hatched ornament, two polyhedral balusters, poppy-head terminal; executed in 13th century style. Cf. von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012 item 26. 2 kg, 35cm (13 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a European collector living in London; acquired before 2000.From the surviving examples of Islamic incense burners that have survived and which are preserved in various museums and private collections, we can divide them into two major types. The western types, which owe their origin to Coptic and Byzantine examples and, the oriental type which were made under strong Indian, but particularly of Buddhist influence. Islamic historical sources are extremely generous with accounts on the subject. According to a descriptive account by al-Mas‘udi, the ‘Abbasid caliph, al-Ma‘mun, presided over an assembly of legists every Tuesday. When these and other learned men came to the palace to attend these meetings, they were first ushered into a chamber and served a meal, after which the incense burners were brought so that the guests could perfume themselves before entering the caliph's presence. The amount of aromatic substances, particularly aloes and certain varieties of sandalwoods, used for thurification in the households of caliphs and dignitaries, must have been enormous. Thurification was, however, not confined to the audience halls of caliphs, kings, and their dignitaries, or to the drawing rooms and private chambers of urban aristocracy. An important account by the early tenth-century geographer, Ibn Rustah, suggests that religious institutions were likewise incensed, apparently under the influence of Christian church practice. He relates how the orthodox caliph, 'Umar, presented to the mosque at al-Madina a silver incense burner ornamented with human figures which was brought by him from Syria. More than five centuries later the famous Spanish traveler, Ibn Jubayr, describes a religious ceremony during the month of Ramadan in a mosque at Mecca which was perfumed with aloes wood from a censer.
19th century AD.A bronze ewer with flared base, squat body, ribbed shoulder, domed lid with knop handle, flat-section handle with sitting cat above; bands of reserved calligraphic text to the shoulder, neck and lid, figural and avian roundels to the body. See von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012 item 63 for type. 739 grams, 23.5cm (9 1/4"). Fine condition.Ex South London collection; acquired in the late 1990s.
2nd century BC. A ring formed from a bezel of two gold cells each with flange rim and conjoining granule at the base, inset cabochon garnet; joined with a later round-section gold hoop and a pair of Eros figures at the shoulders, each standing nude with sphere in the right hand, left arm extended to the side, wings flanking the facing head. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907 item 721 for type. 8.49 grams, 24mm overall, 15.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4 Europe 7.44 Japan 7) (1"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
5th-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of facetted biconical and tubular rock crystal beads with hollow-formed gold spherical and biconvex spacer beads; modern clasp. See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, Br Fine condition.itish Museum, London, 1911 item 1188 for type. 35 grams, 41cm (16").Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980.
4th century BC.A restrung set of gold elements comprising: rosette plaques with beaded wire to the outer petals, hollow piriform vase pendants with filigree and granule detailing; pairs of lotus blossoms with beaded wire and granule detailing, hollow ribbed pendants with filigree loop and granule finial. Cf. the Taranto necklace in Despini, A. Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996 item 138-9. 71 grams, 36cm (14 1/4"). Very fine condition, some restoration.Ex an important American collection from Chicago, Illinois, USA; disposed of in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Gold occurs rarely in Central Greece, but resources in Thrace, Asia Minor, Egypt and Spain were all exploited. Herodotus mentions Hyperborean sources, in the far north, which might indicate deposits in the Urals; he also writes of gold obtained by the Carthaginians who sailed beyond the Pillars of Herakles, known to us as the Straight of Gibraltar, to the Atlantic coast of Africa. Most famous in ancient literature is the gold of Asia Minor, where the mythical king Midas of Phrygia and the historical king Croesus of Lydia became synonymous with vast wealth. In Greece itself, Herodotus saw gold mines on the north Aegean island of Thasos, as well as the Cycladic island of Siphnos. The style of this necklace is in keeping with the tastes of the Eastern Greeks and the Hellenistic kingdoms. The pieces that come from the Black Sea region show the taste for gold, rendered beautifully by immigrant Greeks and local goldsmiths, was indulged in by both chieftains grown rich from the trading of grain, timber and other natural resources and Greek merchants and settlers, who may have adopted local customs. While some of their treasures are clearly the work of local craftsmen, others, like this piece, are highly refined works of unadulterated Greek style, suggesting that they were either imports or the products of Greek craftsmen who settled abroad in order to profit from serving wealthy foreign clients.
5th-4th century BC. A round-section gold hoop of twisted rods with S-shaped terminals formed as snake-heads, granule detailing. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978 item 79 for type. 6.55 grams, 23mm overall, 19.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2 USA 9 Europe 19.69 Japan 19) (1"). Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
1st-2nd century AD.A silver oyster shell with hinge, parcel-gilt band to the outer edge of each face with pointillé detailing; to the underside, three parcel-gilt model dolphins with pointillé detailing for the feet; to the interior, a gilt band to the edge and above the hinge with pointillé acanthus-leaf and scrolled tendril detailing, central appliqué of a nude Venus (Aphrodite) wearing a gilt bracelet, necklace and brow-band, crouching on a gilt panel with decorated band and trefoils. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 198 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Very fine condition. Rare.From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s.See Carducci, C. Gold and Silver Treasures of Ancient Italy, London, 1969 plate 45 for a similar item from the pre-Christian era. See Kent, J.P.C. & Painter, K.S. Wealth of the Roman World: Gold & Silver AD 300-700 London, 1977 items 89 94 for stylistically similar items from the Esquiline Treasure. Venus Anadyomene (Greek, Venus Rising From the Sea) is one of the classic representations of the goddess being born fully-formed from a sea-shell. The shell itself is a symbol of the vulva, and features in Roman funerary art where it symbolises rebirth.
8th century BC.A hollow-formed D-section earring with conical lower edge. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 item 941. 0.75 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Very fine condition.Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
1st millennium BC.A bronze openwork plaque depicting a wolf devouring a smaller animal, loop above the wolf's back, two attachment loops tot he reverse. Cf. László, G. The Art of the Migration Period, Coral Gables, 1974 item 66 for parallel imagery. 49 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition.From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. [No Reserve]
3rd-4th century AD. A keeled D-section gold hoop with flat angled shoulders, scaphoid bezel with inset red jasper cloison, intaglio female profile bust with diadem to the brow. See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 item 188 for type. 5.29 grams, 25mm overall, 22.0mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2 Europe 29.12 Japan 28) (1"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a North West London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market between 1978-1980.
2nd-3rd century AD.A mixed group of bronze bow brooches comprising: a P-shaped brooch with vertical ribbing on the bow, returned foot; a P-shaped brooch with saltire detailing; a crossbow brooch with irregular knops. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 481 493 498. 93 grams total, 64-70mm (2 1/2 - 2 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey lady, by inheritance. [3 No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD.A turned bone spindle whorl with concentric rings, gussetted profile. See Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 12.3 for type. 26 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey lady, by inheritance. [No Reserve]
1st century AD. A D-section silver hoop with flared shoulders, plaque with inset carnelian cabochon. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 173 for type. 7.34 grams, 22mm overall, 15.70mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2 USA 5 Europe 9.32 Japan 9) (1"). Fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
1st century AD. A round-section gold hoop supporting a discoid bezel with inset carnelian intaglio female profile bust. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 123. 7.41 grams, 24mm overall, 16.56x19.0mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2 USA 6 Europe 12.0 Japan 11) (1"). Extremely fine condition From an important collection of a Mayfair gentleman, London, UK. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'The carnelian is of an unusually fine colour and clarity'. .
3rd-4th century AD.A silver crossbow brooch with deep bow, three irregular knops, short footplate with herringbone detailing, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 102. 13 grams, 48mm (2"). Fine condition.Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
4th century AD.A bronze crossbow brooch with three facetted onion-shaped knops to the headplate, openwork scrolls to the upper face of each arm, deep bow with reserved running zigzag, parallel-sided footplate with median zigzag and C-shaped ornaments to the sides and lower edge; pin and catchplate to the reverse with slider mechanism to secure the pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 505. 57 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). Very fine condition.From a private Hampshire, UK, collection; acquired in the 1970s.
1st-2nd century AD. A D-section hollow gold hoop with flared shoulders, inset elliptical carnelian intaglio of a profile female bust with fillet to the brow. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 146. 12 grams, 28mm overall, 15.88x17.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2 USA 5 Europe 9.32 Japan 9) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. From an important collection of a Mayfair gentleman, London, UK. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'The carnelian from which the intaglio is carved shows white patination in parts, evidence of its great antiquity'.
2nd century AD. A keeled silver hoop with flared shoulders, flat triangular upper face to each with incised chevron detailing, discoid plaque with ribs to the underside, intaglio image of the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913 item 398. 17 grams, 30mm overall, 21.57mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12 Europe 27.51 Japan 26) (1 1/4"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st-2nd century AD. A silver flat-section hoop with incised chevrons and starburst to the underside; the bezel scaphoid in plan with central panel and '?VTVXI' in seriffed capitals, segment to each angle with incised cross. Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913 item 944 for type. 7.25 grams, 23mm overall, 19.87mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 10 Europe 22.33 Japan 21) (1").Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s.
1st century BC-1st century AD.A substantial D-section bronze hoop with ribbing to the flared shoulders; discoid bezel with inset black glass plaque, intaglio gorgoneion with cord ties below. Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913 item 118. 20 grams, 27mm overall, 22.24mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2 USA 12 3/4 Europe 29.49 Japan 28) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of miniature bone dice with annular spots, one arranged 1:2 3:4 5:6 and the other 1:6 2:5 3:4. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 2.82. 2.40 grams total, 8-9mm (1/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [2 No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze phallic amulet with D-section suspension ring. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.587. 27 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
3rd century AD.A D-section hoop with sharply angled keeled profile, elliptical bezel with incised border and SPQR (Sen?tus Populusque R?m?nus The Roman Senate and People) legend. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 409 for type. 8.14 grams, 29mm overall, 17.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 USA 7 1/2 Europe 16.0 Japan 15) (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD.An iron lift-key, flat-section with loop to the shank, curved terminal with four prominent teeth. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 5.21. 146 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Fine condition.Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
Mid 1st-2nd century AD.A flat-section silvered bronze pendant with silvered outer face, integral loop; the plaque formed as a disc with central circular recess, pelta-shaped panel below, amphora-type shoulders above. Cf. similarly shaped military plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1021. 7.16 grams, 52mm (2"). Fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A round-section hoop with flared shoulders, elliptical bezel with inset carnelian intaglio of an insect. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 243 for type. 6.19 grams, 23mm overall, 19.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 10 Europe 22.33 Japan 21) (1"). Extremely fine condition. Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980.
1st century AD. A hollow-formed terracotta oil lamp with chamfered shoulders, pierced lug handle, volute scrolls above the D-shaped nozzle, profile actor's mask to the discus. Cf. Bémont, C. Lampes en Terre Cuites, Paris, 2007 item GA179 for type. 61 grams, 11cm (4 1/2"). Fine condition, nozzle repaired. From a home counties collection; formed 1970-1980.
1st-2nd century AD. A D-section gold hoop with flared shoulders, elliptical plaque with inset carnelian, intaglio crescent and star motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 220 for type. 3.76 grams, 23mm overall, 19.34mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 USA 9 1/4 Europe 20.73 Japan 20) (1"). Very fine condition.From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.
1st century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with flared shoulders, elliptical bezel with lateral heart-shaped spurs, incised border and Greek text 'KЄPOIΘ/HTONΦI/PONTA'. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 199 for type. 6.39 grams, 23mm overall, 20.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2 USA 10 1/4 Europe 23.15 Japan 22) (1"). Very fine condition.Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.
1st century AD. A gold double ring, each hoop formed with two outer filets and a corrugated median band, two large and two small granules to the junction; at the apex of each hoop, a discoid bezel with a cell and beaded wire collar, inset garnet cabochon; between the hoops a similar lozengiform cell with cabochon garnet. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 205 for type. 7.45 grams, 38mm overall, 16.23 x 17.97mm internal diameter (1 1/2"). Very fine condition. From a collection of jewellery formed by a London gentleman in the 1970s.
1st-2nd century AD.A bronze trumpet brooch with hinged pin to the conical head, balustered bow; blue enamelled La Tène style comma-leaf motifs to the head and band of triangles to the lower bow; inset silver filigree filet above the foot. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 434 for type. 21 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition, pin broken.Found Sparle, Norfolk, UK (PAS- NMS-B84471"). [No Reserve]
Early 4th century AD. A D-section silver hoop with sharply angled shoulders and scrolls to the edges, central raised plaque with intaglio male bust, possibly Imperial. Cf Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 341. 5.83 grams, 23mm overall, 18.75 x 15.07mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2 USA 4 1/4 Europe 7.34 Japan 7) (1"). Fine condition.From the collection of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figurine of a mouse modelled in the round with recurved tail. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 265 for type. 43 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.Property of a European gentleman living East of London; acquired before 2000.
3rd century AD. A flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders, elliptical plaque with intaglio motif of Jupiter (Zeus) standing facing with sceptre and thunderbolt. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991 item 196. 5.27 grams, 17mm overall, 12.97mm internal diameter (approximate size British C 1/2 USA 1 3/4 Europe 0.84 Japan 1) (3/4").From an important London collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD.A bronze dolphin modelled in the round with forked tail raised; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 284. 40 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.
1st century BC-2nd century AD.A bronze curved round-section bar with ribbed collar to each end and pine-cone finial. Cf. bridle mount in Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.801. 21 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition. Rare.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1970s. [No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD.A bronze bow brooch of trumpet-derivative type with D-section shank, flared headplate with remains of loop above, ledges to the ends of the bow, enamelled bands to the shank, tongue-shaped footplate with two enamelled eyes, hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1531 for type. 10 grams, 52mm (2"). Fine condition, loop absent.Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze appliqué of a female mask with carefully dressed hair. See Simpson, G. Roman Weapons, Tools, Bronze Equipment and Brooches from Neuss-Novaesium Excavations 1955-1972 BAR International Series 862 Oxford, 2000 item 14(4) for type. 12 grams, 23mm (1"). Very fine condition.Property of a Leeds, UK collector; acquired by inheritance. [No Reserve]
Late 2nd-3rd century AD. A round-section silver hoop with flat, angled shoulders divided into three columns ending in scrolls flanking the discoid plaque with 'VTR / FEL' inscription (for utere felix 'use [this] happily'"). Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 346 for type. 14 grams, 29mm overall, 19.55mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2 Europe 21.26 Japan 20) (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
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