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Lot 455

SAPPHIRE BEAD NECKLACE, formed by faceted multicoloured sapphires, 47.5cm long, with silver clasp, along with an adjustable silver gold plated citrine and turquoise ring (2)

Lot 464

PAIR OF ETHIOPIAN OPAL STUD EARRINGS, set with cabochon opals, in silver

Lot 465

PAIR OF LONDON BLUE TOPAZ STUD EARRINGS, each set with a London Blue topaz 8mm long, in silver, 1.6g

Lot 474

RUBY AND EMERALD RING, set with a pear shaped ruby of approximately 10.50 carats, within an emerald halo, unmarked, likely silver, size M, 10.6g

Lot 490

CITRINE RING, set with a round citrine, in silver, size R, 5.8g

Lot 497

RUBY RING, set with a step cut ruby of approximately 4.00 carats, in silver, size O 1/2, 8.6g

Lot 213

Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A rare early Roman bronze circular double mirror. This two-part mirror consists of two circular discs with raised lips, which nest together when the mirror is closed to protect the reflecting surface. Both halves are well preserved and the exterior surfaces are decorated with incised concentric rings, while the interiors were polished to function as mirrors. Mirrors in the Graeco-Roman world were made of various materials - mostly copper alloy, but silver and iron examples have also been found. Mirrors were personal items, often owned by women. The earliest surviving pieces date to the Mycenaean period ca. 1200-1100 BC, with bone and ivory handles carved with animal motifs. Greek hand mirrors were made in one piece from the 7th cent. BC and became more elaborate with time. Roman mirrors from the Augustan period onwards have been found in most provinces of the empire and, like this item, they displayed applied engravings, decorative plaques on the reverse, or figurative ornament. For a comprehensive study of Roman mirrors, see Zahlhaas, G. (1975). Römische Relief Spiegel. Lassleben. Size: L: set of 2: 7mm / W:115mm ; 280g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 266

Ca. 1300-1500 AD. Late Byzantine period. A gilded silver ring with a D-section band and flared shoulders decorated with circular, swirling, and coiled motifs. The circular bezel depicts a double-headed eagle beneath a cross encircled by a band of scrolled tendrils. Excellent condition; fully wearable. The double-headed eagle was a common mythological figure in ancient Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt, and among the Mycenaean civilisation. It reappears on Greek soil in the 13th century in Byzantine art, when it started to be used as an emblem of the Byzantine Empire. The two heads of the eagles symbolized the claim by the Byzantine Emperor to both eastern and western halves of the Roman empire. In Imperial iconography, it was used to distinguish the emperor (double-headed eagle) from the king (one-headed eagle). We find the double-headed eagle also used by some merchant ships of the Italian peninsula to show their tax-exempt status. Nowadays, the black double-headed eagle on a yellow background is used as a symbol of the Orthodox Church all over the world. For more information about the double-headed eagle, see Chotzakoglou, C. (2000). 'Eagle, Double-Headed: Emblem of the Byzantine Empire'. In G. Speake (ed), Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. London; New York: Routledge, 521. For more information on Byzantine rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 85f. Size: D: 20.68mm / US: 11 / UK: V1/2; 15.7g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 267

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Crusaders Period. A wearable silver ring with a heavy circular band with decorated shoulders forming a grinning mask effect and a round bezel featuring the star of Bethlehem. Good condition. The star of Bethlehem, a recurrent decorating motif in Medieval jewellery, is a powerful symbol of Christian tradition. According to the Gospel of Matthew (2: 1-2), three wise men from the East (the Magi) travelled to Jerusalem guided by the Bethlehem star to greet the King of the Jews, i.e. Jesus. For more information on Crusader period rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 17.13mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N1/2; 10.5g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 268

Ca. 1000-1200 AD. Eastern Viking. A silver ring with a lozenge-shaped bezel engraved with runic symbols and niello decoration. The circular band and flared shoulders are also embellished with engravings in various geometrical shapes (lozenge, triangle) and niello inlay decoration. Good condition. For more information on rings with niello inlay, see Considine, B. B., Scott, D.A. & Podany, J. (eds.) (1994). Ancient & Historic Metals - Conservation and Scientific Research: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute, November 1991. Getty Conservation Institute, 177ff. Size: D: 19.1mm / US: 9 1/8 / UK: S; 10.3g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 269

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Crusaders Period. A wearable silver ring comprising a heavy circular band and applied circular bezel decorated with a Maltese cross surrounded by incised decoration. Good condition. The cross, the principal symbol of Christianity, recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the Christian faith. For more information on Crusader period rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 18.8mm / US: 8 7/8 / UK: R1/2; 38g. Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents from the 1970s.

Lot 270

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Crusaders Period. A wearable silver ring comprising a thin round band and an applied circular, flat bezel whose central incised design depicts a triangle pattern, symbolising the Christian Holy Trinity. Excellent condition. The Trinity, in Christian doctrine, is the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. The doctrine of the Trinity is considered to be one of the central Christian affirmations about God. Size: D: 19.1mm / US: 9 1/8 / UK: S; 2g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Lot 271

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Crusaders Period. A beautiful silver ring comprising a circular band, linearly decorated shoulders, and an applied rectangular bezel engraved with a cross inscribed within a lozenge. Good condition. The cross, the principal symbol of Christianity, recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the Christian faith. For more information on Crusader period rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 16.51mm / US: 6 / UK: M; 6.7g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly with the Parthenon gallery, previously in an old English collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 274

Ca. 500-700 AD. Western Europe, Merovingian. A large silver buckle comprising a round-section loop, curved tongue with the tip resting on the loop. The gilded rectangular plaque is decorated with geometrical patterns, in which five green-coloured gemstones are set. Good condition. At the time of the fall of the Roman Empire, other cultures began to evolve, grow and eventually prosper and their culture and art thrived. The Merovingians (476-750 AD) were one such group and they are traditionally reckoned as the 'first race' of the kings of France. For more information on Merovingian buckles and belts, see Effros, B. & Moreira, I. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World. Oxford University Press, 916ff. Size: L:57mm / W:38mm ; 21g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Austria.

Lot 280

Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant with an integral loop shaped like a bearded Viking axe head. Good condition. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth who used the axe to kill the snake that stole the earthly light. For more information on Viking jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:24mm / W:13mm ; 3.4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly with the Parthenon gallery, previously in an old English collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 288

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Crusaders Period. A stunning gilded silver ring with a circular band and flared shoulders. The bezel is decorated with four Maltese crosses inscribed in a larger Maltese cross and surrounded by incised linear decoration. Good condition; wearable. The cross, the principal symbol of Christianity, recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the Christian faith. For more information on Crusader period rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 9 5/8 / UK: T; 14.4gProvenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 289

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Medieval Western Europe. A beautiful silver ring comprising thin circular band and an applied oval bezel featuring incised decoration. Good condition, wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Pollio, T. N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 18.35mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q1/2; 4.6g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 290

Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A beautiful silver ring of penannular form featuring a circular band that terminates in two highly stylised snake-heads. Good condition; wearable. In Greek and Roman culture, there were certainly healing associations with snakes because snakes were an attribute of the healing god Asclepius, who is often depicted with a serpent-entwined rod. Size: D: 16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L; 4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 291

Ca. 100 BC-100 AD. Romano-Egyptian. A silver ring with a circular band shaped as the coiled body of a snake; the bezel in the shape of a snake head has pellet eyes and is decorated with engraved details. Good condition. Snake jewellery was not limited to Egypt in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, and, in fact, was not a traditional Egyptian sort of jewellery before the Ptolemaic Period. Jewellery decorated with snakes, appeared in Western Asia from about the eighth century BC, and spread to Greece in the fifth century BC, and came to Egypt mainly with the Ptolemaic Dynasty. In Greek culture there were certainly healing associations with snakes, but there may have been other associations, too. For a similar ring, see Mace, A. C. (1911). "The Murch Collection of Egyptian Antiquities." In The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 6, no. 1 (January, Supplement), pp. 27-28, fig. 21.Size: D: 18.19mm / US: 8 / UK: Q; 7.7g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 294

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Medieval Western Europe. A Viking-inspired, silver omega penannular brooch featuring flanges with panels embellished with granulated and geometric decoration, a sectioned pin loop and a fine pin. Good condition. These items were multifunction: their most basic purpose was to work as clothing fasteners while their more ostentatious role was to serve as a display of wealth. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:62mm / W:44mm ; 20. g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Lot 302

Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant with integral loop shaped like a bearded Viking axe head. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth in Slavic mythology. Good condition. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:24mm / W:13mm ; 3g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Lot 315

Ca. 1300-1500 AD. European. A beautiful gilded silver ring with a circular band and flared shoulders decorated with a cross pattern and an oval bezel embellished with a beast (possibly a gryphon) with a long tail, encircled by a band decorated with a 'V' pattern. Excellent condition, wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: D: 18.19mm / US: 8 / UK: Q; 24.4g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 316

Ca. 1300-1500 AD. Byzantine. A wearable gilded silver ring with a circular band with flared shoulders decorated with small linear incisions that form a crown around the circular protruding bezel; the bezel is decorated with an incised double-headed eagle surmounted by a cross. Fully wearable condition. The double-headed eagle was a common mythological figure in ancient Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt, and among the Mycenaean civilisation. It reappears on Greek soil in the 13th century in Byzantine art, when it started to be used as an emblem of the Byzantine Empire. The two heads of the eagles symbolized the claim by the Byzantine Emperor to both eastern and western halves of the Roman empire. In Imperial iconography, it was used to distinguish the emperor (double-headed eagle) from the king (one-headed eagle). We find the double-headed eagle also used by some merchant ships of the Italian peninsula to show their tax-exempt status. Nowadays, the black double-headed eagle on a yellow background is used as a symbol of the Orthodox Church all over the world. For more information about the double-headed eagle, see Chotzakoglou, C. (2000). 'Eagle, Double-Headed: Emblem of the Byzantine Empire'. In G. Speake (ed), Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. London; New York: Routledge, 521. For more information on Byzantine rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 85f. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O1/2; 16.6g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.

Lot 317

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Northern European. A beautiful silver ring comprising a lentoid-section hoop, flared shoulders, a discoid bezel with claw setting and inset glass cabochon gemstone; excellent condition, fully wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: D: 18.19mm / US: 8 / UK: Q; 19g. Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman based in London; formerly with a British gallery; acquired in the 1990s.

Lot 318

Ca. 1300-1500 AD. A wearable silver ring with a circular band, slightly flared shoulders, and an oval bezel decorated with an incised star of David. Good condition. The star of David - in Hebrew, 'Magen David', i.e. the shield of David" - is a symbol composed of two overlaid equilateral triangles that form a six-pointed star. The symbol - which historically was not limited to use by Jews - originated in antiquity, when, side by side with the five-pointed star, it served as a magical sign or as a decoration. In the Middle Ages, the Star of David appeared with greater frequency among Jews but did not assume any special religious significance. The Jewish community of Prague was the first to use the Star of David as its official symbol, and from the 17th century on the six-pointed star became the official seal of many Jewish communities and a general sign of Judaism, though it has no biblical or Talmudic authority. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London.; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O1/2; 8g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Lot 321

Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Medieval Western Europe. A Viking-inspired silver omega penannular brooch featuring flanges with two panels decorated with geometric patterns; a sectioned pin loop and a fine pin. Good condition. These items were multifunction with their most basic purpose being clothing fasteners while their more ostentatious role was to serve as a display of wealth. For more general information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala.Size: L:57mm / W:30mm ; 12.3g. Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman based in London; formerly with a British gallery; acquired in the 1990s.

Lot 328

Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant, with an integral loop, shaped like an axe head. Good condition. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth in Slavic mythology. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:17mm / W:5mm ; 2.4g. Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents from the 1970s.

Lot 340

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking Age. A beautifully decorated silver ring comprising a circular hoop, flared shoulders with linear decoration, and a lozenge-shaped concave bezel featuring a claw pattern and linear incisions on the border and coiled incisions at its centre. Fully wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London.; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: D: 16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M1/2; 4.2g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Austria.

Lot 343

Ca. 1200-1300 AD. Crusaders period. A medieval silver ring with a thin circular band and an applied oval bezel decorated with a stylised star of Bethlehem. Excellent condition; wearable. The star of Bethlehem, a recurrent decorating motif in Medieval jewellery, is a powerful symbol of Christian tradition. According to the Gospel of Matthew (2: 1-2), three wise men from the East (the Magi) travelled to Jerusalem guided by the Bethlehem star to greet the King of the Jews, i.e. Jesus. For more information on Crusader period rings, see Pollio, T.N. (2018). Ancient Rings - An Illustrated Collector's Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 88-99. Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P1/2; 7.4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Lot 344

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking Age. A beautiful silver ring comprising a circular hoop, flared shoulders with raised central ridge, and a lozenge-shaped flat bezel featuring linear incisions on the border and coiled incisions around a lozenge at its centre. Excellent condition, fully wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London.; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: L:7 1/2mm / W:Pmm ; 3.7g. Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents from the 1970s.

Lot 41

Ca. 800-1000 AD. Viking. A beautiful silver Mjölnir ("Lightning," Thor's mighty hammer) pendant of extraordinary size with gold inlays. The gold inlays depict fire or lightning, important attributes of Thor, the hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, and storms. For the Scandinavians, just as thunder was the embodiment of Thor, lightning was the embodiment of his hammer. This type of hammer pendant was common in the Viking world and have been found chiefly in south and central Scandinavia, but also as far as Iceland, England, and Poland. Mjölnir pendants gave people strength and protection against dangers. Vikings wore both wooden and metal Mjölnir pendants, often along with other necklaces. At the end of the Viking era, it was not unusual to wear both the Christian cross and a Mjölnir pendant. For more information on Viking jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala. & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65. Size: L:73mm / W:34mm ; 38g. Provenance: Property of a European collector, formerly acquired from a gallery in Germany in 1994. A copy of the original invoice will accompany the purchase.

Lot 418

Ca. 1850-1900 AD. European. A beautiful Viking-style silver ring with a thick circular band and an interwoven open work bezel. Excellent condition, wearable. The 19th century was a period of major industrial and social change. However, jewellery design often looked to the past for inspiration and this interest in antiquities was stimulated by the many archaeological discoveries of the 19th century. Goldsmiths attempted to revive ancient techniques and made jewellery that imitated, or was in the style of archaeological jewellery. Size: D: 19.84mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; 9.2g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly with the Parthenon gallery, previously in an old English collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 55

Ca. 900-1000 AD. Viking. A stunning silver filigree pendant in a woven, abstract form with a stylized face at the top. Granulated silver forms the symmetrical swirls and loops inside the pendant's body, as well as the face and top of the head. The top of the head is a long, hollow cylindrical loop for suspension. The back of the pendant is undecorated. Excellent condition. The style of this pendant closely resembles that of the famous silver Thor's Hammer found at Skane, Sweden, and is in the Borre style, which often features human-like masks on animal bodies. This style was widespread, with examples found from Iceland to Russia. The vast reach of the style is a testament to the shared culture of the geographically disparate Viking world, which included complex mythology populated by gods and goddesses. Pendants like this item and amulets occupied a special place among the Viking jewelry. They were worn mostly as amulets for protection against evil spirits and were customary for everybody: men, women, and even children. To find out more about the Vikings and their art, see Graham-Campbell, J. (2013). Viking Art. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. Size: L:43mm / W:38mm; 8g. Provenance: Property of a European collector, formerly acquired on EU market from G. C. in 2018; formerly from EU collection formed in the 1980s.

Lot 56

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking. A stunning silver pendant in the shape of a Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) decorated with typical engraved triangular marks, each with three raised dots. Good condition. Thor's hammer pendants were worn as religious amulets throughout the Viking era; they were usually made of silver and hung on silver chains. Thor was a prominent Norse god and his Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome weapons, capable of levelling mountains. Though generally recognised and depicted as a hammer, Mjölnir is sometimes referred to as an axe or club. To find out more about the Vikings and their art, see Graham-Campbell, J. (2013). Viking Art. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65. Size: L:64mm / W:35mm; 29g. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK/European art market in the 1980s.

Lot 57

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking. A stunning silver pendant in the shape of a Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) decorated with three circles and notches above and below, hanging from a circular loop. Good condition. Thor's hammer pendants were worn as religious amulets throughout the Viking era; they were usually made of silver and hung on silver chains. Thor was a prominent Norse god and his Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome weapons, capable of levelling mountains. Though generally recognised and depicted as a hammer, Mjölnir is sometimes referred to as an axe or club. To find out more about the Vikings and their art, see Graham-Campbell, J. (2013). Viking Art. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65. Size: L:43mm / W:17mm ; 5g. Provenance: Property of a European gentleman, formerly acquired on the UK Art Market in the 1990s.

Lot 66

Ca. 500-700 AD. Western Europe, Merovingian, Migration Period. A beautiful gilded silver belt buckle with inset garnets. Excellent condition. At the time of the fall of the Roman Empire, other cultures began to evolve, grow and eventually prosper and their culture and art thrived. The Merovingians (476-750 AD) were one such group and they are traditionally reckoned as the "first race" of the kings of France. Good condition. For more information on Merovingian buckles and belts, see Effros, B. & Moreira, I. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World. Oxford University Press, 916ff. Size: L:30mm / W:43mm ; 16.3g. Provenance: Property of a European gentleman, formerly acquired on the UK Art Market in the 1990s.

Lot 67

Ca. 500-700 AD. Western Europe, Merovingian, Migration Period. A beautiful set of silver belt fittings with inset garnets; such fittings were usually affized to the leather belt with bronze rivets/nails. Good condition. At the time of the fall of the Roman Empire, other cultures began to evolve, grow and eventually prosper and their culture and art thrived. The Merovingians (476-750 AD) were one such group and they are traditionally reckoned as the "first race" of the kings of France. For more information on Merovingian buckles and belts, see Effros, B. & Moreira, I. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World. Oxford University Press, 916ff. Size: L:Set of 3: 20 - 40mm / W:27 - 34mm ; 34.2g. Provenance: Property of a European gentleman, formerly acquired on the UK Art Market in the 1980s.

Lot 70

Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking. A beautiful square silver amulet with stylised decoration and an integral adorned suspension loop. Pendants and amulets occupied a special place in Viking jewellery and were worn mostly as amulets for protection against evil spirits and were customary for everybody: men, women and even children. Excellent condition. To find out more about the Vikings and their art, see Graham-Campbell, J. (2013). Viking Art. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:37mm / W:28mm ; 17g. Provenance: Property of a European gentleman, formerly acquired on the UK Art Market in the 1990s.

Lot 187

Ca. 500-330 BC. Central Asian/ Mediterranean. A beautiful hammered bronze phiale (libation dish). The exterior surface is decorated with eleven egg-shaped lobes radiating from a central concave circle; below the rim, there is a frieze decorated with braids, and triangular linear decorated between the egg-shaped lobes. Beautiful patina. Excellent condition. Phialai were wide shallow cups and some of them displayed a boss in the centre (omphalos). In place of the usual omphalos at the center of the base, this phiale has a central spike. Phialai were used by several Central Asian and Mediterranean ancient cultures for pouring libations to the gods and for drinking on more ordinary occasions as attested by several literary sources. Pindar, for instance, says: “ἐγκιρνάτω τίς νιν (...) ἀργυρέαισι δὲ νωμάτω φιάλαισι βιατὰν ἀμπέλου παῖδ ̓’, “Let someone mix the wine now (...) and distribute in the silver phialai the strong child of the vine.”(Pind. N. 9.51f). Size: L:50mm / W:135mm ; 265g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly acquired in Europe in the 1990s.

Lot 188

Ca. 500-330 BC. Graeco/Achaemenid. A bronze libation bowl known as 'phiale' decorated with a central rosette. Phialai were wide shallow cups used for pouring libations to the gods and for drinking on more ordinary occasions as attested by several literary sources (see, for instance, Pindar N. 9.51f). Phialai were used across a wide geographical area - from Greece to Tibet, throughout the ancient Near East and Central Asia - and made from many materials — glass, ceramic, and many types of metal. An attractive, lustrous patina has formed across the vessel. Excellent condition. For more information on Achaemenid phialai, see Wilkinson, C. K. (1949) The Art of the Ancient Near East. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 7 (7); Muscarella, O.W. (1980) Excavated and Unexcavated Achaemenid Art, in Ancient Persia: The Art of an Empire, Invited Lectures on the Middle East at the University of Texas at Austin, edited by Schmandt-Besserat D. Undena Publications; Simpson, St J., Cowell, M.R. & La Niece, S. (2010). Achaemenid Silver, T.L. Jacks and the Mazanderan Connection in The World of Achaemenid Persia. History, Art and Society in Iran and the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of a conference at the British Museum 29th September - 1st October 2005 , 429-442. Size: L:40mm / W:160mm ; 205g. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.

Lot 189

Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A beautifully preserved, hammered silver vessel with a plain rim and an interior surface decorated with an incised ring of small circles. Good condition. The acquisition and appreciation of silver vessels was almost a cult in Rome. Weights were recorded and compared and ostentatiously exaggerated. Large quantities of bullion came to Rome with the spoils of Greece and Asia in the 2nd century BC, and the scholar Pliny the Elder (1st century AD) says that even in Republican times there were more than 150 silver dishes of a hundredweight apiece in the city. Many rich hoards in modern collections were buried by design during the calamitous last centuries of the Roman Empire. The most sumptuous hoard, i.e. the Boscoreale treasure (in the Louvre), was accidentally saved by the same volcanic catastrophe that destroyed Herculaneum and killed Pliny in 79 AD. Cf. Edgar John Forsdyke's contribution to the 'Roman metalwork' section for Britannica; https://www.britannica.com/topic/metalwork/Greek-and-Etruscan; Edgar John Forsdyke was Director and Principal Librarian, British Museum, London, 1936-50; Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 1932-36. Size: L:30mm / W:145mm ; 150g. Provenance: Private collection of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.

Lot 194

Ca. 300-400 AD. Late Roman. A dark-coloured glass jug with a near-spherical body, a cylindrical neck decorated with a spiral trail, a splayed lip tooled into a wide trefoil spout, and a green-coloured thick handle. The jug displays areas of beautiful silver iridescence throughout its surface. Good condition. By the Late Roman period (4th-5th century AD), good quality glass tableware such as this jug - which was kept in the dining/reception rooms or the entrance room of a house - was not common and could have been used as a showpiece and perhaps even as a status symbol, suggesting that glass vessels played an important role in late Antique dining and society. For more information, see Bayley, J., Freestone, I., & Jackson, C. (2015). Glass of the Roman World. Oxford And Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 88; 135. Size: L:90mm / W:65mm ; 64g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market before 2000.

Lot 301

CONTEMPORARY ART DECO DESIGN SILK CARPET, 300cm x 200cm, geometric silver field.

Lot 348

CANDLESTICKS, a pair, lucite columns and silver plated, 25cm H. (2)

Lot 48A

Silver Hall marked ola gorie brooch.

Lot 4A

Silver Hall marked birmingham vesta case Makers W. H. S.

Lot 5

Silver Hall marked birmingham key ring. A must for a silver dealer.

Lot 52A

Early aynsley coffee can set with 5 silver Hall marked mounted cup holders.

Lot 5A

Unusual And Very Beautiful Silver Hallmarked ID Bracelet no Name on Centre Bar So Can Be Bought as Gift And Inscription Can Be used.

Lot 65

Silver Hall marked brandy label birmingham makers WA

Lot 70A

5 piece silver Hall marked cruet set with liner.

Lot 8A

Early 1900s 9ct Gold And Silver Full Eternity Diamond Ring.

Lot 11

2 Grand Lodge Jewels 1 silver Hallmarked .

Lot 11A

2 Grand Lodge Jewels 1 silver with sash, badges etc.

Lot 12A

Ortak Silver and enamel chain and pendant earring set in original box .

Lot 12B

Ortak silver pendant earrings set with silver chain boxed.

Lot 13

Large Ortak Silver and enamel pendant on 18 inch Belchar chain.

Lot 14

Ortak silver enamel pendant and 18 inch silver belchar chain

Lot 14A

Ortak silver heavy Celtic bracelet . 7.5 inches long .

Lot 14B

Ortak silver and enamel pendant and earrings with silver 20 inch twist chain .

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