10th-8th century BC. The bronze blade of slender rapier form with incurving tapered sides and pronounced central ribs from a tapered socket with rectangular lozenge side loops; with a custom-made Georgian-period bog oak turned stand. 61 grams (spearhead), 248 grams total, 16cm (32cm on stand) (6 1/4 (12 1/2)"). Ex Evans collection; formerly in an old Suffolk collection; acquired in the 1960s; thence by descent; reputed to have been found in the north of Ireland before 1825. See Wilde, W. R., Catalogue of the Antiquities of Animal Materials and Bronze, Royal Irish Academy, 1861, p.496, fig.364, no.26 for a very similar but larger example; see also Coffey, George, The Bronze Age in Ireland, 1913, p.31, fig.27. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition, small chip to one lower edge. Very rare.
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2nd-4th century AD. A red sandstone statue base with crossed legs of Buddha above a hatched field with addorsed lions, five Kharosthi (?) script characters; circular hole to the underside and another to the rear face. 1.3 kg, 20cm (8"). Fine condition. From a North London collection; formed 1980-1990. Cf. Fisher, R. Buddhist Art and Architecture, London, 1993, p.46, plate 32, for a statue of Buddha seated on a lion throne from Mathura, Northern India.
6th century AD. A bronze miniature bow brooch with D-shaped headplate and five radiating knops, shallow ribbed bow, triangular footplate with bird-head lappets, beast-head finial; spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse. 7.85 grams, 48mm (2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1319. Fine condition.
2340–2200 BC. A terracotta pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, with deep interstitial lines; Sumerian text reading: OBVERSE 1. 2 ½ ma-na kù-babar 2 ½ minas of silver 2. ka-[kù] dates: 3. 15 gìn i[gi-x-gál] 15 [+xth] shekels 4. [u]r-dnin-[x-x] Ur-Nin ... 5. 2 gín kù gi GÁxX 2 shekels of silver (for) x-wood 6. 5 gín kù ì- ah 5 shekels of silver (for) pig fat 7. 8 gín kù gada 8 shekels of silver (for) linen 8. [x]-zu ...zu; 9. [x gín] kù gada x shekels of silver for linen 10. /e/-tur Etur. 11. u-ti-a received REVERSE 12. inim-kù Inimku (is in charge?) 13. 8 gín igi-3-gál kù / kù-gi 8 shekels + 1/3 (shekel) silver, gold 14. 5 gín EGIR? Kù 5 shekels … silver 15. /x/ gín igi-5-gál kù bar-si x shekels + 1/5 (shekel) of silver (for) barsi-textile 16. ur-dnin-me Ur-Ninme; 17. /x/ gín kù gi halub(HA.LU.e ) x shekels of silver (for) halub-wood 18. /e/-zi nagar Ezi, carpenter; 19. [x] gín kù gada x shekels of silver (for) linen 20. ki-ni Kini; 21. 2 gín igi-6-gál EGIR? kù 2 shekels + 1/6 (shekel) ... silver 22. uru-nam-zu Urunamzu; 23. 8 gín kù gada 8 shekels of silver (for) linen 24. x-zu... zu.LE 25. u-nigin 3 1/3 a (-na-pi) /x/ [x] /x/ kù Total: 3 1/3 ... silver. 87 grams, 73 x 45 mm (3 x 1 3/4"). Very fine condition. From the private collection of Dr Alexander Fishman, Toronto, Canada; formed 1970-1980s. This Akkadian document is written in the Sumerian language. It is a receipt for varying but rather large quantities of gold and silver given to several individuals for wood, textile, fat etc. It may have been found in Girsu.
1125-1103 BC. A bronze axehead formed as a tubular socket with four moulded ribs projecting to the rear to form four conical spikes, a tongue-shaped flat blade slightly pressed in the upper and lower border with incised cuneiform inscription; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: Ancient Inscribed Bronze Axehead naming a King of Babylon. Maximum height: 5 cm, Maximum length: 14.8 cm. the centre of this axehead is round, with hole for the shaft. On the opposite side from the blade are four spikes, joined for greater strength about half-way between the points and the shaft-hole. Each spike continues as a ridge of metal around the shaft-hole, the lower forming a circle, the upper three continuing on the opposite side from the spikes onto the blade. This has an upper edge continuing the angle of the spikes, but the lower edge goes downwards to the cutting edge, which is thus deeper than the opposite end of the blade. Originally the blade was deeper that it is now: the upper and lower edges have been hammered to give the blade more strength by thickening the edges. This happened since manufacture because the inscription has been in part obliterated by this hammering. The inscription is in Babylonian cuneiform and reads: te-le-'-?ama[r-utu] [m]ut-nen-na-a e-te?-[ra] [m]uš-te-'-ú aš-ra-ti-[ka] [..........] x du-un-nin i-di-ia-m[a] [lu]-šam-qí-ta ge-ri-ia [ša] ?nabû-ku-dúr-ri-usur lugal šár: You are able, Marduk, to save the pious who seeks after your shrines, [........].Strengthen my arms that I may fell my foes. [Property of] Nebuchadnezzar, king of the world. This is a prayer to the Babylonian god Marduk, with ownership ascription. The Nebuchadnezzar named is Nebuchadnezzar I, king of Babylon 1125-1103 B.C., not the Nebuchadnezzar II known from the Bible. The inscription begins on one side of the blade and is completed on the other side. Another axehead of the same type formerly in the Foroughi Collection has the same inscription, though complete, see G.Dossin, in Iranica Antiquea II (1962) pl. xxiv. Both these axeheads were apparently found in Iran, but the inscription is purely Babylonian. How such Babylonian inscriptions came to be found in Iran is a debated issue. It may be that such texts were copied onto bronze objects made in Iran, but in any case their date is close to that of kings named. This is then an important axehead naming a major king of Babylon. A later note of prof. Lamber completes the translation: te-le-'-?ama[r-utu] [m]ut-nen-na-a e-te?-[ra] [m]uš-te-'-ú aš-ra-ti-[ka] [eli n] a-ki-ri šu-zu-uz-zu [i-zi-q]a ša-ra-ka a-si-' n[a-ak]-ri-ia du-un-nin kak-ki-ia-ma lu-ú-di-ša ge-ri-[ia] ša ?ná-[ku]-dúr-ri-ÚRU lugal šár: You are able, O Marduk,to make prevail over enemies the devout noble who ever seeks your sanctuaries. Your spirit has [blown], destroy (?) my enemies, strengthen my arms that I may tresh [my] foes. Property of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the world. This is Nebuchadnezzar I, king of Babylon 1125-1103 B.C. Another copy of this inscription on the same type of axehead exists in the former Foroughi Collection and was published by G.Dossin in Iranica Antiqua II (1962) p.158 and pl. xxiv. The inscription there is a little better preserved, and one can note one difference: this axehead under study writes du-un-nin, while the Foroughi example writes du-un-ni-in, proving that the one was not copied mechanically from the other. Some one involved understood the writing. This axehead comes from Luristan and probably dates from a little later than the reign of Nebuchadnezzar I, the inscription having been copied in Iran from an object with this inscription made in Babylon, but circulating in Iran. Generally this object is in good state of preservation, though there is some corrosion of the inscription, and the blade has been sharpened recently. 243 grams, 14.8cm (5 3/4"). Fine condition, extremely rare. From a London, UK, collection; acquired 1970s. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Nebuchadnezzar I., r. c. 1125-1104 BC, was the fourth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and Fourth Dynasty of Babylon. He ruled for 22 years according to the Babylonian King List C, and was the most prominent monarch of this dynasty. He is best known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the cultic idol of Marduk.
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 century AD. A silver-gilt D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, flat plaque with pelleted lozenge panel and beaded border, concentric channels to the shoulders, two lines to the rear of bezel. 11 grams, 24mm overall, 18.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 18, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972.
13th-14th century AD. A D-section silver hoop with notched edges and pad to the underside, flat-section sloping shoulders, trumpet-shaped octagonal bezel with intaglio lion passant regardant. 12 grams, 29mm overall, 19.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1 1/4"). [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
13th-14th century AD. A mixed group of lead pilgrims' ampullae comprising: one with lateral loops, crown of hatched background to one face, quatrefoil to the other; one similar, loops absent; one with lateral loops, hatched field with 'W' motif for Walsingham; one with scallop shell detail to one face, crown over 'R' (for Richelde?) to the other. 159 grams total, 50-53mm (2"). [4, No Reserve] Fair condition. Ex Kelway collection; formed between 1975 and 2015; found Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference numbers LIN-5B2AD1 / LIN-658011 / LIN-5B05B7 / PUBLIC-ABDAF4; accompanied by a print out of the PAS reports.
18th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop with incised italic script legend to the inner face 'If never more we meete: god night' and maker's mark 'R' in an escutcheon. 1.54 grams, 17.41mm overall, 15.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, US 5 1/4, Europe 10.0, Japan 9). (3/4"). Fine condition. Property of a Somerset gentleman. See Jackson, Sir C.J. English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, London, 1921, p.712. The maker's mark is unascribed, but appears on some 18th century Belfast gold items.
17th century AD. A very large stoneware jug with bearded face motif below the rounded rim, round-section handle to the neck, heraldic panel to the body. 3.2 kg, 35cm (13 3/4"). Fine condition; two small chips to lip, small filled hole to side. Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance 1970; formerly property of Jack Smith, antiquarian and collector of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, UK, acquired 1920s-1960s. Cf. Klinge, E. Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, items 20, 23, 37; for a discussion on Bellarmine jugs used as witch bottles in the seventeenth century see: Merrifield, R. The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic, London, 1987, pp. 163-175.
1702-1714 AD. A shallow dished ceramic plate with borders of blue concentric rings, the centre with a half-length portrait of Queen Anne, with initials A - R at sides; paper reinforcements pasted to reverse, with typed label 'DELFT PLATE / probably Bristol / With Contemporary Portrait / of / QUEEN ANNE / 1702 - 1714' in six lines. 305 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fair condition; cracked at centre and edges chipped. Rare. [No Reserve] Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance 1970; formerly property of Jack Smith, antiquarian and collector of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, UK, acquired 1920s-1960s. See Archer, Michael, Delftware - The Tin-Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. The style suggests this plate was made in the Bristol area.
19th century AD. A gold hinged clasp with beaded wire borders to the outer face, granule and filigree foliage and geometric designs in Etruscan revival style, four cells with 'R O [M] A' applied letters, inset glass panel with image of two doves among flowers formed from coloured glass filaments. 6.12 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition, clasp damaged. Property of a Derbyshire gentleman; acquired by the owner's grandfather in Italy in the 1920s.
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.
18th-19th century AD. A group from the Caribbean region, comprising: a composition and paper-covered royal seal of George III for the island of Dominica. Obv: royal arms with GEORGIUS III D G MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX F D BRUN ET LVN DUX S R I AR THES ET PR EL legend. Rev: three-masted ship at quay with SIGILLUM [ ] DOMENICÆ [ ] legend and ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI in exergue; with a wax royal seal of George III for the island of Grenada. Obv: royal arms with GEORGIUS III D G MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX F D BRUN ET LVN DUX S R I AR THES ET PR EL legend. Rev: a cane sugar mill operated by slaves with SIGILLUM GRENADÆ CARRIAC ET GRENADINE AUSTRAL legend and HÆ TIRI ERUNT ARTES in exergue; with an image of a reverse seal matrix bearing this design and legend. 180 grams total, 110mm (4 1/4").[2, No Reserve] Fine condition; the Dominica seal repaired. Property of a London collector; acquired Crow's sale, lot 149. See Birch, W. de G., Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, volume III, nos. 14752 and 14754 for seals of these islands (Victoria period"). [2, No Reserve]
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, 145-65 million years BP. A group of five fossil teeth from the dinosaur Spinosaurs maroccanus from the Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco. 143 grams total, 59-82mm (2 1/4 - 3 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A large example of a fossil tooth with serration clearly visible and some enamel from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur, the African equivalent of Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Tegana formation of the Sahara desert, Morocco. 16 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur was one of the largest predators of all time- larger than its distant North American Tyrannosaurus rex cousin - related to Allosaurus and to the South American Gigantosaurus. Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A large fossil tooth with good serrated edges and enamel from Bahariasaurus ingens, a mid-sized carnivore dinosaur from Morocco. 12 grams, 48mm (2"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Although rare, the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section. 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. 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.
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A group of fourteen Pterosaur teeth Siroccopteryx moroccensis, from south of Taouz, in the Moroccan Sahara. 12 grams total, 13-35mm (1/2 - 1 1/2"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Siroccopteryx is the only named flying reptile from Africa and its narrow, curved teeth were probably used to catch fish. [14, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Early Cretaceous Period, 146-100 million years BP. A Dakosaurus maximus vertebra from Dorset, UK. 545 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Dakosaurus is an extinct genus within the family Metriorhynchidae that lived during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous Periods. It is an ancient relative of modern crocodiles. Fine condition. Rare.
Upper Jurassic Period, 150 million years BP. A fossil dorsal vertebra from an ichthyosaur, from the Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth, Dorset, UK, mounted on a custom-made display stand. 640 grams, 15.5cm including stand (6"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [No Reserve] Fine 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.
Eocene Period, 50-55 million years BP - Miocene Period, 23-5.3 million years BP. A group of two large fossil shark teeth comprising: one from Cosmopolitodus (Carcharodon) hastalis the extinct Giant White shark; one from Otodus obliquus from Morocco. 77 grams total, 60-81mm (2 1/4 - 3 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Cosmopolitodus (Carcharodon) hastalis is the largest of the Cosmopolitodus/Carcharodon lineage. The shark appeared in the Miocene Period and became extinct in the mid Pliocene.Cosmopolitodus hastalis have non-serrated teeth. The Otodus obliquus was the king of the early Eoceneand large examples of its teeth are not easily located in the phosphate pits in Atlas Mountains of Morocco. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Late Pleistocene Period, 1.5 million-7,700 years BP. A large woolly rhinoceros lower leg bone Coelodonta antiquitatis from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. 600 grams, 22cm (8 3/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [No Reserve] 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.
Upper Devonian Period, 385-359 million years BP. A collector quality trilobite mortality display comprising: four Crotalocephalina gibba Trilobites and a Dicranurus c.f. monstrosus Trilobite; from Alnif, Morocco. 1.9 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. Fine condition.
Jurassic Period, Bacocian stage, 168-172 million years BP. An A-grade cut and polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite with the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers, discovered at Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 496 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [No Reserve] 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, Bacocian stage, 168-172 million years BP. An A-grade cut and polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite in halves, with the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers, discovered at Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 603 grams total, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Jurassic Period, Bacocian stage, 168-172 million years BP. An A-grade cut and polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite in halves, with the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers, discovered at Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 544 grams, 13cm (5"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Jurassic Period, Bacocian stage, 168-172 million years BP. An A-grade cut and polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite in halves, with the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers. discovered at Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 763 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Jurassic Period, Bacocian stage, 168-172 million years BP. A large polished Oolite sloenbachia sp. chambered ammonite with the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers, discovered at Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 457 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [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.
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A cut and polished fossil Neocenoceras sp. nautilus pair with a distinctive pattern of cross section chambers preserved in many colours of calcite, from southwest Madagascar. 237 grams total, 80mm (3 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [2, No Reserve] 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.
1068-1071 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: IC-XC across upper fields, NI-KA across lower fields with bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium, dotted cross behind, holding book of Gospels. Rev: C-R-rho-delta in the four quarters of a cross with globe and dots at the ends and X in centre. 10.05 grams. Sear 1866; DOC 8. [No Reserve] Very fine.
32-31 BC. Military mint travelling with Mark Anthony. Obv: ANT AVG III VIR R P C legend with Praetorian galley travelling right, filleted sceptre on the prow. Rev: LEG III legend between the masts of a legionary eagle between two standards. 3.37 grams. Crawford 544/15; Sydenham 1216; RSC 28. Very fine.
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.
5th-4th century BC. A bronze D-shaped hoop with scaphoid bezel, intaglio image of a nude Proteus, god of rivers, in profile with a staff. 2.82 grams, 22mm overall, 19.07mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, bezel angled. Property of a lady; acquired on the European art market.
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