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Click here to subscribe2nd-1st century BC. A bronze fibula with thick round-section bow, looped spring and tapering pin resting on the integral catchplate; the bow with bulbs and balustered shank. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 730. 8.83 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze bow brooch of La Tène II type with flat-section bow, coiled spring, catchplate returned to the rear of the foot and extended as a serpentine fillet along the bow, coiled around the shank at the top. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, items 6, 7. 12 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition.
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze discoid button brooch of Avent & Evison's Class Aii with flared rim, concentric ridge and row of pellets, central human mask with chevron helmet, pellet eyes, voided scaphoid mouth and curved cheeks; spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse, old inked collector's accession number 'M52369'. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. See Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982. The Anglo-Saxon button brooch is a small disc brooch decorated with a single human face mask, found mainly in southern England and occasionally in France. The identity of the face on these brooches has never been explained, though it may well represent either Wotan or Thunor, important gods of the pagan Anglo-Saxons. 4.59 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Fine condition.
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze button brooch with raised external flange, reserved Style I profile beast, remains of pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. From an old Hampshire collection; found Dummer, Hampshire, UK, 1987. Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982, item 33.2. The brooch is at the upper end of the size scale for a button brooch, and does not feature the customary facing mask design. There are parallels in Avent & Evison for the profile Style I head. The flange is more substantial than on may other examples of the type. 5.16 grams, 23mm (1"). Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A round-section silver hoop with tapering ends coiled around the shank, bezel formed as three twisted wires. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 4.98 grams, 25mm overall, 18.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.0, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A broad D-section gold hoop with triangular plaque, inset pyramidal diamond to the apex, important in that the diamond set within it exhibits the very earliest form of diamond cutting, the polishing of the natural faces of the octahedral diamond crystal, this is uncommon in rings of this age which are usually set with unpolished crystals, and therefore this diamond will be among the earliest ever cut. Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor's mother. Cf. Hinton, D. Medieval Jewellery, Aylesbury, 1982, items 15, 16. This lot is accompanied by a copy of Richard Falkiner's 1972 article The Early History of the Diamond which deals with the setting of diamonds from a historical perspective. The first literary reference to diamonds occurs in the works of the Roman author Marcus Manilius (fl. 1st century AD) and his contemporary Pliny who describes a probable diamond as 'the most valuable of gems, known only to kings'. This daimond shows the earliest form of diamond cutting: polishing the faces of a natural crystal. Diamonds naturally form octahedral crystals and medieval diamond 'cutting' consisted solely of polishing the natural pyramidal faces, as in this stone. The stone was introduced to the Roman world from India, and the Latin name adamas arrived in English from that source, giving rise to such medieval variants as 'adamant', 'diamaunt' and 'diamant'. The Latin term was itself derived from Greek for 'unconquerable', relating to the stone's hardness. This quality caused problems for the artificial shaping of the stone, and medieval jewellers were content to take octahedral diamond crystals and place them in purpose-made settings. Truncated forms of octahedron were created by skilful splitting, and in the 15th century the practice developed of cutting the stone with pulverised fragments and diamond dust. This skill was especially associated with the court of the Dukes of Burgundy; Gilbert of Metz mentions La Courarie, the diamond-cutters' quarter of Paris, in his description of that city in 1407. An appreciation of diamond's special refractive qualities led to the development of the customary 'rose cut' in the later 16th century. Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661) is associated with the development of this style. The modern 'brilliant cut' was devised by the Venetian Vicenzo Peruzzi around 1700, and remains largely unchanged to this day. 6.25 grams, 27mm overall, 19.08mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1"). Very fine condition. A wearable size. Extremely rare.
14th-15th century AD. A D-section bronze hoop and octagonal bezel with incised voided 'P', punched crescent border, stars in the field. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; acquired on the London art market 1990s. 5.99 grams, 22mm overall, 18.90mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th-15th century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with starburst on each shoulder, discoid plaque with incised pentagram and pellets. UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. The pentagram was used in ancient times as a Christian symbol for the five wounds of Christ. In the medieval period it was recognised as the Seal of Solomon and occurs in the 14th-century English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which the symbol decorates the shield of the hero, Gawain. 4.01 grams, 21mm overall, 18.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (3/4"). Very fine condition.
Mid 16th century AD. A shallow D-section gold hoop with expanding shoulders supporting an oval bezel with beaded and lined border, intaglio and retrograde initials 'W G' over looped entwined ribbon motif with heart at top and tassels to ends. Property of a Scottish gentleman; acquired from R. J. Falkingham of Peterborough in 1995; gifted to his daughter in the late 1990s; thence by descent 2004; found Billingford, Norfolk, UK; shown at Swaffham Museum, Norfolk, 24 August 1995 (accompanied by the museum's dated receipt"). Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, plate 44B, E for an example showing very similar motifs. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The design of an entwined ribbon with initials on signet rings starts in the late Tudor period and becomes a popular design; the initials may for those of one person or be of the first names of a man and woman on betrothal and the heart motif included within the ribbon would suggest a 'love' element in the design. 11 grams, 22mm overall, 19.13mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.0, Japan 19) (1"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
18th century AD. A silver-gilt hoop with beaded borders and median band inscribed in seriffed capitals '* A * FRENDS * GYFTE', to the inner face 'ACCEPT * IN * LOYALTIE'. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. 9.10 grams, 22mm overall, 18.90mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
19th century AD. A D-section gold hoop with trefoil shoulders supporting a florid dished plaque with segmented underside, rosette of eight turquoise cabochons surrounding a larger ninth; possibly German workmanship. Property of a Suffolk lady. See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993item 667 for type. 9.11 grams, 28mm overall, 18.76mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years BP. A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, or African Tyrannosaurus rex, tooth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from the Sahara desert, Morocco, North Africa. The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. 15 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years BP. A group of fifteen Pterosaur, Siroccopteryx moroccensis, teeth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, found south of Taouz, Sahara, Morocco, North Africa. Siroccopteryx is the only known flying reptile from Africa and its narrow, curved teeth, were probably used to catch fish. 12 grams, 13-29mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). [15, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period (late Aptian), 125-113 million years BP. A group of five Spinosaurs maroccanus teeth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from the Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco, North Africa. 5 grams, 50-70mm (2 - 2 3/4"). [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Pleistocene Period, (Devensian), 110,000-12,000 years BP. A Mammuthus primigenius tooth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, UK. The woolly mammoth was roughly the same size as modern African elephants. Males reached shoulder heights between nine and eleven feet. Females averaged eight to nine feet in height. The mammoth was well adapted to the cold environment during the last ice age. It was covered in fur, with an outer covering of long guard hairs and a shorter undercoat. The colour of the coat varied from dark to light. The ears and tail were short to minimise frostbite and heat loss. It had long, curved tusks and four molars, which were replaced six times during the lifetime of an individual. Its behaviour was similar to that of modern elephants, and it used its tusks and trunk for manipulating objects, fighting, and foraging, with a diet of mainly grass and sedges. Animals could probably reach the age of sixty. Its habitat was the mammoth steppe, which stretched across northern Eurasia and North America. 1.11 kg, 14cm (5 1/2"). Fine condition.
Lower Cretaceous Period, 93-66 million years BP. Two Mosasaurus jaw sections with teeth in a matrix. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Albian, Tegona Formation, Morocco, North Africa. 1.15 kg, 18cm (7"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years BP. A tail vertebra from Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Kem Kem Basin, Morocco, North Africa. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. 217 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-2 million years BP. A group of two large Cosmopolitodus (Carcharodon) hastalis teeth from the extinct giant white shark. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. 53 grams, 65-70mm (2 1/2 - 2 3/4"). [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years BP. A large Otodus obliquus, or Sand Shark, tooth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from phosphate pits, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. 75 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Upper Cretaceous Period, 100-66 million years BP. A group of three large fossil Onchopristus numidus sawfish rostral teeth from the Phosphate Deposits of Khourigba, Morocco. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960 32 grams, 67-80mm (2 1/2 - 3 1/4"). [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years BP. A group of five large Otodus obliquus, or Sand Shark teeth. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from phosphate pits, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. 163 grams, 50-65mm (2 - 2 1/2"). [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Upper Devonian Period, 419-358 million years BP. A montage group of trilobites in stone matrix showing four Crotalocephalina gibba; one Dicranurus monstrosus. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Alnif, Morocco, North Africa. 2.4 kg, 22.5cm (8 3/4"). Fine condition.
Upper Devonian Period, 382-372 million years BP. A group of three trilobites which include: Paralejurus dormizzeri, Metacanthina barrandei and Crotalocephalina gibba, each on a matrix. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from the of the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. 339 grams total, 45-70mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/4"). [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Devonian Period, 419-358 million years BP. A large fossil Arachnophyllum pentagonam coral colony specimen polished on one side to reveal detail and colour; a second natural specimen. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Assa Zag, Western Sahara, Morocco, North Africa. 1.13 kg, 11.7-14.7cm (4 1/4 - 5 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years BP. A group of sixteen Cephalopod ammonites. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. 148 grams, 24-40mm (1 - 1 1/2"). [16, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Jurassic Period (Bacocian Stage) 172-168 million years BP. A large Cleoniceras ammonite with pattern on the cross section of the chambers and crystal formation in the exposed chambers. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960, from Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. 381 grams, 12.8cm (5"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lower Jurassic Period, 201-174 million years BP. A montage group of five pyrite Ammonites of different species, set on a pyriticised clay matrix base. From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960; from Gloucester, UK. 172 grams, 97mm (3 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-6th century AD. A discoid plano-convex carnelian seal matrix with intaglio hand and legend to the outer edge; supplied with a museum-quality impression. From an important North London collection formed before 1980. Cf. Gyselen, R. Acta Iranica. Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Paris, 2007, items 10.8-9. 1.98 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Very fine condition.
4th-6th century AD. A plano-convex green jasper stamp seal with intaglio winged bull and text to the border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. Cf. Gyselen, R. Acta Iranica. Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Paris, 2007, item 40.B.4. 3.14 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Extremely fine condition.
1246 AD. Magnesia mint. Obv: IC-XC legend across upper fields, Christ, nimbate, seated facing on backless throne, holding book of Gospels and raising right hand; O in lower left field. Rev: I P-O R-F V-P G-C N-H T legend in seven lines across lower fields, John standing facing on the left, holding labarum and akakia, wearing loros, being crowned by Mary, nimbate, on the right. SB 2073; DOC 13d. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 2.68 grams. Near very fine; flan clipped.
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Good 18ct lever hunter pocket watch, London 1939, three-quarter plate gilt movement signed R. Heitzman & Sons, 32 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, no. 65288, the numbered dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, engraved cuvette dated Oct. 3rd 1897, plain case with engraved cartouche, 126.5gm, 52mm, key, pouch and box
(x) Used AbroadZanzibar1890 (2 Oct.) East African Telegraph Company illustrated Telegram envelope, on unknown origin, registered to Tamatave, Madagascar, bearing 1a. and 4a. cancelled by "zanzibar/reg." c.d.s. and showing "R" in circle handstamp, "la reunion a marseilles/l.v. no. 4" (4.10) and "ligne t/ paq. fr. no. 1" (12.10) octagonal datestamps; the envelope with some faults though an attractive and unusual used abroad franking. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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