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Lot 1753
THREE GOLD AND GEM SET RINGS (3)Comprising; a Victorian 12ct gold and pink gem set five stone ring, with engraved decoration to the shoulders, London 1864, ring size N and a half, a gold ring, mounted with a half pearl between two turquoise, ring size O and a gold, blue and colourless gem set eternity ring, marks indistinct, ring size N and a half, combined gross weight 5.8 gms
Lot 1768
THREE ITEMS OF JEWELLERY (3)Comprising; a gold ring, claw set with a circular cut synthetic corrundum imitating alexandrite, ring size T and a half, a pair of synthetic corrundum imitating alexandrite single stone earrings, having wire fittings and a turquoise and colourless paste set heart shaped pendant, detailed 900
Lot 1779
AN 18CT GOLD AND DIAMOND RING AND THREE FURTHER RINGS (4)The diamond ring mounted with rows of circular cut diamonds in a triple slanting design, ring size I, gross weight 3.5 gms, a 9ct gold, sapphire and diamond three stone ring, ring size O and a half, a gold ring, claw set with a rectangular cut amethyst, detailed 9ct, ring size N and a colourless gem set eternity ring (damaged)
Lot 1800
A DIAMOND CLUSTER RING AND DIAMOND SINGLE STONE RING (2)The diamond cluster ring comprises of nine old mine cut diamonds, size O, the single stone is set with an old mine cut diamond which measures, 4.62 X 4.30 X 3.09 mm, approximately 0.52 carats, size O, both are set in 18 ct yellow gold, gross weight 5.3 grams.Condition report - Both rings are in good condition for age, no notable damage. Diamond single stone - estimated colour G/H - estimated clarity VS
Lot 1829
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND SINGLE STONE RINGSet with an old mine cut diamond, in a claw setting, diamond measures 4.75 x 4.80 x 3.30 mm, approximately 0.64 carats, in 18 ct white gold, size M, gross weight 2.9 grams. Condition report - Good overall condition, stone is well set.Diamond estimated colour H/I - Estimated clarity SI
Lot 1830
THREE EDWARDIAN DIAMOND RINGS (3)Comprising of one set with six old cut diamonds, in a rub over setting, size N, another with a central sapphire and two old cut diamonds, size O, and a three stone, set with old cut diamonds, size K, all in 18 ct gold, gross weight 7 grams.Condition report - All in good condition, no notable damage, stones are all well set.Sapphire has mild abrasion to facets.
Lot 1836
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND SINGLE STONE RINGSet with an old mine cut diamond, in a claw setting, the diamond measures 5.28 x 4.86 x 3.29 mm, approximately 0.71 carats, in 18 ct yellow gold, size L 1/2, gross weight 3.3 grams.Condition report - Good condition, no notable damage, stone is well set. Estimated diamond colour H/I - estimated clarity SIMakers mark 'CG&S" for Charles Green and Son.
Lot 1842
A VICTORIAN GARNET AND SEED PEARL RING, AND A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING (2)Comprising off a Victorian four stone garnet ring, with a central seed pearl, size N, gross weight 2.3 grams, also with a pinkish/red sapphire ring set with three old cut diamonds to the side, in 18 ct gold, size O, gross weight 2.2 grams.Condition report - Both rings in good condition.
Lot 701
A LOUIS-PHILIPPE PALAIS ROYAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GILT-METAL MONOCULAR AND ANOTHER (4)Coleridge Collection, The first spy-glass with five collapsible sections, 4cm wide; 5cm high; the second small magnifying glass with green paste mounts, 2.5cm diameter; Together with a pair of silver mounted mother-of-pearl pill pots, French, probably mid-19th Century, 5cm diameter ProvenanceTheAnthony & Marietta Coleridge CollectionThetwo monoculars acquired from Mary Wise, 2013.The two pill mounts acquired from The Collection of the Marquisand Marquise de Ravenel, Christie’s London, November 2007, lot 518. Condition Report:Magnifying glass - One green stone with small hole to the mount around it.One mother-of-pearl box - flaking to the inside of the base.
Lot 145
Quantity of tribal decorative objects comprising mask on stand, pair of figures, stone head on plinth & unusual ornamentPlease note this lot is not subject to VAT. The hammer price will still be subject to our buyer's premium, however it is only the buyer's premium that is subject to VATWe have employed the services of a specialist to assist in the lot descriptions, however it is important to note that no descriptions can be warranted and buyers should only bid on items they have inspected to their satisfaction prior to bidding. We do NOT provide condition reports as we are insufficiently expert to comment, our speciality being insolvency, not specific asset classes.Where there are errors in description, however major, no allowances will be made. No consumer rights apply to this sale, which is only suitable for trade buyers. It is a strict condition of sale that successful bidders remove lots in their entirety (after payment has been made). Please factor in the requirement to remove the total contents of any lot when deciding whether to and how much to bid.IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS USING STARLING BANK: It appears there is a problem when Starling Bank customers pay for their lots online with Bidspotter/iBidder/The-Saleroom. Our advice is not to use Starling issued cards to pay online until this issue is resolved. Please be aware if you pay with a Starling Bank issued card you may be double charged initially and it can take two weeks or more for the duplicate transaction to be returned.YOU MUST PAY AND COLLECT WITHIN 2 DAYSROBSON KAY DO NOT SHIPYOU MUST PAY AND COLLECT WITHIN 2 DAYSROBSON KAY DO NOT SHIPYOU MUST PAY AND COLLECT WITHIN 2 DAYSROBSON KAY DO NOT SHIPAll Lots located at Robson Kay in Manchester. Goods successfully bid upon must be paid for and collected within 2 daysWE DO NOT ARRANGE DELIVERY NOR DO WE PACKAGE OR LOAD. We do not print labels, provide boxes or seal boxes. We do not provide any kind of shipping or loading servicesIf these rules might pose a problem, DO NOT BIDLate collections incur a penalty, please read our full rules before bidding.Goods paid for, but not collected within one week of the collection deadline, will be treated as abandoned unless agreed in writing with Robson Kay prior. Please remember to inform us if you intend using a carrier, to avoid us disposing of goods you might think have already been collectedLots are SOLD AS SEEN. We DO NOT TEST LotsNO REFUNDS under any circumstances No lots are tested, nor are they guaranteed to work and/or be complete. Our auctions are only considered suitable for trade buyers as there are no rights of consumer protectionNo refunds or cancellations can ever be offered. If you are unhappy with these terms DO NOT BID.
Lot 77
Christopher A Markham, Church Plate of the County of Northampton, London & Northampton 1894, number 57 from a small paper edition of two hundred; and Thomas North, The Church Bells of Northamptonshire, Leicester 1876, both rebound marbled boards; together with Architectural Notices of The Churches of The Arch-Deaconry of Northampton, London 1849, tooled calf; and Christopher A Markham, Stone Crosses of the County of Northamptonshire, London & Northampton 1901, cloth.Qty: 4
Lot 25
LADY'S & GENT'S JEWELLERY & COLLECTABLES GROUP to include an enamelled St Christopher on fine link necklace chain, two pairs of stone dressed earrings, all silver, an 8 panel silver gilt filigree bracelet, 7cms diameter filigree silver lady's compact stamped '1000', gentleman's tie clip with game bird detail and a Roma Vanguard date wristwatch, gold plated with leather strap, the gilt dial with baton markers (not currently working)
Lot 92
HALLMARKED SILVER & PLATED WARE GROUP - to include a pair of small import silver vases with cherub decoration in relief, London 1896, import marks for David Bridge, 7cms H, small silver trophy cup, Birmingham 1929, set of six Kings pattern teaspoons, Exeter 1877, Maker Josiah Williams & Co, 14.5cm lengths, small heavy solid silver bud vase, London 1965, Maker William Comyns & Sons Ltd, 6cms H, enamel top dressing table brush, Birmingham 1920 and a silver salt spoon, Birmingham hallmark indistinct. Non-silver items include a white metal Scottish circular brooch, 4.75cms diameter with thistle engraved decoration and large Cairngorm type stone, EPNS twin-handled presentation tray, four piece tea service and other EPNS ware, weighable silver 11.1ozt
Lot 136
3rd-5th century A.D. A bronze hanging oil lamp with three attachment loops for suspension, later added ring handle to rear, D-shaped nozzle, circular discus with dished centre; circular filling hole at the centre; three chain links attached to suspension loops joined to a central ring and one longer suspension chain attached to a hook. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 62.10.2, for a similar lamp hook dated 5th century; for similar examples dated to Imperial Period see Bailey, D.M., A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum, IV, Lamps of metal and stone, and lampstands, London, 1996, no.3839; for similar lamps see no.3789. 257 grams, 34 cm high (13 3/8 in.). Acquired from a German auction house, 1990-2005. Ex G.Grimm collection, Paris, France. With Aguttes auction, Drouot, Paris, 18 December 2018. Property of a French collector. The typology belongs to that of Late Roman lamps with circular bodies and short nozzles. They were a development from the long-lived category of Loeschche VIII types, with a tendency to elongation. Most of these lamps were manufactured in the Eastern Roman Empire. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Lot 172
11th-13th century A.D. A rectangular marble floor panel recalling similar workmanship to the floor of the Sistine Chapel, comprising a large central panel composed of a chequerboard design of alternating geometric floral motifs with speckled porphyry squares, surrounded by four green and porphyry roundels, each with a bicolour border composed of interlocking triangles; each corner with an L-shaped panel displaying a unique geometric design composed of alternating square, lozenge-shaped and small rectangular tiles. See Boito, C., Architettura Cosmatesca, Torino, 1860; Hutton, E., The Cosmati, The Roman Marble Workers of the XIIth and XIIIth Centuries, London, 1950; Tosca, P., Storia dell’Arte Italiana, il medioevo, vol. III, Torino, 1965; Matthiae, G., 'Componenti del gusto decorativo cosmatesco,' in Rivista dell'Istituto Nazionale di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte, vol. I, 1952, pp.249-281; Cigola, M., 'Mosaici pavimentali cosmateschi. Segni, disegni e simboli,' in Palladio, Nuova serie, anno VI n. 11, giugno 1993, pp.101-110; the composition of the mosaic recalls the floors of the most important churches of Rome, like the floor of the Sistine Chapel (realised probably in the 14th century for the previous building or Cappella Maggiore), or that of Santa Maria Maggiore (1145-1153 AD), San Giovanni in Laterano (14th century AD), Saint Clement (1099-1120 AD), Santi Quattro Coronati (13th century AD), Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (12th century AD) and many others. 37 kg, 70 x 50cm (27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.). French gallery, Paris, 1990s. From a family collection. Accompanied by an academic expertise by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11332-193071. The Cosmatesque style was a characteristic type of ornamentation of Eastern Roman origin (opus alexandrinum) used by the Roman marble makers of the 12th and 13th centuries A.D. It embellishes floors, ciboriums and cloisters of churches by means of polychrome marble inlays of varied and imaginative geometric shapes. The wider use of this decoration began in the 12th century, at which time techniques were improved: the Cosmati floors were made with pieces of stone cut in various shapes and sizes, a property quite different from the mosaics in opus tessellatum, in which the motifs were made from small units all having the same size and shape, or from the opus sectile, intended to create representations with pieces of multicoloured marble cut out and arranged for this purpose. The stones used by Cosmati artists were often material salvaged from the ruins of ancient Roman buildings. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
Lot 18
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1353-1336 B.C. A stone fragment of irregular shape from the upper arm of a royal statue, bearing two engraved partial cartouches containing the so-called 'early protocol name' of the god Aten, indicating that the fragment was once part of a statue of pharaoh Akhenaten or of his wife Nefertiti; the right hand cartouche reading: '[Long live] Re-Horakhty, rejoicing in the horizon' and the cartouche of the left reading: 'in his name of sunlight who is in the solar disk' with traces of original pigment remaining; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. no.21.9.4, for a torso of Nefertiti with Aten cartouches. 88 grams total, 12.8 cm high including stand (5 in.). From the Great Temple of Aten at Tell el-Amarna. Sotheby's 12 August 1978, lot 444 (part). Ex Mohamed Makriya collection. With Sotheby's part lot label '53/9' and inked '444' to the base. Accompanied by an academic report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy. This form of the solar titular was in use starting from year 4 of Akhenaten, to his late year 11 or early year 12 of his reign.
Lot 197
18th-7th century B.C. A group of cylinder seals comprising: a Canaanite black stone seal with two facing winged bulls; a Neo Assyrian white marble seal with a pair of winged griffins facing a sacred tree, star above; a Babylonian black steatite seal with a standing priest, facing flames(?), another figure behind; each mounted on an identification card with impression, old collection number and a handwritten note in French. 90 grams total, 12 x 9 cm each (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.). Acquired from Galerie Antovitch, Paris, France, 1970s. With Galerie Chesnes, Lyon, 1980s. [3, No Reserve]
Lot 204
2nd millennium B.C. A stone cylinder seal with a double register; the top register with a contest scene, a rearing lion attacking a regardant Lamassu, a lizard behind, Gilgamesh attacking the lion from behind and grasping its tail with his hand; the lower register with a contest scene comprising a lion attacking Lamassu with a rearing antelope behind and Gilgamesh(?) attacking a rearing Lamassu; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 19.3 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016, collection no.F017. [No Reserve]
Lot 208
1st millennium B.C. A variegated stone cylinder seal with frieze showing a combat scene in relief composed of rearing lions, horned quadrupeds and a human figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 50.9 grams, 67 mm (2 5/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016, collection no.F040. [No Reserve]
Lot 223
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D. A stone head of a man carved in the half-round wearing a head covering; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 2002,0114.6 and 141571, for similar from Yemen. 1.69 kg, 17.5 cm (3 kg total, 23 cm including stand) (6 7/8 in. (9in.)). Acquired 1970s onwards. Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Lot 228
22nd-17th century B.C. A dark schist bowl with broad rim decorated with strips of triangular inlays in cream, red and dark grey stone, interspersed with circular recesses, one with inlay present; gently tapering shallow bowl with pedestal foot. Cf. Dani, A.H., Thapar, B.K., ‘The Indus Civilization’ in Unesco Publishing, History of civilizations of Central Asia, Volume I, The dawn of civilization: earliest times to 700 B.C., Paris, 1992, pp.271-307; Shaydullayeva, G.Sh., ‘Ceramic vessel typical of the Oxus Civilization found in the Indus Valley’ in Frontline Social Sciences and History Journal 1 (7), Tashkent, 2021, pp.36-46; Lyonnet, B., Dubova, N.A., The World of the Oxus Civilization, Ashgate, 2021. 1.9 kg, 27.5 cm wide (10 7/8 in.). Anonymous sale, Christie's London, Fine Antiquities, 13 December 1995, lot 110. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11340-189867. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Lot 24
Mainly Late Period, 664-332 B.C. A mixed group of wedjat amulets of various sizes and styles, most of blue-glazed composition, one stone example; all pierced for suspension. 10.5 grams total, 9-25 mm (3/8 - 1 in.). Private collection, acquired in the 1970-1980s; thence by descent. Private collection, since 1998. [13] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Lot 241
15th-16th century A.D. A rectangular glazed ceramic tile with bevelled upper edge, with part of a Qur'anic inscription; stone paste, blue and black on white. 720 grams, 24 cm (9 1/2 in.). Acquired from the UK trade, c.1990s. Ex central London gallery. Likely a section from a calligraphic frieze. [No Reserve]
Lot 36
Late Predynastic-Early Dynastic Period, circa 3150-2700 B.C. A polished speckled porphyritic quartz monzodiorite (syenite) stone jar with gently tapering body, rounded shoulders with pierced tubular handles, broad everted rim and slightly domed discoid lid. Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, Heidelberg, 1994, p.96, shape 16. 214 grams, 91 mm high (3 1/2 in.). From an earlier 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market circa 1999-2002. Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This would have been used to hold precious oils, perfumes, or unguents. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
Lot 38
18th Dynasty, 1479-1425 B.C. A carved stone scarab or bead, plano-convex in form with gusset to the outer edge and longitudinal piercing; obverse with profile bust including detailed tiered hairstyle, large lentoid eye with brow detail, full lips; reverse with incuse scene of the pharaoh on his chariot pulled by a horse, royal cartouche and symbols in the field. See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion of the type. 12 grams, 34 mm (1 1/4 in.). Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11289-192750. Thutmose III was the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who ruled Egypt for more than 50 years (generally dated from 28 April 1479 B.C. to 11 March 1425 B.C.) His official reign began at the age of two and lasted until his death aged 56, but the first 22 years of his reign were under co- regency with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, with Thutmose serving at the head of the military. At the end of his reign, he appointed his son, Amenhotep II, as his own co-regent after the early death of his firstborn son, Amenemhat III. Thutmose III conquered territory from Syria to Upper Nubia to create the largest empire Egypt had ever ruled.
Lot 392
6th century A.D. A large buckle composed of a rectangular plate decorated with some later polychrome glass inlays arranged in rectangular and triangular cells, oval buckle with chamfered sides, D-section tongue with square plate bearing X-motif; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period: Europe without Borders, Archaeology and history of the 5th-8th centuries, Germany, 2007, p.566-567, for similar; Various, I Goti (The Goths), Milano, 1994, fig.IV.11, IV.13, lett.r.; fig.IV.19, IV.20.IV.24, IV.41, IV.42; cf. an example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1988.305a, b. 155 grams, 15 cm (302 grams total, 18.5 cm including stand) (6 in. (7 1/4 in.)). Ex N.K., Paris-Geneva (1910-1996); thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11408-189847. In Visigothic Spain, the belt buckle was a very visible symbol of rank and status. Brightly coloured buckles inset with pieces of glass and stone were characteristic of Visigothic women's dress. Buckles were gilded, inlaid with precious stones and jewels and may even have been painted. Many of these were produced by Hispanic artisans in the service of the Court of Toledo. The models with surfaces honeycomb decoration and divided in multicoloured cells demonstrate the importance of the so-called polychrome fashion throughout the Mediterranean basin during the 6th century A.D. In the III level of production of these buckles, which chronologically runs from around 525 to 560-580 A.D., a certain integration of the Visigoth classes with the Roman ones of the Iberian peninsula also had repercussions in the production of clothing items. The rectangular plate buckles of this period show an increasingly complex alveolar decoration, with various geometric and multicoloured shapes. This kind of buckles were mainly found in Spain, but also in Merovingian Gaul, considering that some regions of South France in 6th century (like the Septimania) were still under the control of the Western Goths with a mixed Germanic and Roman population. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Lot 401
14th century A.D. A large carved limestone statue of standing Virgin Mary carrying infant Jesus on her raised left arm; wearing a high crown with flowers and a veil, beautifully carved oval-face with delicate facial features and downcast eyes, framed with wavy locks emerging from underneath the veil, dressed in a belted tunic and voluminous coat falling in supple drapes around her body; the infant dressed in a long tunic and holding a bird in his left hand; traces of pigment and gilding; mounted on a custom-made stone base. Cf. for a similar example of a late 14th century statue, see the tympanum of the door of the church of the convent of El Carme (Barcelona), in National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, Inventory no. 009878-000; cf. other similar examples in the MET, accession nos. 41.190.279 (first half of 14th century); 37.159 (1340 circa); 39.63 (1300-1330); no.17.120.1; cf. Lee, J. M., ‘A Souvenir on Your Hat: Medieval Christian Pilgrims' Badges’ In Raguin, V.C., Bangdel, D. and Peters, F.E., Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, Chicago, 2010, p.204, fig.1. 105 kg, 116 cm high (45 3/4 in.). Osenat, 30 June 2013, lot 158. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11409-192181. The Virgin and Child represents one of the most frequent subjects in the Gothic medieval sculpture in the 14th century, motivated by the development of the cult of the Virgin and the increase in the veneration of Mary. These carvings were not limited to churches, but were also found in shrines, entrances to towns, and inside private chapels. The youthful and elegant appearance of our Virgin and Child links it to the international Gothic style, responding to the same ideals of grace and beauty. The long wavy hair, the rounded forehead, the almond-shaped eyes and the delicate smile are widespread stylistic features found in several regions among Germany and France (in particular Lorraine, Burgundy, Île-de-France, Loire Valley, Bourbonnais, Meuse Valley). Despite this, Mary maintains the image of the Queen of Heaven and of the Universe, highlighted by the crown that frames her head. The presence of the bird in the hands of the child is a clear reference to the events narrated in the Apocryphal Gospels, where the Infant Jesus transformed terracotta birds into real birds. However, the bird was also a well-known symbol of the human soul and represented the Christ himself. [No Reserve]
Lot 402
France, circa 1520 A.D. A stone head, all that remains of the statue of a holy warrior once displayed in Martinvast Castle, modelled in the round wearing a pleated collar, semi-naturalistic detailing to his facial features, high cheek bones, slender nose and mouth, a turban crowning his head of wavy hair; mounted on a custom-made display stand, with old Sotheby's label with reference number '794LD' to base. 1.2 kg total, 32 cm high including stand (12 5/8 in.). Collection Schickler-Pourtales, Chateau Martinvast (burnt down in a fire on 14th January 1944). Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by a copy of a previous typed and illustrated catalogue page. Accompanied by Scholarly Note TL05441 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11410-192189. Once part of Martinvast Castle. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
Lot 410
Circa 15th century A.D. A carved oolitic limestone figure of Saint Roch, standing wearing a draped floor-length robe and hooded cloak, gripping a crook in his right hand and supporting a model tower in his left; his hound sitting beside his left leg; mounted on a wooden plinth base with dais. 627 grams, 16.7 cm high (1 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand) (6 1/2 in. (9 5/8 in.)). From a 1970s collection, based on the custom-built display base. Property of a Glasgow lady. Accompanied by scholarly note TL05434 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. The stone was probably sourced from the English Midlands. [No Reserve]
Lot 42
Middle-Late New Kingdom, circa 1800-1100 B.C. A steatite scarab with detailing to the carapace, head and legs, hieroglyphs to base including seated figure of Ma'at and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt; occluded piercing. 5 grams, 26 mm long (1 in.). The Emile-Louis Evrard collection (1898-1971), Paris, France. Acquired from Christie's, London, 8 April 1998, lot 168 (part). Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of a French passport dated 31 October 1997, including associated correspondence. Emile-Louis Evrard was born near Paris in 1898. His passionate life-long interest in antiquities was initially sparked when only 16 years old, after finding a perfectly preserved Neolithic polished stone axe-head in a field close to his village. Later, his scholarly collector's instinct led him not only to acquire antiquities, but also paintings, sculptures and miniatures.
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