We found 400830 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 400830 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
400830 item(s)/page
Lot 558
Large Spanish Pyrite Cube on MatrixA large and finely-formed cube of La Rioja pyrite on matrix, from the classic Spanish locality. 1.2 kg, 13 cm overall, 4 cm cube edge. (4 1/4 overall, 1 1/2 cube edge"). Ex Douglas Rose collection; ex Gregory Bottley and Lloyd (with ticket); from Navajun, La Rioja, Spain. The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2. This mineral`s metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname `Fool`s Gold` because of its resemblance to that metal. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek of fire or in fire. In ancient Roman times, this name was applied to several types of stone that would create sparks when struck against steel; Pliny the Elder described one of them as being brassy, almost certainly a reference to what we now call pyrite.Very fine condition. Cube nearly flawless.Starting Price: £150
Lot 566
Large Section of Stalactitic Rhodochrosite with a Polished SectionThe stalactite shows excellent form; the section excellent colour. 2.4 kg total, 21 cm (stalactite), 8.8 cm (section). (8 1/4-3 1/2"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its (rare) pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. Colorado officially named rhodochrosite as its state mineral in 2002. The reason for this lies in the fact that while the mineral is found worldwide, large red crystals are found only in a few places on earth, and specimens have been found in the Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado. The Incas believed that rhodochrosite is the blood of their former rulers, turned to stone, therefore it is sometimes called Rosa del Inca or Inca Rose.[2, No Reserve]Very fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 571
Unusual Pyrite SphereThis sphere is made from bright pyrite, with numerous open vugs of finely crystallised pyrite. 567 grams, 64 mm. (2 1/2"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is the most common of the sulfide minerals, with the formula FeS2. Its metallic lustre and pale brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname `Fool`s Gold` because of its resemblance to that metal. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek, of fire or in fire. In ancient Roman times, this name was applied to several types of stone that would create sparks when struck against steel; Pliny the Elder described one of them as being brassy, almost certainly a reference to what we now call pyrite.[No Reserve]Very fine condition. Unusual, with perspex base.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1028
Egyptian Stone Cosmetic Vessels18th-19th Dynasty, 1470-1194 BC A pair of cosmetic vessels comprising a conical alabaster pot with flat base and everted rim, and a grey-green basalt kohl jar, the body hemispherical with sloping shoulders and low, round foot. 70 grams total, 19-32 mm. (3/4 - 1 1/4"). Ex Dr. I Beekmans collection, Germany. [2]Fine condition, minor loss to rims of both.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1040
Egyptian Faience and Stone Scarab GroupNew Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period, 1470-30 BC A mixed group of scarabs, one in dark stone, one in light stone, two blue-glazed faience, five in unglazed white ceramic, one stone scaraboid; designs and text to underside. 29 grams total, 9-26 mm. (1/4-1"). London collection; acquired in the 1950`s. [10, No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1052
Egyptian Group of Ten ScarabsPtolemaic Period, 305-30 BC A group of ten scarabs, comprising four in unglazed white faience, one with small traces of blue glaze remaining; one, smaller, in light brown faience; two blue-glazed; one grey with traces of blue glaze remaining; one small, dark brown, and one in black stone with unincised body; all ten pierced for attachment or suspension. 10 grams total, 10-15 mm. (1/2 - 3/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1975. [10, No Reserve]Fine condition, some with damage.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1135
Roman Bronze Epigraphic Dedicatory PlaqueLate 2nd-early 3rd century AD A dedicatory plaque, rectangular with trapezoidal tabs, with impressed text in Roman capitals: I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) DOL(icheno) / IVNON(i) REGI(nae) / V[a]LER(ia) INGEN / VA EX IVSSO / DEI POSVIT with punched points between pairs of letters in the bottom row and elsewhere To Jupiter Best and Greatest Dolichenus and to Queen Juno, Valeria Ingenua set (this) up at the command of the god. 16 grams, 98 mm. (4"). Ex Riley collection, UK; found North-East England. Jupiter Dolichenus was popular in the late 2nd-early 3rd century AD in Britain, conflated with Rome`s principal divinity, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, whose consort was Juno Regina (`the Queen`) referred to in this text. The dedicator of the plaque is a woman. The shape of the plaque, `tabula ansata`, is typical of such plaques fixed on other objects, frequently stone. The unusual shape of the `L` reflects contemporary cursive writing, though all the other letter forms follow monumental forms; the minor mistake of `iusso` for `iussu` is common in ancient inscriptions.[No Reserve]Fine condition, repaired. Very rare.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1171
Roman Stone Epigraphic Altar to Mars2nd-3rd century AD A carved altar fragment of rectangular section with one carefully dressed surface bearing the inscribed text in capitals: MARTI SANC / TO SACRVM / C(aius) IVL(ius) ANTO / NINVS MIL(es) / [le]G(ionis) XI CL(audiae) / [e]X VOTO POSV / VIT Sacred to Mars Sanctus (The Holy), Gaius Iulius Antoninus, soldier in the 11th Claudian legion, set (this) up according to (his) vow. Supplied with copy of documentation from Lincoln Museum. 9.4 kg, 41 cm. (16"). Found by a father and daughter on a footpath in the parish of Marton, Lincolnshire on 1st May 2001. The Lincolnshire museum documentation states that it was found in a hedge line of a track leading from Marton to Trent [Littleborough Lane], on the recently ploughed north side of the track. It was taken to Lincoln Museum where it was left for study for an extended period. The museum translated the inscription and it remained in the hands of the finders for the following eleven years. The Legion XI Claudia was stationed on the River Danube frontier; Gaius Iulius Antoninus possibly brought the altar to Britain after being re-stationed away from his legion.Fine condition.Starting Price: £2500
Lot 1197
Byzantine Inlaid Gold Cabochon Pendant with Chain10th century AD A grey stone cabochon pendant in a claw setting, inlaid with gold in the form of a lioness, with green agate and garnet pendant drops; together with the original gold chain, the chain loops with twisted collars, hook and loop fastening. 25 grams, 44 cm. (17 1/2"). From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, acquired from a London gallery in the 1990`s; inventory no.842. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1500
Lot 1212
Stone Age English Coup-de-Poing Bifacial Flint Hand AxePalaeolithic, circa 600,000-400,000 BP A fully bifacial core hand axe, finely knapped with slightly concave sides tapering to a fine point in an orange-brown coarse flint with small area of original cortex to butt; with inked Dewey collection reference and Weller collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 555 grams, 18 cm. (7"). Ex Dr. Weller collection (item 11), by bequest; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection (reference B.15, 3/9/1931); found Lower Level Axe Valley, Broom Crossing, Devon, UK, 1931. Superb condition, as made. Rare.Starting Price: £300
Lot 1213
Stone Age English Bifacial Flint Hand AxePalaeolithic, circa 400,000-200,000 BP A bifacial core hand axe of elongated form, finely knapped in a pale cream patinated flint showing evidence of water rolling, with some original cortex to one side; with Bowyer collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 455 grams, 15 cm. (6"). Ex Bowyer collection (item 015/386); formerly in the John Sharpe collection; found Warsash area, Hampshire, UK, 1960`s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1214
Neolithic English Pecked and Polished Stone AxeMiddle Neolithic, circa 5,000-3,000 BC A Neolithic axe in pecked stone with slightly convex polished cutting edge; inked collection reference and Weller collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 275 grams, 12 cm. Ex Dr. M. G. Weller collection (item 999), by bequest; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection, by bequest; formerly in the Reginald Smith collection, by gift; formerly in the J. T. Blight collection, Cornwall (catalogue number D.332, IV-X-93); found Post Bridge, Dartmoor, UK, 1893. Superb condition, as made.Starting Price: £100
Lot 1216
Stone Age European Polished Jadeite AxeNeolithic, circa 4,000-2,000 BC A fully polished axe with asymmetric convex cutting edge in a pale grey neophrite; with Dewey and Weller collection labels. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 185 grams, 95 mm. (3 3/4"). Ex Dr. M. G. Weller collection (item 655), by bequest; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection (item 024), by gift; formerly in the L. de Rouzic collection, 1921; found Dolmen de Saint-Adrien, Ploemeur, Brittany, France, circa 1920 or earlier. Excellent condition with minor wear to cutting edge. Rare.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1217
Stone Age Grand Pressigny Large Flint BladeNeolithic, circa 7,000-3,000 BC A large and classic flint blade in the characteristic orange-yellow Grand Pressigny material, carefully knapped and struck from a typical prepared `livre-de-beurre` core; with inked collector reference and Weller and Petrie collection labels. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 180 grams, 21 cm. (8 1/4"). Ex Dr. M. G. Weller collection (item 523), by bequest; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection, by bequest; formerly in the Reginald Smith collection; ex British Museum; formerly in the Flinders Petrie collection; collected by Petrie, Grand Pressigny, Dordogne, France, 1864. Superb condition, as made. Rarely available and wonderful pedigree.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1218
Stone Age Danish Polished Chert AxeLower Neolithic, Nordic Passage Graves Period, circa 4,000-3,000 BC A carefully knapped axe in grey chert with squared sides and slightly convex polished cutting edge; the butt with natural fossil sponge inclusion; with inked `DENMARK` notation and Weller collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 210 grams, 14 cm. (5 1/2"). Ex Dr. M. G. Weller collection (item 529), by bequest; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection, by bequest; formely in the Reginald Smith collection, by gift; formerly in the Sir Arthur Evans collection; found Denmark, 1880`s. Excellent condition, as made.Starting Price: £100
Lot 1219
Stone Age English Bifacial Flint Hand AxePalaeolithic, circa 400,000-200,000 BP A bifacial core hand axe of medium triangular form, finely knapped in an orange-brown patinated flint, with some original cortex to butt; with Bowyer collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 357 grams, 12.5 cm. (5"). Ex Bowyer collection (item D95/425); ex Bonhams sale April 2011, lot 292 (part); formerly in the John Sharpe collection; found Warsash area, Hampshire, UK, 1960`s. [No Reserve]Fine original condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1220
Stone Age English Flint Hand AxePalaeolithic, circa 350,000 BP A massive and well-formed bifacial hand axe in grey flint with white patination, inked notation ‘Lavant’ (West Sussex). See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 1.25 kg, 21 cm. (8 1/4"). Ex David Winter collection; found Lavant, West Sussex, UK in the 1970`s. As made condition. Rare.Starting Price: £150
Lot 1221
Stone Age English Flint Hand Axe GroupPalaeolithic, circa 350,000 BP Two large and well-formed bifacial hand axes in grey flint with white patination, inked notation ‘Lavant’ (West Sussex). See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 970-997 grams, 18-20 cm. (7 - 8"). Ex David Winter collection; found Lavant, West Sussex, 1970`s. [2, No Reserve]As made condition. Rare.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1222
Stone Age English Flint Hand Axe GroupPalaeolithic, circa 350,000 BP Two well-formed hand axes in grey flint with inked notation ‘Lavant’ (West Sussex). See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 171-312 grams, 90-140 mm. (3 1/2 - 5 1/2"). Ex David Winter collection; found Lavant, West Sussex, UK in the 1970`s. [2, No Reserve]Excellent condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1223
Stone Age English Bifacial Flint Hand Axe GroupPalaeolithic, circa 400,000-200,000 BP Two bifacial core hand axes of medium twisted ovate and small triangular forms, finely knapped in orange-brown and mottled grey patinated flints, the larger with some original cortex present; with Bowyer collection labels. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 181-229 grams, 9-11 cm. (3 1/2 - 4 1/2"). Ex Bowyer collection (items 000/366 and 004/F73); ex Bonhams sale, April 2011, lot 292 (part); formerly in the John Sharpe collection; found Warsash area, Hampshire, UK, 1960`s. [2, No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1224
Stone Age English Bifacial Flint CleaverPalaeolithic, circa 400,000-200,000 BP A large bifacial core cleaver of heavy irregular form in a pale orange-brown patinated flint, with original cortex to butt; with Bowyer collection label. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 835 grams, 17 cm. (6 3/4"). Ex Bowyer collection (item 017/317); ex Bonhams sale, April 2011, lot 292 (part); formerly in the John Sharpe collection; found Warsash area, Hampshire, UK, 1960`s. [No Reserve]Fine condition, with a few minor chips.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1225
Stone Age Jordan Bifacial Chert Hand Axe GroupPalaeolithic, circa 400,000-200,000 BP A group of three large bifacial core hand axes in a pale, patinated chert, each finely knapped with straight edges tapering to points, with some original cortex to butts. 1.9 kg total, 16-19 cm. (6 1/4 - 7 1/2"). Ex Bowyer collection; found Jordan deserts, circa 1950`s. [3, No Reserve]Very fine condition, all as made.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1226
Stone Age English Knapped Flint AxeMesolithic, circa 15,000 BC A large and typical Mesolithic axe of lozenge section in a pale grey flint with a convex cutting edge; the butt showing local crushing from use as a hammer, with inked notation ‘Netley Marsh Solent’ and showing barnacle rings from being recovered from the sea. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 745 grams, 19 cm. (7 1/2"). Ex David Winter collection; recovered from the sea (drowned landscape area) at Netley Marsh, Solent, Hampshire, UK 1970`s. [No Reserve]As made condition. Rare.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1227
Stone Age English Knapped Flint Axe GroupMesolithic, circa 15,000 BC Two axes of typical Mesolithic form with white patination; one with surviving old inked label ‘Berkshire`. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 237-335 grams, 13-14 cm. (5 - 5 1/2"). Ex David Winter collection; found Berkshire, UK early 20th century. [2, No Reserve]Very fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1228
Stone Age European Perforated Stone AxeNeolithic, circa 8,000-5,000 BC A ground stone axe of double-bitted form with parallel upper/lower faces, curved sides, convex cutting edges and having a neat central piercing for haft, in a dark grey basalt. See Evans, Sir J. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897. 532 grams, 14 cm. (5 1/2"). Ex Bowyer collection (items 000/366 and 004/F73); ex TimeLine Auctions sale, lot 669 (part); ex Winter collection. [No Reserve]Fine condition, some use wear to cutting edges.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1284
Medieval Unique Gold Geoffrey Rudel de Blaye Inscribed Seal Ring1150-1170 AD The personal seal ring of the famous troubadour Geoffrey Rudel de Blaye (Jaufre Rudel, born circa 1130, died circa 1147, in Tripoli) with D-section hoop and integral elliptical bezel with central intaglio stone; to the perimeter of the bezel, the inscription in Lombardic capitals `+RVDEL VON GORS*` in retrograde; the intaglio depicting a clean-shaven male face in profile and most probably of earlier date. 2.87 grams, 22 mm, 18 internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.75, Japan 16). (1"). Property of a European Gentleman living in the UK; allegedly found central Europe, 1920s. Fine condition. Unique and very important.Starting Price: £3000
Lot 1383
Islamic Persian Stone Decorated Musket Shot Mould17th-18th century AD A carved musket shot mould-half with four locating holes; the mould face with four hemispheres and pouring channels; the upper face and sides decorated with panels of arabesque design. 115 grams, 54 mm. (2"). London private collection, acquired 1950`s-1970`s. [No Reserve]Fine condition. Rare.Starting Price: £5
Lot 1395
Byzantine Figural Domed Pyxis10th-13th century AD A decorative pyxis comprising: a discoid stone base with four lion`s paw feet; a bone tube with hatched and gilded exterior, two panels depicting crosses moline, a third with a nimbate bearded Christ with orb and sceptre and a fourth with similarly detailed Mary; a carved stone lid formed as a ribbed dome with ribbed gilded knop handle. 268 grams, 14 cm. (5 3/4"). Ex Gibbons collection by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Fine condition, some wear to the gilding.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1435
Post Medieval Georgian Inscribed Thistle-Bowled GobletDated 1739 AD An engraved glass goblet, the thistle bowl finely engraved with `Mr John Jenkins of Stone 1739` in script, on a plain stem, on a folded foot. 254 grams, 16 cm. (6 1/4"). Ex Douglas Rose collection, with old dealer label. Extremely fine condition. Rare.Starting Price: £240
Lot 1523
Near Eastern Neo-Babylonian Grey Stone Stamp Seal6th-5th century BC A pale translucent seal, the body octagonal with domed top, the face depicting stylised foliage, possibly crops; pierced for suspension. 10.21 grams, 23 mm. (1"). From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, acquired from a London gallery in the 1990`s; cat.2000 (part). Very fine condition.Starting Price: £150
Lot 1525
Near Eastern Persian Stone Seal CollectionSassanian Empire, 224-651 AD A group of twenty-two Sassanian pendant seals comprising three in carnelian, depicting a bull, a running deer and an anthropomorphic figure respectively; one rock crystal depicting a crowned figure; four banded agate, depicting a cockerel, a bull, a foliate pattern, a linear pattern, and a standing bird respectively; five white agate, depicting a horned eagle, a bull, a scorpion, an ibex, and a flower respectively; two brown agate, depicting a peacock and a scorpion respectively; two red jasper, depicting a hand and and ibex head respectively; one bronze, depicting a bull; three black stone, depicting a tulip, a lion and a quadruped respectively; one white marble, depicting a quadruped. 163 grams, 14-26 mm. (1/2-1"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990`s; cat.1999. [22]Fine condition.Starting Price: £500
Lot 1571
Gandharan Schist Sculpture of a Seated Bodhisattva with Moustache2nd-3rd century AD A finely carved Buddhist sculpture of a male bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya, nimbate, seated in the lotus position; to the head, a detailed turban with topknot; the face serene, with incised urna to the forehead, eyes lowered in meditation; a long and slender moustache to the upper lip; large earrings to the earlobes; around the neck, a short necklace and a pendant on a braided cord, the latter grasped in the right hand; a cloth around the shoulders; two bangles to each wrist; the lower body draped in an elaborate pleated loincloth; seated on a pedestal with columnar supports and draped decorations; mounted on stand. 17 kg, 62 cm including stand. (24 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. Fine condition, some loss to edge of nimbus; several dark inclusions to the stone.Starting Price: £1800
Lot 511
50.9 Carat Natural DiamondA large, green-grey natural diamond from Zaire, being 2/3 of a nearly spherical, multiple crystal form; with a display stand. 10.2 grams (50.9 carats), 23.8 mm. (1"). Ex Douglas Rose collection; ex Christopher Cavey collection (with label). The name diamond is derived from the ancient Greek (adamas), proper, unalterable, unbreakable, untamed. They are thought to have been first recognized and mined in India, where significant alluvial deposits of the stone could be found many centuries ago along the Penner, Krishna and Godavari rivers.Very fine condition, Rare in this size.Starting Price: £800
Lot 512
Ten Diamond Group Including Half-Carat Grade DA group of ten faceted diamonds of various size; three of which are natural colour, including a 1/2 carat, grade D, brilliant cut (with GIA Certificate) and seven are colour-enhanced (giving black, brown, yellow, green, blue and pink-red); the group contained in a clear-topped display box. 50 grams (total including box, diamonds 6.3 carats approximately), 2.75-6.95 mm. (up to 1/4"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. As displayed in their case, the middle row of three stones are natural and unenhanced (centre stone with GIA Certificate); the top and bottom rows comprise three and four stones respectively, which are all colour enhanced.[10]Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1000
Lot 513
Excellent Quality Natural Diamond CrystalA superb and unusually well-crystallized natural octahedral diamond crystal of near gem-quality, with a few small inclusions. 0.2 grams (1.0 carat), 6.0 mm. (1/4"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 120 miles) in the Earth`s mantle. The name diamond is derived from the ancient Greek (adamas), proper, or unalterable. Diamonds are thought to have been recognized and mined in India for at least 3,000 years, where significant alluvial deposits of the stone could be found along the Penner, Krishna and Godavari rivers.Very fine condition. Excellent specimen.Starting Price: £700
Lot 519
Large Faceted Amethyst of a Superior Colour and RichnessA deep-cut, oval-faceted amethyst in a complex brilliant cut, with a few very minor natural bubble inclusions; unusually fine and uniform, near-Siberian colour. 25.22 grams, 34.6 mm, 126 carats. (1 1/3"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. For many thousands of years, the most striking representative of the quartz family, amethyst, has been a jewel coveted by kings, princes and religious leaders. Amethyst occurs in primary hues from a light pinkish violet to a deep purple and may exhibit one or both secondary hues, red and blue. The ideal grade is called Deep Siberian and has a primary purple hue of around 75–80%, with 15–20% blue and (depending on the light source) red secondary hues. The Greeks believed amethyst gems could prevent intoxication, while medieval European soldiers wore amethyst amulets as protection in battle in the belief that amethysts heal people and keep them cool-headed.Very fine condition. A few small, minor inclusions do not detract from this superb stone.Starting Price: £150
Lot 546
Tourmaline Crystals in a Matrix of Albite and MuscoviteTwo dark green, translucent to opaque tourmaline crystals; one crystal has a pinacoid termination, the other a pyramid termination; resting in a bed of albite and muscovite. 413 grams, 11 cm, longest crystal 9 cm. (4 1/4 overall, longest crystal 3 1/2"). Ex Douglas Rose collection. Tourmaline is a crystal boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium and is classified as a semi-precious stone presenting in a wide variety of colours. The name comes from the Sinhalese word Thuramali or Thoramalli, which was applied to different gemstones found in Sri Lanka.[No Reserve]Very fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Loading...-
400830 item(s)/page