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Lot 126
A part set of Hicks & Meigh exotic birds and flowers ceramics stamped to the base 'Stone China number 9', circa 1820, and with family crest edition with monogrammed family crest to the rim, comprising: two soup bowls, 24cm diameter; two plates, 25cm diameter; two side plates, 21cm diameter and a saucer, 16cm diameter together with a pair of Hicks & Meigh saucers stamped to the base 'Stone China number 6', 16cm diameter; a pair of 19th century plates, stamped to the base 'Real Ironstone China', with monogrammed B, 26cm diameter and a further plate stamped to the base 'Real Stone China' in hardrock floral pattern with scalloped edge, 22cm diameter (12)Condition report: One number 9 soup bowl with fired in damage to the rim; large chip to rim on number 9 saucer; number 6 saucers with small losses to gilt decoration but in good condition; Real Ironstone China plates with some losses to gilt decoration, surface scratches; Real Stone China plate with small loss to decoration on rim; all plates with small pits to the glaze
Lot 700
A 15ct gold locket hung to a yellow metal chain; a pierced white metal and enamel decorated locket; a rolled gold pendant; a yellow metal bar brooch set with pearls and coloured stone; a gold plated necklace; a yellow metal pearl set ring; and a yellow and white metal ring set with green stone and white stone shoulders
Lot 161
Circa 1200-1400 AD.This intricately formed cross is decorated with elaborate patterns in gold filigree, granulation, and wire on sheets of gold, a technique that is typical of late Byzantine art. The centre with s celadon green stone. The shape echoes that of earlier Byzantine crosses, like the adjacent example decorated with cloisonné ename. Size: L:36.7mm / W:26.8mm ; 4.25gProvenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.
Lot 283
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A spear formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age.Size: L:105mm / W:40mm ; 35gProvenance: From the private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 99
Predynastic Period, Naqada I-II, circa 4000-3200 B.C. A beautifully formed pottery jar from the pre-dynastic period of Egyptian history. This vessel is smooth to the touch, with a dark red burnished finish and black burnish which continues over the rim and just inside. This decorative vessel has a bulbous shaped body which elegantly expands towards the rim and tapers toward a narrower, flat base. This is a characteristic example of functional tableware. Its bulbous symmetrical body and slightly thickened, tool-marked rim combined with squat proportions make it easy to fit in two hands. These forms of vessels are commonly referred to as ‘black topped vessels’, or B-ware, as determined by famous British Egyptian Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie. “Black-topped” vessels derived from the early Naqada I (ca 4000 B.C.), a culture which inhabited ancient Egypt during its predynastic period before the time of iconic Pharaohs as we know them. The Naqada were first described by famed archaeologist William Flinders Petrie; however, relatively little is known about them except that they were situated in the site of El-Amra in central Egypt, west of the Nile River. These vessels were formed using Nile silts, deriving from the deposits of the Nile Valley, rich in silica and iron, which when fired created a wonderful reddish or brown colour in an oxidising atmosphere. The exterior was painted with a thin red coloured iron-oxide liquid that was either polished or burnished with a smooth object such as a stone or wooden implement. This as done following the pottery being dried but after it was fired which created this beautiful rich red burnished smooth exterior. Dorothea Arnold - Janine Bourriau (eds.), An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Pottery (Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1993), p. 33-36; Janine D. Bourriau - Paul Nicholson - Pamela J. Rose, “Pottery” in Paul T. Nicholson - Ian Shaw (eds.), Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000), p. 121-147, for the black-topped red ware esp. 125, 128; Stan Hendrickx - Renée Friedman - Fabienne Loyens, “Experimental archaeology concerning black-topped pottery from ancient Egypt and the Sudan”, Cahiers de la Céramique Égyptienne, 6 (Le Caire, 2000), p. 171-187; K. Sowada, "Late Predynastic Egyptian Black-topped Ware. A study in Ceramic Specialisation and Chronology", in C.C. Sorrel - A.J. Ruys (eds.), Proceedings of the International Ceramic Conference: AUSTCERAM 94, 25-27 July 1994, Sydney, Australia (Sydney, Australasian Ceramic Society, 1994), p. 34-39; K. Sowada, "Black-topped Ware in Archaic Contexts", in C. Eyre (ed.), Seventh International Congress of Egyptologists, Cambridge 3-9 September 1995, Additional Abstracts (Cambridge, 1995), p. 19.Size: L:58mm / W:142mm ; 170gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.
Lot 14
Circa 664 – 332 BC. From an anthropoid sarcophagus, the face idealistically modelled in white slip, painted in red pigment; the large almond-shaped eyes inlaid black obsidian for pupils and white stone sclera. The eyes and mouth have been carved with eternity and care in mind; The mouth projecting the slightest, gentle smile which for the Egyptians held a symbolic belief that it would assist in a peaceful and solemn afterlife. A peg above the head remains order to connect the wig with the face. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. The mummy mask was an essential part of burial and acted as protection but would also act as a substitute for the mummified head should it be lost or damaged. The Egyptians hoped to be able to continue their lives after death, through a strong belief in an afterlife.Size: L:95mm / W:95mm ; 800gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.
Lot 284
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A sickle formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:160mm / W:55mm ; 102g. Provenance: From a private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 286
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A spear formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:140mm / W:46mm ; 50g. Provenance: From a private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 254
Circa 8000-6000 BC. Flat spearhead of brownish flint. With a clearly indented base. Formed by an early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a technique called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the toolmaker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small, and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. For similar see British Museum. Accession No. 1862,1101.19 P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:150mm / W:55mm ; 100g. Provenance: From the private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam , in 2005.
Lot 139
Circa 300-400 AD. Medusa head (gorgoneion) with wings in the wild hair and snakes around the face. This was used in the late Roman period, presumably offering demonic protection for the wearer in the way the same subject does on a shield or aegis. The back is rough and broken having been cobbed out of the stone with a hammer. The head of Medusa, also known as the gorgoneion, was perhaps "the most ubiquitous subject employed for cameos" during the Roman Period (p. 183 in M. Henig and H. Molesworth, The Complete Content Cameos). When used in jewellery it was thought to have amuletic or apotropaic properties, conferring protection to the wearer, including from the Evil Eye. The subject was popular already in the Archaic period in Greece when she was depicted as a ferocious monster. By the Hellenistic period, the image became more humanized. During the Roman period, the type is typically shown either frontally or slightly turned, as here, with wings in her hair, the face framed by serpents. The most common materials were sardonyx, chalcedony, carnelian, or glass imitating them. The present example is considerably larger than most, and by far one of the finest in existence. It was mounted as a pendant in a gold frame, most likely in the 18th century.Size: L:28mm / W:28mm ; 10gProvenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired from an East Coast, US estate collection formed before 1979.
Lot 124
Circa 800-650 BC. Upper portion of a cylinder seal formed of black stone. The design, which was put between upper and lower bands of chevron, shows in the middle of a winged solar disc above a stylised sacred tree, and to each side a worshipping divine figure of human form with wings. They are kneeling and extending one hand while holding out the other with palm cupped. A rosette serves as a terminal.This is a seal in the Neo-Assyrian tradition, but from North Syria or Anatolia. 27 x 13.5mm. The seal is accompanied by a copy of a scientific note typed and signed by Professor WG Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.Size: L:27mm / W:15mm ; 14.2gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Lot 255
Circa 8000-6000 BC. Sickle made of beautiful grey flint. The blade is crescent shaped, one side convex the other side straight. The blade is sharp and made of countless flat chips. Formed by an early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a technique called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the toolmaker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small, and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:160mm / W:45mm ; 65g. Provenance: From the private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 125
Circa 900-700 BC. A cylinder seal of brown stone showing a design between upper and lower bands of three lines. Two main figures compose the design. A composite animal, with a bird’s body, legs and wings, but a scorpion’s tail and human head, and a human-like figure on one knee with head turned backwards, one hand up, one hand down. A lunar crescent and sundry shapes serve as fillers. This is a seal in the Neo-Assyrian tradition, but from North Syria or Anatolia. The seal is accompanied by a copy of a scientific note typed and signed by Professor WG Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 32mm x 11mm.Size: L:23mm / W:12mm ; 5.5gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Lot 127
Circa 400-600 AD. A Roman early Byzantine gold double-hooped ring, decorated with various gemstones. Two oval bezels feature to the sides and are set with a rich purple amethyst stone. A cone-shaped bezel sits in-between, enclosing a bright green emerald. Stylised discs decorate the top of each bezel whilst gold beads decorate the bottoms. The beads of the middle bezel extend downwards, connecting the two hoops. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 435 for type.Size: D: 19.1mm / US: 9 1/8 / UK: S; 10.17gProvenance: Central London privare collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.
Lot 282
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A spear formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:150mm / W:55mm ; 107.9g. Provenance: From a private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 111
Circa. 3000 B.C. A black stone cylinder seal, decorated with pattern of triangles with hatched bands and dots.The seal is accompanied by a copy of a scientific note typed and signed by Professor WG Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Wilkinson, Charles K. 1962. "Near Eastern Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 21 (2), Ninety-Second Annual Report of The Trustees for The Fiscal Year 1961-1962 (Oct., 1962)Crawford, Vaughn E. et al. 1966. Guide to the Ancient Near East Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Harper, Prudence O. et al. 1984. "Ancient Near Eastern Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 41 (4), Spring 1984.Size: L:76mm / W:25mm ; 86.1gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Lot 287
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A spear formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:189mm / W:54mm ; 85g. Provenance: From a private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
Lot 288
Circa 8000-6000 BC. Made of dense gray-brown diorite. Boat-shaped with a blade higher than a butt. Middle part with vertical shaft-hole. Blade and shaft-hole are finely polished. Drilled from both ends, leaving horizontal parallel. The Neolithic period was the last stage of Stone Age and is characterized by the use of ground or polished stone weapons, tools and implements.The Neolithic tools & weapons: axes and hammers, adzes and chisels, knives and scrapers, sickle and hoe were used for cereal cultivation and animal domestication.The Chalcolithic (or Eneolithic) era marks a transition period to the Bronze Age with the introduction of Bronze metallurgy. In Europe the arrival of bronze tools and weapons did not play a noticeable role in production for household or military craft. Stone still was used for implements or battle weapons. Many of them were multi-purpose tools that could be used as hoes, working axes, adzes, chisels and battle axes depending of the method of fastening the haft. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:170mm / W:52mm ; 454g. Provenance: Private London collection, acquired in 2002 in Vienna; formerly in 1980s - 2000s Austrian collection.
Lot 118
Akkadian, circa 2200-1200 BC. A black stone cylinder seal, decorated with presentation scene. This cylinder seal is pierced for suspension, suggesting that it might have either been used as an administrative cylinder seal or a personal ornament. The seal is accompanied by a copy of a scientific note typed and signed by Professor WG Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Circa 900-700 BC. 30 x 18mm.Size: L:31mm / W:18mm ; 16.7gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Lot 252
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A Neolithic flint axe (Silex) “Thin butted axe - Type VII Blandebjerg – Ax”. Formed by an early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a technique called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the toolmaker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small, and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:250mm / W:75mm ; 535g. Provenance: From the private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam , in 2005.
Lot 285
Circa 8000-6000 BC. A spear formed of flint formed by early modern man (Homo sapiens) between 10,000 and 6500 years ago. The prehistoric craftsmen removed small pieces of rock or flakes from the core using a techniques called percussion flaking. This involved striking a portion of the core with a stone hammer. To make more elaborate tools such as arrow heads or spear points, the tool-maker had to do additional shaping and thinning. When the approximate shape was obtained, the final stage of thinning the point and sharpening the edges was accomplished by another technique known as pressure flaking. Here, small and thin flakes were pushed off the edges of the tool with an antler or bone punch. This technique required both skill and physical strength. Several of these finely-made arrow head and spear points have been found in sites as old as 10,000 years. P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age. Size: L:160mm / W:163mm ; 114.6g. Provenance: From a private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.
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