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Lot 239

6th-8th century AD. A rectangular carved marble architectural panel with slot to the underside, incised Maltese cross within a circle with ring-and-dot motifs surrounding; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.1 kg total, 23cm with stand (9"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed before 1990; thence by descent.Fair condition.

Lot 2455

18th-19th century AD. A segmented iron helmet comprising ten trapezoidal iron panels linked to each other with thick butted mail rings and dependant from a discoid crest with cruciform cage above; lateral triangular ear-flaps, nasal bar with recurved eye-guard panel; incised amuletic text to each of the panels, arabesque to each ear-flap, guilloche to the nasal with calligraphic text; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.8 kg, 48cm high including stand; helmet 29cm high (19 1/4; 11 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Fine condition.

Lot 2707

12th-14th century AD. A Viking-inspired silver omega penannular brooch, flanges with two panels of mirrored scroll decoration, geometric panel above. See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11. 13.4 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

Lot 2709

5th-7th century AD. A richly decorated gilt bronze bow brooch comprising a rectangular headplate and bow, the headplate comprising a median rectangular panel with inset cabochon garnet and thick raised border surrounded by a U-shaped panel of Style I decoration, with a flat narrow border with punched chevron detailing; carinated bow with a median rib; pin-lug is partly present on the reverse. Cf. MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.123, item 14.9, for the small square-headed brooches from Chatham Lines, Kent. 10.24 grams, 32.74mm (1 1/4"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2719

10th-12th century AD. A fragment of a bronze scabbard chape formed as a D-shaped panel with ribbed detailing, two vestigial limbs and profile head with lentoid eye. 7.95 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a collection formed in the 2000s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2729

5th-6th century AD. A matched pair of radiate-headed brooches; each a D-shaped headplate with five lobed extensions, formed as a short neck, ribbed collar and rounded finial; plate decorated with billetted border enclosing a panel of cross-hatching; shallow bow with medial band and lateral billetted borders; trapezoidal footplate with medial billetted band flanked by zones of triangular punchwork and transverse band to the end; spring lug and catchplate to the reverse, with ferrous concretion from the iron pin. See Smith, R.A., British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Trustees of the British Museum, 1923, p.143; Reynal, R., La Vida a Egara durant el segle VI - Els Visigots a Catalunya, Barcelona, 1993. 55 grams total, 88mm (3 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market. [2] Fine condition.

Lot 2797

14th century AD. A bronze horse harness pendant formed as a quatrefoil panel with integral loop above, enamelled heater shield with three reserved dragons surrounding, arms blazoned 'gules three lions passant gardant or'; the arms of the kings of England 1198-1340 and 1360-1369. 21.4 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). From a private Norfolk, UK, collection; found Norfolk, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition, fully enamelled.

Lot 2815

20th century AD. A collection of thirteen wax impressions taken from original medieval and later seals and presented in a display case in three layers with 'Die Deutschen Kaisersiegel' logo to the lid; the seals comprise: lower tray (1) Ludwig IV der Bayer of 1341, enthroned crowned figure surrounded by heraldic animals, legend to the border; (2) Wilhelm II of 1902, heater shield with arms and escutcheons flanked by supporters, surmounted by a helmet and drapery, legend in two concentric rings; (3) Friedrich I Barbarossa of 1157, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre; (4) Karl der Grosse (Charlemagne) of 807, profile bust and legend to the border; (5) Friedrich II of 1212, enthroned crowned figure with orb and sceptre, legend to the border; middle tray (1) Friedrich III of 1442, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre beneath a gothic canopy with heraldic heater shields, two concentric rings with legend; (2) Maximilian I of 1517, five heraldic shields with crown and dragons, border with two concentric lines of text; (3) Otto I der Grosse of 940, profile bust with spear and shield, legend in Roman capitals; (4) Heinrich IV of 1063, seated figure with orb and sceptre with bird finial, legend in Roman capitals; upper tray (1) Heinrich I of 925, profile bust with surrounding legend; (2) Franz II of 1794. high-relief heraldic shield with arms and escutcheons on a panel with two-headed eagle holding sword and orb, supported by opposed griffins beneath a crown with legend in two concentric rings; (3) Karl IV of 1350, crowned figure enthroned with gothic buttresses, holding orb and sceptre flanked by heraldic shields, legend to the border; (4) Rudolf I of 1274, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre on an arcaded seat, legend to the border. 2 kg total with case, 5-12cm (2 - 4 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2864

16th century AD. A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, narrow base, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied 'bartmann' bearded mask to the neck and geometric panel below. See Klinge, E., Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, item 2 for type. 843 grams, 22.3cm (8 3/4"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition, rim chipped.

Lot 2879

Late 16th-early 17th century AD. A late Tudor or early Stuart silver signet ring with facetted hoop and octagonal bezel, a tongue-shaped panel to each shoulder with an upside down fleur-de-lys, the bezel with a lion rampant within a shield. 6.35 grams, 22mm overall, 17.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (3/4"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Fine condition.

Lot 2915

18th-19th century AD. A wooden casket with hinged lid, iron reinforcing straps and plates to the outer faces, two falling handles, three securing loops and two hasps; inside, a segmented wooden tray with removable panel. 9.4 kg, 44cm width (17 1/4"). Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. Fine condition.

Lot 2928

3rd-6th century AD. A decorative textile panel with embroidered border, band of segmented loops and central voided cross. 2.31 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Ex an important central London collection; previously acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2930

3rd-6th century AD. A decorative textile panel with embroidered design of a horseman in a roundel and three facing robed priests (saints?"). 7.86 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Ex an important central London collection; previously acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

Lot 2937

19th century AD. A nacre expanding-arm cross pendant with raised line decoration to each arm, Greek cross in the centre panel, pierced through the upper arm. 5.68 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 607

11th century AD or later. A rectangular carved sandstone architectural panel with frieze depicting the Virgin Mary seated on an elaborate throne facing a winged angel with staff; mounted on a custom-made display frame. 15.6 kg total, 53 x 50cm including frame (21 x 19 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.Fine condition, repaired.

Lot 609

1576-1612 AD. A large wax document seal, discoid in plan with one flat ornamented face and gusset to the underside surrounding an inset red wax panel; braided cord looped and passing through the body, with metallic thread ornament; the flat face with outer ring of text in Roman capitals 'RVDOLPH[VS...]MPTOR ' HVNIBOHE . EC .REX . ARCHDVX . AUSTRI . DVX. STE . OPPOL . ET [.]RALIBO . EC' surrounding a seated facing figure with crown, orb and sceptre in a rectangular arch with stylised heraldic shields surrounding; to the reverse, red wax disc with impression comprising a heraldic shield with splayed eagle and legend to the border 'S+ DVCATVVM + OTTOLIT[...]ATNORIS[..]LIC'. 97 grams, 49cm (19 1/4"). From an important private family collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Fine condition. Rare.

Lot 627

18th century AD. A substantial parcel-gilt silver reliquary formed as a rectangular body with apsidal end; repoussé arcade to the sidewall with seventeen figures of saints, nimbate and facing, each with an open book in the right hand and reading-aid in the left; the flat end-wall with median gridded door and bust of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus, flanked by fronds; the lid with busts of winged angels to the lip, full-length repoussé portrait of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus on her lap, flanked by nimbate angels, and to the rounded end a D-shaped panel with the Romanov Imperial double-headed eagle; miniature architectural models of two square-section churches with a cylindrical tower and fluted domed roof, larger square-section church with repoussé cherubim (six-winged angels) to the side walls, arcaded turret with low dome, all surmounted by cross motifs. 1.1 kg, 24cm (9 1/2"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. The Romanov eagle was part of the heraldry of the Russian Empire (1721-1917) having been adapted from the arms of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.

Lot 635

16th century AD. A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, narrow tiered base, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied 'bartmann' bearded mask to the neck and rosette panel below. See Klinge, E., Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, item 2, for type.723 grams, 21cm (8 1/4''"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s.Fine condition.

Lot 723

New Kingdom, 1550-1066 BC. An eye inlay from a mummy case, formed from a white glass panel with raised black glass pupil fitted into a blue glass frame. 8.91 grams, 53mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; previously in a collection formed before 1970. Very fine condition.

Lot 783

3rd-6th century AD. A mixed group of decorative textile panels comprising: a border of geometric polychrome motifs; one similar with birds and squares; a border of reserved advancing animals; a double border of rosettes and scrolls; a panel with scrolled tendrils with geometric border. 32 grams total, 14.5-22.5cm (5 3/4 - 8 3/4"). Ex an important central London collection; previously acquired before 1990. [5, No Reserve] Fair condition.

Lot 807

Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours, representing a mummy face mask with false beard; mounted within a custom-made display stand. 576 grams total, 23cm wide including stand (9"). From a private New York collection, acquired in 1985; formerly in the Burton Berry collection, since 1981. Fine condition.

Lot 2965

500 BC-500 AD. A carved shell panel with notched edges and drilled hole representing a beast-head with notched mane; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Valdez and Veintimilla, Amerindian Signs, 5000 years of Pre Columbian art in Ecuador, Quito, 1992, for examples of the type. 128 grams total, 12cm with stand (4 3/4"). Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. Highly polished pendants were produced in Ecuador and represent a variety of animals. The current examples appear to depict fish. Fine condition.

Lot 416

2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze with narrow relief representing a seated figure with robe and turban attended by four robed supporters, group of five male and female figures behind; above, a chamfered panel of acanthus leaves with naked winged putti; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, for discussion.9 kg total, 37cm long including stand (14 1/2"). From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000.Fine condition.

Lot 420

2nd-3rd century AD. A grey schist panel with high-relief image of Queen Maya standing with attendants beneath a canopy, the infant Siddhartha emerging from her right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 13.10.3 kg total, 37cm wide including stand (14 1/2"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s.Fine condition.

Lot 424

2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist panel with frieze of three dancers, each a youthful female wearing a segmented cap and headband, tiered tunic and skirt; the median figure facing, with feet crossed, wearing a narrow belt; the flanking figures advancing left gripping the arms of the median figure; the leading girl with a frond in the palm of her extended left hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.1 kg total, 30cm wide (11 3/4"). From an old British Asian art collection formed in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the UK and European art markets.Fine condition.

Lot 426

2nd century AD. A carved green schist Buddhapada relief block, rectangular in plan featuring two stylised footprints and two flanking devotee figures in arched nichés; the relief is carved with auspicious symbols including wheels, gammadions, and shrivastas (wheels with horn-like tops) at the soles and toes of Buddha's feet and a wheel between the feet; hatched border around a central panel. 10.8 kg, 33cm (13"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Buddhapada are symbolic devices providing a powerful link to the Buddha's physical presence and his eventual detachment from the material world. Fine condition.

Lot 457

5th-4th century BC. A Chalcidian type helmet formed as a bronze bowl with carination to the crown, flared edges at the ear openings and above the eyes; a short nasal with flared rim, rear flange neck-guard; the later cheek pieces connected to the bowl by a five-part hinge, each D-shaped with recess to the forward edge and raised central panel. 978 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). Part of a West London collection; formerly the property of a European gentleman living in Germany; acquired in Germany in the 1990s. Cf. Snodgrass, A. M., Arms & Armor of the Greeks, London, 1967; Bottini, A., Egg. M., Von Hase F. W., Pflug H., Schaaf U., Schauer P., Waurick G., Antike Helme, Sammlung Lipperheide und andere Bestände des Antikenmuseums, Berlin, Mainz 1988. [No Reserve] Fair condition, restored.

Lot 475

10th-13th century AD. An iron axehead of Wheeler's Type IV with curved blade and edge, bulbous socket, hammer to the reverse, featuring decorative panels executed in inlaid silver wire (filigree) in the fields with ornamental elements including reserved zoomorphs and geometric shapes; one the face of the butt-spur: a tongue-shaped panel of inlaid silver filigree, three reserved triangles and a piriform upper void forming a saltire; on the bulb of the socket: a large ellipsoid filigree panel with inner reserved saltire and four triangles to the spandrels, each with a notched edge; to the blade: an upper filigree panel with a stylised animal in profile (perhaps an elk) with characteristic curved upper lip, flanking flared ears, two long undulating antlers with reserved ovoids between, looped tendril detailing around the figure's outline; below: a pelta-shaped filigree panel with reserved animal (wolf?) in profile with slender body, 'S' shaped tail, forelegs extended and head reversed facing the raised tail, jaws gaping, annular eye, looped interlace tendrils in the field respecting the edges of the reversed image; the two faces are in mirror-image. See Dobat, A.S., The King and his Cult: The Axe-Hammer from Sutton Hoo and its Implications for the Concept of Sacral Leadership in Early Medieval Europe, in Antiquity, vol.80, 2006; see Wheeler, R.E.M., London and the Vikings, London Museum Catalogues: No 1, London, 1927, for type; see Great North Museum, Hancock, Northumberland, reference 'Axe,_Yorkshire,_Bawtry_NEWMA.1904.20,' for a comparable find; see Karnell, M.H., Gotland's Picture Stones-Bearers of an Enigmatic Legacy, Gotländskt Arkiv, vol.84, 2012, for a comparison of the zoomorphic animal forms.331 grams, 15.5cm (6"). From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s; supplied with a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist, S. Pollington. Examples of combination axe blades with striking face have been considered sacrificial weapons in some instances. The use of decorative reserved zoomorphs is unusual for this period, displaying surprisingly naturalistic animal forms. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.

Lot 513

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

Lot 528

Later 7th-8th century AD. A flat gilt-bronze trapezoidal mount section with two attachment holes; chip-carved decoration including a running guilloche to the border enclosing a panel of Insular Style ornament, a beast with slender body and spiral hip, rear leg placed in the angle of the panel, the surface pounced and with narrow borders and transverse collar, all enmeshed in a dense field of interlaced knotwork reserved from the field. Cf. the Strickland Mount in Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 107(a), for similar dense knotwork, and the Gandersheim Casket (ibid., item 138).6.5 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector; found in the early 1990s. The decorative scheme of the piece indicates a metalwork who was familiar with the highly detailed decoration of items such as the Strickland Mount or the Gandersheim Casket. The pounced body in a mesh of interlaced tendrils finds parallels on the heads of three linked pins from Fiskerton, Lincolnshire (Webster and Backhouse, item 184"). The artist's ability to lay out such dense and accurate designs on so small a working surface (35 x 30mm) indicates the skill of a master craftsman. [No Reserve]Fine condition, chipped.

Lot 569

Later 6th century AD. A silver-gilt buckle and plate comprising: a domed loop with running spiral ornament to the outer face; tongue with ribbed panel to the rear, beast-head finial curved over the forward edge; plate with square panel, cell to each corner and one to the centre with inset cabochon garnets, profile eagle-head to the rear edge with cabochon garnet eye. Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.33.6.105 grams, 13.3cm (5 1/4"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.Fine condition.

Lot 586

15th-16th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with heart-shaped panel to the underside, round bezel with hexafoil panel and triangular void enclosing a historic, very early cut diamond. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 675, for type; see also Boardman, J. & Scarisbrick, D. The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, London, 1977, item 171, for type.9.22 grams, 26mm overall, 18.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.16 Japan 12) (1"). Property of a North American collector; previously in a UK collection; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, supplied with geological report No. TL005180, by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert, Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0586/02/06/2020. Dr. Ronald Bonewitz notes: 'This stone can be considered ‘historic’ in that it illustrates the earliest efforts at actually re-shaping the stone rather than just polishing the natural faces, as was done previously. Not only that, at this time facets were placed more or less at random, but this stone was very deliberately cut into a proper geometric shape. It is an early and rather splendid example of the evolving diamond-cutters art.' Very fine condition.

Lot 1028

3rd century AD. A gold pendant formed as a D-shaped panel with scrolled wire rim and volute scroll detailing, ribbed loop, cell with inset nicolo gemstone; the restrung necklace of mixed beads including oblate and other carnelian types, lapis lazuli stepped type, gold melon type, rock crystal oblate type and other later types. 47.5 grams, 59cm (23 1/4"). Ex Mr RWM collection; acquired on the European and other art markets in the 1980s. Fine condition.

Lot 1125

3rd century AD. A hollow-formed gilt bronze finger ring with inset carnelian panel, intaglio bird figure. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 241, for type. 6.00 grams, 27.94mm overall, 16.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1215

1st-2nd century AD. A silver base presenting a pair of feet, each foot sandalled, on a square panel, square shank above, hollow to the underside. 54.1 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1970. Fine condition.

Lot 1256

2nd century AD. A bronze military buckle comprising a D-shaped facetted loop, leaf-shaped tongue, rectangular plaque with applied piriform panel with urn and tendrils motif. See Appels, A. and Laycock, S. , Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007. 60 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1333

1st-3rd century AD. A large white glass bead with turquoise trailed cage-decoration, pellet to each panel. 9.4 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 1431

2nd-3rd century AD. A silver ring comprising a flat-section facetted hoop with beaded collar to the bezel, inset panel with clasped hands motif. 5.53 grams, 24.76mm overall, 21.32mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Fine condition. A large wearable size.

Lot 147

4th-5th century AD. A matched pair of hollow-formed gold boat-shaped earrings each with a panel of annulets and granulation to the outer face, collar with filigree edges and granulated spheres; Eastern Empire workmanship. 9.58 grams total, 20-22mm (1"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 180301.[2]Fine to very fine condition. Exceptional workmanship.

Lot 1507

6th-7th century AD. A gold pendant with crimped rim, ribbed loop with granule, central cell with glass panel, high-relief expanding-arm cross. 3.82 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970. Fine condition.

Lot 152

2nd-3rd century AD. A gold belt or baldric finial with rectangular panel split transversely to the upper face, chip-carved panel with flanking beast-heads; disc finial with central chip-carved hexafoil within two interlaced triangles with chip-carved detailing; to the reverse, three punched-point asterisks and legend 'L ? FABIANVS'. See Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, for discussion.9.81 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. A senator of North African origin named Lucius Annius Fabianus was active at the beginning of the 3rd century AD, the grandson of a man of the same name who was suffect consul in 141 AD. Fine condition.

Lot 1528

6th-8th century AD. A carved schist rectangular pendant with suspension loop, upper panel with chevron and epigraphic legend, fronds and 'A?' to the corners, median transverse band with Greek text, lower panel a voided cross with surrounding symbols. 13.8 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition, usage wear.

Lot 162

1st-2nd century AD. A silver stylus with square-section upper shank, leaf-shaped lower shank tapering to a fine point, punched horse-shoe, pellet and ring ornament to both faces; the finial a trapezoidal block with gold leaf panel to one face, plaque with galloping horse modelled in the round. 23.2 grams, 15.7cm (6 1/4"). Property of a European professional; acquired by gift from his patient, archaeology professor Witold Dobrowolski (1939-2019) in the 1990s; Professor Dobrowolski was a lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology in Warsaw, and a long-time curator of the Ancient Art Collections of The National Museum of Poland.Very fine condition.

Lot 1636

6th-4th century BC. A sheet bronze rectangular belt slide with returned ends, recessed central panel with incised motif of a luxuriant plant with scrolls and hatching. 35.2 grams, 10.5cm (4"). From a private collection, Lancashire, UK; acquired on the UK art market; previously in an early 1990s London collection. Fine condition, uncleaned.

Lot 1713

1st millennium BC. A square-section serpentine cosmetic bottle with everted rim, segmented panel to each face. 55.8 grams, 61 mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 173

1st-2nd century AD. A pair of sheet bronze trapezoidal figural plaques with repoussé and punched detailing: 1) fragment with repoussé winged female in chlamys, right arm raised holding a disc(?), draped serpent to the right with scale texture; pouncing lion facing left below with tail raised; pointillé detailing to the field including a hatched disc, scale-pattern panel, vertical band of ivy leaves, horizontal band of vessica motifs and others; two attachment holes to the right edge, two slots to the left; 2) fragment with repoussé nude male figure standing with mantle draped about his raised right arm and to his rear, with similar scaly serpent in loops above the shoulders and head(?), similar pointillé panels with scale, tendril, ivy-leaf and other patterns, pouncing lion facing right below with tail raised; three (of four) attachment holes to the left edge; remains of silvering to the surface; each with a custom-made stand. 257 grams total, 17-17.5cm including stand (6 3/4 - 7"). Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s.[2]Fair condition.

Lot 1805

2nd millennium BC. A chalcedony facetted stamp seal with intaglio image of a robed figure approaching an altar with hands raised; bird and T-shaped panel to one face. 8.8 grams, 23mm (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970. Fine condition.

Lot 314

Indian and Middle Eastern Treen and Stringed Instrument, various carved teak boxes, book slides and letter racks, rose wood walking stick, a table gong in the form of a crescent with brass gong, elephant carved teak walking stick and elephant carved teak and fabric wall panel, together with an unusual hide covered stringed musical instrument, F-G, (12)

Lot 375

Three 19th Century Chinese silk sleeve cloths, embroidered with scrolling vines and flowers in peking stitches upon a cream ground, 39cm x 8.5cm, 36cm x 5cm & 34cm x 5cm, together with a Chinese silk panel embroidered with two figures walking through a forest, mounted within an embroidered fabric border AF, 48cm x 48cm (4)

Lot 390

A Chinese carved ivory panel, probably from a box, with an intricate cartouche of figures amidst trees and pagodas, 25cm x 9.5cm, together with a Chinese Immortal figure holding the peach of longevity, height 10cm and a needlecase with encircling dragons (3)

Lot 424

A Chinese satin stitch panel, depicting birds and flowers, framed and glazed, internal dimensionsn 52cm x 9.5cm

Lot 431

Oriental Silk Panel and Oriental Pictures, a group of five comprising a framed embroidered silk panel depicting a bird and blossom, gilt framed oil on board depicting a river and pagoda pavilion signed (55cm wide 40cm high), a pair of signed oils on canvas each depicting a harbour scene with Junks under sail and a framed signed print depicting a Junk under full sail hauling logs, G, (5)

Lot 433

Nicholas Lancret (French 1690-1745) oil on panel, depicting figures courting in a classical landscape entitled 'The Dance', in gilt scroll frame, glazed, bearing labels to reverse, 41cm x 28cmcondition noteIts after, an old panel with a new repair

Lot 515

An antique oak dresser, of small proportions, top with enclosed panel back, two shelves with moulded corners and shaped pediment, a single drawer to the base with a swept frieze, raised on cabriolet supports with splayed feet, 71cm x 54cm x 73cm

Lot 585

A Middle Eastern 20th Century woollen rug, with a sequential geometric pattern to the central panel, bordered with micromosaic style design, on a green ground, cream tassels to two ends, 240cm x 62cm

Lot 90

Three gentlemans' suede hats, a brown example by Wybro, inner circumference 56cm, a grey Malyard hat, inner circumference 56cm and a black Harrods hat, inner circumference 55cm, in a Bourne and Hollingsworth box, together with an antique brown leather wallet with a central panel decorated with Egyptian figures and hieroglyphics and a quantity of cloth and fabric flowers (parcel)

Lot 1059

A Selection of Costume Jewellery, including various bead necklaces, ornate floral necklaces, etc, a small selection of rings, a modern sliding charm bracelet, other panel style bracelets, etc:- One Tray

Lot 1095

A Czechoslovakian Style Buckle, with two similar brooches; together with further ornate brooches, a modern fob watch, souvenir pins/badges, a gilt coloured panel style bracelet, a bangle; together with a small selection of diamanté costume jewellery, including drop earrings, bracelets, bangles, a modern ladies wristwatch, etc:- One Tray

Lot 1103

A Modern Flowerhead Drop Necklace, on fine chain, an openwork bracelet, a filigree pendant/necklace, on openwork brooch stamped "925", a vintage moss agate rectangular panel brooch, etc.

Lot 1109

A Coral Coloured Twig Style Necklace, a jet coloured faceted bead necklace and an oval shell carved cameo style panel only, depicting female profile.

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