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Click here to subscribe3rd-2nd millennium BC. A tubular bronze shank with circumferential bands, finial of a female(?) head with slicked hair, lentoid eyes, domed plaque above; probably Mesopotamian. 181 grams, 12cm (4 3/4").Fair condition. Property of an Austrian collector; acquired in the 1970s. Cf. Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 38 for similar facial treatment.
12th-8th century BC. A ceramic figurine with columnar body and flared base, applied discs to the breasts, right arm flexed with hand placed flat on the chest, left arm pierced vertically at the sub hand; two facing heads each with an applied collar and disc eyes, one with a flat headdress and the other with a ribbed crown. 133 grams, 17cm (6 3/4").Fine condition. Ex Terence Eva collection; formerly with Pars Gallery, London, W1, in the 1990s. Cf. Serhal, C.D. Near eastern Terracotta Models and Figurines, London, 2009, item 18.
9th-10th century AD. A bronze lantern formed as a cube with four flared feet, openwork panels to the side walls, a balustered knop to each corner of the upper face, hinged bell-shaped openwork domed lid with knop handle; reserved calligraphic text to the upper face, incised text to the sides. 2 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). Fair condition. Property of a London, UK, gentleman; formerly with Pars gallery, London, W1, 1990s. See von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012, item 26 for similar design. Lanterns of this type were usually made for mosques or the homes and palaces of the wealthy. The inscriptions usually comprise the name of the maker along with blessings for the safety and well being of the owner. This particular type of lantern was was popular in the Seljuk areas of Anatolia, Asia Minor, and were heavily influenced by Byzantine styles that were used as part of ecclesiastical furnishings, such as the silver gilt lantern now in the treasury of Saint Mark's, Venice.
19th-early 20th century AD. A bronze ewer with flared openwork base, bulbous body with gently flared neck, short triangular spout, faceted strap handle with trefoil thumb-pad and everted finial, openwork domed lid with loop handle and attachment chain; body decorated with inlaid silver leaf and rosette motifs, bands of scrolled foliage. 563 grams, 20.5cm (8 1/4"). Fine condition. From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980. Cf. von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012, item 63 for type. [No Reserve]
14th century AD. A round-section gold hoop with wreath detailing, clasped hand to the underside, rectangular plaque developing to a lentoid flange border with inset lentoid sapphire cabochon. 10 grams, 28mm overall, 19.83mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 22.0, Japan 21) (1"). Extremely fine condition. A very large wearable size. From an important collection of finger rings; acquired late 1990s-2010. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 258.
15th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop expanding to faceted shoulders with floral and foliage detailing, hexagonal plaque with image of St. Catherine standing robed and crowned holding a wheel in her right hand, sword in the left. 5.17 grams, 20mm overall, 18.49mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.0, Japan 17) (3/4"). Very fine condition. A wearable size. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman; acquired Germany in the early 1980s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Cf. Hindman. S. et al. Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection, London, 2007, item 26; Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 720. St. Catherine of Alexandria was a Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century and converted many people to Christianity during her imprisonment and persecution. She was tortured on a spiked wheel, now her symbol, which broke at her touch, and she was subsequently beheaded.
Mid-16th century AD. A broad gold hoop with ribbed bands flanking the text in seriffed capitals '+ LEX . EST . ARMA . REGVM' (law is the armour of kings); traces of back enamel within the lettering. 4.98 grams, 19mm overall, 17.48mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 14.51, Japan 14) (3/4"). Very fine condition. Extremely rare. Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; acquired by her mother from a private collection in Chester, UK, 1980s; by descent 2007. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 916. The ring is inscribed 'Lex est Arma Regum' (Law is the armour of kings) and is similar to one made for the general call of 1555, believed to have been made by the goldsmith Nicholas Deering and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accession number M.54-1960"). From at least the fifteenth century, candidates who were to be admitted to the ranks of Serjeants-at-Law (from whom judges were appointed) were obliged to present rings bearing a suitable motto to the monarch and various dignitaries. The tradition ended when the rank of Serjeant-at-Law was abolished by the Judicature Act of 1875.
11th-12th century AD. A D-section gold hoop with scrolls to the shoulders, discoid plaque with amuletic cross and crescent motifs to the border, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio motif of a standing canine meant to be a lion, with trefoil on its back; John Cherry, former Keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities at the British Museum, thinks that the carnelian carving is probably medieval rather than classical, and that the inscription is of probably of 'magical signs'. 4.19 grams, 21mm overall, 19.52mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (3/4"). Extremely fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1970. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 223.
13th-14th century AD. A slender round-section gold hoop and tapering bezel with inset garnet cabochon. 1.08 grams, 22mm overall, 16.19mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (1"). Very fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 257.
13th-15th century AD. A D-section gold hoop with incised scrolls to the shoulders and underside, pie-dish bezel with inset opal cabochon. 1.88 grams, 22mm overall, 15.56mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (3/4"). Fine condition. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 257.
14th-15th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop with expanding shoulders, bezel formed as a pair of clasped hands (mane in fede) with hatched cuffs. 2.01 grams, 24mm overall, 21.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27) (1"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 632.
15th century AD. A narrow gold hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands. 2.20 grams, 18mm overall, 15.59mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (3/4"). Very fine condition. Property of a UK collector; acquired in the early 1990s. C f. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914 London, 1974, item 54(D)
15th century AD. A D-section gold hoop with bow motif to each shoulder, the bezel a pair of clasped hands with gusseted cuffs. 5.02 grams, 22mm overall, 18.95mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (3/4"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 636.
15th-16th century AD. A triangular-section silver hoop, pie-dish bezel with intaglio motif of two birds beneath a rosette and fronds, asterisk and chevron to each lateral face; the hoop with engraved latin legend: 'nunc autem manet fides spes caritas tria haec maior autem eorum est caritas' (I Corinthians 13:13); translating to: 'And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love'; Eastern European workmanship. 6.05 grams, 26mm overall, 19.19mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.0, Japan 19) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 554 .
13th century AD. A bronze vesica seal matrix with pierced lug to the reverse, intaglio scene of a winged angel beside a hatched frame (Christ's tomb at the Resurrection?) wih head of worshipper below, Lombardic legend to the border '+ S'RICARDI.DE.THORNETVN'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.93 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Very fine condition. Found near Chelmsford, Essex, UK. 'Thornetune' appears in an east Yorkshire charter in the Chartulery of Rievaulx Abbey, item 402, published in Farrer, W. Early Yorkshire Charters: Being a Collection of Documents Anterior to the Thirteenth Century Made from the Public Records, Monastic Chartularies Cambridge, 2013.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug above, enamelled arms blazoned 'gules a cross moline or, surmounted by a bend azure', a variant of the Benhall family arms. 11 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Very fine condition. Found near Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 148 for type.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze banneret comprising a heater-shaped bifacial plaque and balustered post, enamelled arms blazoned 'Bendy of six or and azure within a bordure gules '. 11 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition, worn. Property of a Norfolk collector. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 242 for type. The arms 'Bendy of six or and azure within a bordure gules' are associated with Robert II, Duc de Bourgogne in Walford's Roll (C112) & The Wijnbergen Roll (WN1083").
14th-15th century AD. A gold pendant comprising a D-section sleeve with open sides, ribbed suspension loop and twisted wire ring. 3.06 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. The open sides and end suggest that the pendant held an organic item such as a bone or wooden relic.
15th century AD. A substantial silver square-section hoop with expanding shoulders, octagonal bezel with intaglio motif of a rosette and sword within scrolls, pointille detailing. 16 grams, 26mm overall, 19.55mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (3/4"). A large wearable size. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, plate XII item 273 for type. Fine condition, hoop cracked.
13th-15th century AD. A mixed pair of silver finger rings, comprising: a flat-section hoop with rosette bezel, hatched petals; a ribbed hoop with rosette bezel, reserved lozenge and cross on a hatched disc. 30 grams total, 24-26mm (1"). [2, No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear. Large wearable sizes. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 plate XI, item 261 for type.
Mid 14th-mid 15th century AD. A heater-shaped bronze plaque with round-section stud to the reverse; the field with three facing leopard heads, differenced by one quarter, the arms associated with the Pole family, earls and dukes of Suffolk. 7.54 grams, 25mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fair condition. Property of an Essex gentleman; found Suffolk, UK. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 138 for type. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 16 October 1396 - 2 May 1450, was an English commander in the Hundred Years' War and Lord High Admiral of England from 1447 until 1450. He was nicknamed Jackanapes, and appears prominently in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2. Already holder of the title Earl of Suffolk, he was granted the additional titles Marquess of Suffolk in 1444, Earl of Pembroke in 1447, and Duke of Suffolk in 1448.
14th-15th century AD. A gilt-bronze heater-shaped harness pendant with hinged suspension mount and peg; the field with red enamel and reserved cross blazoned 'Gules a cross indented or'. 15 grams, 51mm (2").Fair condition, enamel restored. Found near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK; in 1991. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 42. The Dering Roll records the arms 'Gules a cross indented or' for Simon de Cray, lord warden of the Cinque Ports.
13th-14th century AD. A heater-shaped plaque with two arms to the upper corners ending in pierced lugs; low-relief arms 'gyronny of eight'. 9.89 grams, 49mm (2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. Found Kent, UK. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 60 for similar arms within a border.
13th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze heater-shaped pendant with suspension loop and D-section arm with lobe finials, studs to the reverse; the arms blazoned 'lozengy or and azure'. 16 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. Property of a Suffolk lady; acquired on the UK art market. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 92 for type. The arms blazoned 'lozengy or and azure' are ascribed to Thomas de Warbrentone (Warbleton) in the Heralds Roll.
14th century AD. A bronze circular seal matrix with projecting pierced handle to reverse; the circular face with intaglio design of a wyvern in profile; with incuse '+MATRI TEDERICI ALLEGRINI IVD' inscription for Master Teodorico Allegrini, Judge, doctor of Italy. 34.66 grams, 34.86mm (1 1/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. From a significant private English collection of seal matrices, formed over the past 35 years; acquired Libert Damien 'Sceaux Gothiques' sale, 24 September 2008, lot 214. Hammond, B. Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & The United Kingdom, Witham, 2015, p.365, item BS-46043; and Libert Damien 'Sceaux Gothiques' sale catalogue, 24 September 2008, lot 214 (entry printout included); see website expert-sceaux.over-blog.com, seal number 214 (entry printout included").
14th-15th century AD. A discoid heraldic livery badge with beaded border, repousse image of a swan with wings extended, associated with Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Earl of Essex. 2.53 grams, 26mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fair condition; traces of gilding, chipped. Found near Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Cf. Spencer, B. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 281(c"). The swan badge was associated with a number of leading families, including Bohun and Beauchamp; Thomas of Woodstock married into the Bohun family.
12th-14th century AD. A single-edged iron scale-tang knife with triangular blade, recess to one face of the tang, five rivet-holes to the tang and one to the shoulder of the blade; lower rivet with shall-shaped head; maker's mark to the blade of three hatched roundels. 433 grams, 45cm (17 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Cf. Wheeler, M. London Museum Medieval Catalogue, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, plate IX, item 4.
Mid-17th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop with reserved foliage to the shoulders, box-shaped bezel with sloping sides set with a table-cut garnet. 6.55 grams, 25mm overall, 17.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/2, Europe 15.76, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. Property of a West Country gentleman. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 327.
16th century AD. A silver ring comprised of a D-shaped hoop with scrollwork shoulders enclosing a flat hexagonal bezel engraved with M.I. initials surrounded by a ornamental knot decoration and incised border. 8.24 grams, 26.91mm overall, 22.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 3/4, Europe 29.49, Japan 28) (3/4"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a Sussex gentleman; acquired before 1990. Cf. Dalton, O. M. Franks Bequest Catalogue of the Finger Rings, British Museum, 1912, item 583.
18th century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with volute scrolls to the shoulders, discoid plaque with hatched border, Greek text to the centre 'ΧΡΙCT / ωΝCϵKA / CTωNΔϵ / CΠOTωN / ϵNϵTϵK / ΦKAΠA / ΛAIOΛ' (beginning 'Christ ...'"). 20 grams, 29mm overall, 22.70 x 17.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1 1/4"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 215 for type.
1600 AD. A stoneware Bartmannkrug jug with bearded face motif below the rounded rim, C-section handle to the neck, heraldic panel to the body with initials 'EB' reversed, '1600' inverted. 49 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Fine condition, neck restored. From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Klinge, E. Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, item 20.
17th-18th century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with bezel formed as two hands gripping a crowned heart. 3.69 grams, 22mm overall, 19.42mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.0, Japan 20) (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Dalton, O.M. The Franks Bequest Catalogue of Finger Rings, London, 1912, item 1104. Claddagh rings are said to have been worn by fishermen's wives in Claddagh, Galway, Ireland. They are traditionally passed from a mother to the first of her daughters to marry.
18th-early 19th century AD. A carinated broad silver hoop with hexagonal pad to the underside, steed shoulders, parcel-gilt rosette bezel supported on lateral flanges, central concentric enamelled plaque with ropework and granules. 9.43 grams, 31mm overall, 18.95mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Fine condition. From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 895 for type.
4th-3rd century BC. A restrung necklace consisting of a single row of fifteen spherical hollow gold beads with articulating pendants, alternating with sixteen plain hollow bulbs with a collar to each edge and larger hollow filigree-ornamented spheres; each pendant comprising a piriform fluted amphora bulb with everted rim and suspended layered six-petal foil rosette above, granulated knop finial below and bands of vertical ribbing with granule detailing; piriform club finials with circumferential panels of granule and filigree detailing; hook and eye closure; South Italian workmanship. 38 grams, 27.5cm (11"). Very fine condition, two pendants re-attached. Very rare. From a European collection; formerly in an old Oriental collection; acquired 1960. See Marshall, F. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1969, plate VI, item 753 for type. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.
3rd-1st century BC. A large gold two-part finger ring comprising: a carinated D-section balustered lower section with waisted and ledged finials, conical amethyst cabochon to the apex and piriform lateral cells with amethyst inserts, hinge loops above; large hollow bezel, hexagonal in plan with stepped profile, discoid cell with large inset amethyst cabochon. 27 grams, 44mm overall, 21.37mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 27.01, Japan 26) (1 3/4"). Extremely fine condition. A very large wearable size. From an important collection, the property of a Mayfair gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. For a later Roman interpretation of the type, see Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 843. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The size of the hexagonal bezel, set with a plain but impressively large oval amethyst, combined with a smaller amethyst set in a circular bezel to the underside, indicates that the ring was intended to be worn on the thumb. This is supported by the hinge mechanism on the hoop, which allowed the ring to be fitted securely onto the thumb below the knuckle. The ring is a striking example of the extravagant and ostentatious lifestyles of the rich in the Hellenistic world.
3rd-2nd century BC. A hollow gold D-section hoop and drum-shaped bezel with inset banded agate plaque, intaglio profile bust of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet with horse-hair crest. 1.04 grams, 17mm (3/4"). Fine condition. Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 97.
11th-12th century AD. A hollow-formed bronze enkolpion cruciform pendant with niello-inlaid cross to the reverse, robed figure to the obverse with 'MP - ??' for Maria Theotokos. 14 grams, 47mm (2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Cf. Khanenko, B. Antiquites Russes Croix et Images, Kiev, 1899, item 88-89. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 180 million years BP. A group of ten dinosaur teeth, probably from the marine reptile Mosasaur sp., and showing striations and other detailing. 27 grams including tray, 14-21mm (1/2 - 1"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [10, No Reserve] Fair condition.
Cretaceous Period, 180 million years BP. A group of ten dinosaur teeth, probably from the marine reptile Mosasaur sp., and showing striations and other detailing. 16 grams including tray, 12-15mm (1/2"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [10, No Reserve] Fair condition.
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years BP. A group of ten mixed species of fossil shark teeth including two Otodus obliquus, or Sand Shark teeth, from the Gregory, Bottley, and Lloyd collection. 16 grams including tray, 13-28mm (1/2 - 1"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [10, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Miocene Period, 20 million years BP. A group of 100 Microsolena excelsa fossil coral branches, in old white card tray with old label which states Microsolena excelsa, Great Oolite, Hampton, from the Gregory, Bottley, and Lloyd collection. 82 grams including tray, 8-23mm (1/4 - 1"). Found Great Oolite; Hampton Cliffs, near Bath, Buckinghamshire, UK, in the 19th century. 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [100, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 130-60 million years BP. A group of one hundred Orthopsis sp. fossil sea urchins, all well preserved and showing full shell details, in old white card tray. 156 grams including tray, 7-17mm (1/4 - 13/4"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [100, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Ordovician Period, 460 million years BP. A group of three Calymene sp. fossil trilobites, two in the defensive curling posture, from the Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection, in old white card tray. 278 grams total including tray, 46-65mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/2"). 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. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Palaeozoic Period, 540 million years BP. A mixed group of juvenile Calymene sp. trilobite fossils from the Palaeozoic Period, in two old white card trays, from the Gregory, Bottley, and Lloyd collection. 238 grams including trays, 26-70mm (1 - 2 3/4"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [8, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Middle Jurassic Period, 170 million years BP. A finely preserved Pleydellia aalensis ammonite showing good ribbing, from the Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection, with an old handwritten Victorian label reading: 'Pleydellia aalensis, Yeovillian or Aalenian, St Romain, Mt d’Or, nr. Lyons' (France), in old white card tray. 13 grams including tray, 35mm (1 1/4"). 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Jurassic Period, 199-189 years BP. A group of one hundred fossil ammonites, all well preserved and showing full shell details, in old white card tray; from an extinct group of marine animals similar to the nautilus, like the nautilus, ammonites had a soft body with tentacles that emerged from a hollow chambered shell utilised in the manner of a submarine's ballast tanks, Orthoceras (straight horn) is a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod. 50 grams including tray, 6-11mm (1/4 - 1/2"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [100, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Eocene to Jurassic Period, 50-200 million years BP. A fossil collection comprising: a gastropod Melanioptyxis altararis in limestone, with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd label reading: '41. Great Oolite. Melanioptyxis altararis, Gloucs.', in old white card tray; a fossil ammonite of the species Phylloceras gorgonum from France, from the Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection, accompanied by a handwritten note reading: 'Phylloceras gorgoneum, (Font.), Kimmeridgean, Montague de Crussal, W. of Valence', in old white card tray; two fossil gastropods from the London clay, with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd reference collection label reading: '79, London Clay, Vermiensis bognoriensis, Sussex', in old white card tray; fossil brachiopod Terebratula biplicata with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd label reading: 'Red Chalk, Terebratula biplicata, Hunstanton', in old white card tray; a finely preserved brachiopod Rhynchonella tetrahedra, with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd reference specimen label reading: '30, Lias. Rhynchonella tetrahedra. Leicestershire', in old white card tray. 126 grams total including trays, 18-60mm (2 1/4"). 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. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Carboniferous Period, 350 million years BP. A collection of fossils and minerals comprising: a large brachiopod fossil Productus sp., with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd label reading: 'CARBONIFEROUS, Productus sp., United Kingdom', in old white card tray; a large brachiopod fossil Productus sp., with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd labels reading: 'CARBONIFEROUS, Productus sp., United Kingdom' and 'Carb. Limestone / west of Cornwall', in old white card tray; a section of Carboniferous Period sea floor comprising carbonaceous shale with the fossils of numerous bivalves, with old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd handwritten label reading: ‘Bivalve. Aviculopecten sp., Carboniferous age, Yorkshire' in old white card tray; plus a specimen of massive pyrrhotite from the Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection, in old white card tray, and a specimen of galena from Cumbria, UK, showing cubic crystallisation, from the Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection, in old white card tray with label reading '2'. 1.83 kg total including tray, 52-135mm (4"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
. A finely crystallised group of pyrite crystals with 'cube modified by octahedron' crystallisation and bright faces, from the old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection from, Huanzala Mine, Ancash Province, Peru' in old white card tray. 437 grams, 78mm (3"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
. A finely crystallised group of pyrite crystals with 'cube modified by octahedron' crystallisation and bright faces, from the old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection from, Huanzala Mine, Ancash Province, Peru' in old white card tray. 261 grams, 76mm (3"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
. A finely crystallised group of pyrite crystals with 'cube modified by octahedron' crystallisation and bright faces, from the old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection from, Huanzala Mine, Ancash Province, Peru' in old white card tray. 172 grams, 56mm (2"). 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. James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) was one of the principle London mineral and fossil dealers during the second half of the 19th century. The company he founded was one of the longest surviving geological suppliers in the world, second only to Kranz of Germany. In 1858 James Gregory established his business selling polished stones, minerals and fossils from premises in King William Street. A few years later he moved to premises in Golden Square, Soho. He won prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1867), Sydney (1879) and London (1862 and 1883"). He also formed a superb collection of meteorites, which was later sold by his sons to the Natural History Museum, London. On the death of his father in 1899 Albert Gregory took over the business, dealing from premises in Kensington, then 30 Old Church Street in Chelsea. He eventually sold the company in 1932 to Percy Bottley, and after his death in 1982 the premises were sold. The company was then acquired by Brian Lloyd who had started the Natural History sales at Sotheby's before dealing from his own premises in Pall Mall. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, as it became known, traded from Ricket Street and later Seagrave Road in Fulham. In 2008 the business and all of the stock and Victorian cabinets were moved out of London to Walmer in Kent. On the eventual retirement of Brian and Mary Lloyd in 2014, with none of their family interested in taking over the business, the stock was sold and is now dispersed. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
6th century BC. A bronze fibula comprising a balustered bow with trapezoidal catchplate to one end with pellet detailing to the outer face of the plaque, single-coil spring and pin. 12 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 209, 210.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze and iron brooch formed as a trapezoidal lipped catchplate, round-section ribbed bow, single-coil spring and pin. 23 grams, 82 mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. Cf.Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 207.
Third Intermediate Period, 1069-702 BC. A matched pair of bronze-framed alabaster mummy eye appliques, each with a black pupil. 72 grams total, main frames: 74-80mm (3 - 3 1/4"). Fair condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Cf. eye inserts in the wooden coffin of Djedkhonsefankh in Taylor, J.H. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, item 172.
Early 5th-4th century BC. A gold armring formed as a hollow tapered tube, one end fitting into the other, with a circular perforation through both ends for insertion of a securing pin; the outer surface ornamented in relief, divided into two panels separated by a projecting collar and bands of ornament; each panel with a matching facing head, triangular in form, with striated hair, pointed arched brows convergent with the slender tapering nose, bulging cheeks and prominent cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes with a full-lipped mouth and a rounded protuberant chin; the heads and panels addorsed, each on a field of paired scrolling motifs, with palmettes below. 48 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Extremely fine condition. Excessively rare. Property of a professional collector; acquired on the UK art market before 2000; formerly in the private collection of Nicholas Wright, London, UK; accompanied by a copy of the hand-written invoice from Mr Wright, dated 16 April 1998; authenticated by one of the same experts who studied the Christies example sold in 2011. Supplied with two positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificates, and a positive chemical analysis report by Dr A. Hartmann of Sensotec, Otzberg, Germany, number 06016/10/03/2016. Cf. similar ornament and layout on the gold arm ring from Bad Dürkheim, Germany, in Megaw, R.& V. Celtic Art. From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989, item 78; also see Christies Ancient Jewellery sale 2491, Christies Special Exhibition Gallery, New York, 7 December 2011, lot 384, for a similar example with less pronounced faces, which sold for $230,500. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The ornament on this bracelet, with the faces showing the mouth as a straight line and with slanting eyes (see Megaw, R.& V. Celtic Art. From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989, item 74 for a sheet gold face from Schwarzenbach with similar facial features) and scrolls (see Stead, I. M. and Rigby, V., The Morel Collection, London, 1999, item 1746 for very similar scrolls on a bronze torc) is typically 'Celtic' while the palmette leaf design is directly copied from the Greek (see Stead, I. M. and Rigby, V., The Morel Collection, London, 1999, item 1723 for very similar palmettes, on another bronze torc and this example also has terminals of a similar form); in Greek art this palmette appears frequently, as here, as the termination feature at the foot of a design.
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